There is an ever-growing need for quality foods by top institutions like Hotels, Restaurants and Catering Chains. Empire Industries Limited decided to enter the marine food segment by importing quality marine foods from abroad and marketing the same in India.

This division identified a fish called Basa - very popular abroad but extremely scarce in India. Empire Foods began marketing this to leading hotels. The response was unprecedented and within a few months this division created its own brand of Basa Fish, called "Royal Basa". Today, the product is being marketed to leading hotel chains, restaurants and catering agencies, to name a few - Grand Hyatt, Sun-N-Sand, Inter Continental, ITC Grand Central, Taj Lands End and so on.

The distribution covers all the 4 regions of India - Delhi and Chandigarh in the North, Mumbai, Pune and Goa in the West, Kolkata in the East and Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai in the South.

Basa is a very tasty and versatile fish whose flesh is mild enough to take on other flavors but flavorful enough to hold its own flavor in preparations. It is extremely popular in countries such as USA, Canada, some countries in the Middle East, Korea , Singapore, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Russia.

Following are some dishes that can be prepared with Basa Fish -

1. Basa Fish Curry.
2. Goan Style Basa.
3. Chepala Vepudu - Basa Fish - Andhra Style.
4. Szechuan Basa.
5. Basa Fish Kababs.
6. Baked Lemon Basa.
7. Coconut Fried Basa with Chillies.
8. Crispy Basa.
9. Tamarind Basa Soup.

This division is continuously attempting to find new highly demanded marine products not abundantly available in India, and provide the same to leading hoteliers and restaurant chains. One of the latest products, the Empire Foods Division has ventured into is "Salmon".