CII successfully organises Food & Bev Summit 2010

The CII organized “Food & Bev Summit 2010” that was concurrently held with the Food & Bev Tech International Exhibition was held on a successful note on Friday, 29 October 2010 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (Hall 5), Mumbai. The event was flagged off by Mr. Subodh Kant Sahay, Hon’ble Minister for food processing industries who also inaugurated the expo and the summit by lighting the traditional lamp and paying a visit to the stands.

The Summit emphasized on the preparedness of the Indian Food & Beverage sector to compete with the best in the world & cover a wide range of topics of interest to stakeholders in the industry, including CEO’s Round Table - New Consumer Trends in the area of Food & Beverage industry including processed food and how technology infrastructure can help to accelerate growth in this space, Food Regulation etc.

The summit started off with the CEO’s roundtable discussion on the “Consumer & Customer trends in the area of food & beverage industry including processed foods and how technology infrastructure can help to accelerate growth in this space. The event that was moderated by Mr. Mihir Bhatt, Chief of Business - Zee Business TV who was joined in this discussion by Mr. Piruz Khambatta, Chairman - CII as well of Rasna Pvt. Ltd. He was joined by Mr. Pradeep Banerjee, Executive Director - Supply Chain, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. along with a bevy of personalities on the dias that included Mr. Shrijeet Mishra, Executive Director - Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Venkatesh Valluri, Chairman - Ingersoll Rand and Mr. Gokul Das, MD, HRS Process System Pvt. Ltd. The second session post lunch had the dignitaries discussing on “India Food & Bev Tech Inc. – Food regulation - A tool to build the market.”

This national initiative is supported by Ministry of Food Processing & Industries, Government of India and endorsed by galaxy of food associations like Aseptic Food Processing & Packaging Industry Association of India, All India Distillers Association, All India Food Preservers Association, Fragrances and Flavours Association of India (FAFAI), Indian Stainless Steel Development Association, Oil Technologists Association of India and The Soyabean Processors Association of India.

The event attracted a large gathering of top professionals comprising of Chairmen, CEOs, MDs and other Senior Managers from the Indian Food & Beverage industry and key officials from nodal government agencies who presented their perspectives on the future of the Industry. The concurrent exhibition Food & Bev Tech 2010 has also received overwhelming response from over 100 companies who are showcasing the latest machinery, packaging equipment, accessories and services.

The event "Food & Bev Tech International Exhibition" will conclude on Sunday, 31st October 2010. Packaging Plus - India's premier magazine for the package printing and package decoration industry is also participating at this event.