18 percent more visitors than previous edition: 12,096 trade visitors
Largest representation of beverage, food and packaging industry
286 exhibitors from 8 countries showcase latest products and technologies
Conference, Exhibitor Forum, Buyer Seller Meetings and Roundtable Talk well received
Mumbai, 4th January, 2017 (GPN) : drink technology India, PackTech India and FoodPex India set new records and brought together 12,096 trade visitors and more than 286 exhibitors from 8 countries who showcased thousands of innovative products, solutions and technologies from the world of beverage, food and packaging industry. The participants were extremely satisfied with the presentation of technologies and accompanying programs and growth was recorded in all important areas – the number of visitors, the number of exhibitors and the area occupied.
Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe München India said: “Over the years, our trade fairs have established themselves as ‘must attend’ B2B events for the beverage, food and packaging industries. With strong industry support and diverse line-up of knowledge rich programs we are pleased that our visitors experienced high quality trade fairs and enriching supporting programs.”
Thomas Schlitt, Managing Director of Messe Dusseldorf India Pvt. Ltd., concluded by adding: “We are happy that PackTech India, drink technology India and FoodPex India create synergies together by bringing complete range of solutions. We hope that together – Messe München India and Messe Dusseldorf India will continue to organize valuable fairs for the food, beverage and packaging sectors in India.”
Top decision-makers in large numbers attended the supporting programs such as The Roundtable Discussions, Exhibitor Forum, Packaging Design Innovation and Technology Conference (PDIT) and Buyer Seller Forum. About 180 delegates collectively participated in these programs including 115 delegates for the PDIT conference, for knowledge exchange and networking.
One of the speakers at the fairs, Mr. Mehul Shah, Sr. Manager, Sales & Marketing, ASB International said: “We have been regularly attending drink technology India and International PackTech India, and we feel that these events are very informative and offer excellent platform for all the key players, consultants and manufacturers to discuss the challenges in the food and beverages industry, food processing as well as the packaging industry.”
Ajay Tandon, President & CEO, UFLEX said “We are participating at Pack Tech and have participated in the past also. In the previous editions of the trade fairs, we have had a very good experience and are looking forward to three days of good business and interactions. Our Engineering Division is participating with our new model of packaging food products in flat bottom pouches and is especially designed to pick up four pouches and can open the mouth of the pouches called 3D pouches. These machines can run at a speed of 22-25 shots. It is a state-of-the-art machine is appropriate to launch at these trade fairs. We are looking forward to participating at the next edition of the trade fairs in the ensuing years.
The Buyer Seller Forum, which took place for the very first time at the fairs, generated huge interest from the community and reported strong participation with about 250 face-to-face meetings.
Mr. Satish Arcade, Senior Manager at Amul India, one of the buyer at the forum said: “We have a Pan-India presence and as we manufacture dairy products, we require different kinds of packaging material. The trade fairs provide us with the platform to interact and network with the key players and suppliers in the packaging industry. We would recommend drink technology India, PackTech India and FoodPex India to everyone connected with the food processing, packaging and beverage industry.
Ramesh Sundaram, General Manager- Sales & Marketing, Ishida said “Ours is a 123 year old Japanese organization and spread all over the world in over 70 countries. We have been in India since 2007, and are really happy to participate. Looking at the organizers Messe Muenchen, we have always been serviced well, which is another reason for us to return every year. We have also participated at Interpack and our support to the organizers continues. The location is also very good, which is Mumbai, a favorite destination for most visitors. We are looking forward to a lot of participation both from corporate customers and major industries in India from the Food sector. We will surely participate in the next edition of the trade fair, and will look forward to a lot more participation from the known names in the industry.”
The next drink technology India, PackTech India and FoodPex India will be held from 24–26 October 2018 at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai to create synergies and added value for professionals from beverage, food and packaging industries.
