- 20,000+ Trade Visitors
- 300 Exhibitors
- 110+ Pre-Fixed B2G And G2G Meetings
- 3200 Delegates
Annapoorna – ANUFOOD India 2022 concluded on 16th September 2022 at Bombay Exhibition Centre with footfalls of over 20,000+ trade visitors from around the world. The exhibition witnessed the participation of over 300 companies from India, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Turkey, Indonesia, Peru and Poland.
Annapoorna – ANUFOOD India 2022 was jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Koelnmesse YA Tradefair Pvt. Ltd. with support from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India.
With its focus on the relevant areas of the food processing sector, the Annapoorna – ANUFOOD India 2022 Conference and Exhibition was a significant B2B trade platform for the Indian subcontinent for food processors, suppliers, buyers and traders at home and in international markets. Trade visitors from various segments of the industry, came face to face with trading partners for their specific requirements.
Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Jal Shakti inaugurated the event on 14th September, 2022. The inaugural session was followed by a State Focused Session on Investment Opportunities in Food Processing Sector & Value Chain. Mr. John Kingsly (IAS) Managing Director, MPIDCL, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh (IAS) Director of Industries, Department of Industry, Govt. of Jharkhand, Mr. Dilip Kumar Sahoo, Director Export Promotion & Marketing, Govt. of Odisha, Commodore Rajiv Ashok (Retd), Managing Director, NERAMAC, Mr. MH Banthanal, Managing Director, KAPPEC, Mr. K Mohd. Irfan, Managing Director, Food Karnataka Limited and Mr. Abhijit Ghorpade, General Manager, Marketing, MIDC highlighted the various investment opportunities in their respective states.
Alongside the trade fair, Annapoorna – ANUFOOD India also witnessed several seminars evolving around the various topics in the Food processing sector. Industry leaders highlighted “The New Food Economy” addressing the trends of emerging processes & applications, food products, food safety certification, nano analytical methods, digital technology in Nutraceuticals and also addressing the various challenges in overcoming contaminants in food.
Another highlight was the panel discussion on “Women Leadership in Food” with a special address by Major Mohini Garge Kulkarni (Rtd) on ‘Balancing the Life.’ To support the industry players, the conference also organised sessions on “Market Penetration Strategy” to educate sellers to drive business growth. Additionally, various sessions on Food Safety, Plant-Based Alternatives and the Future of Healthy Food were organised.
The three-day event witnessed Masterclass workshops by renowned chefs and mixologists like Chef Shantanu Gupte, Chef Riccardo Scaioli, Mixologist Dhanashree Punekar, Chef Gauri Kekre, Chef Tushar Malkani, Chef Davide Civitiello and Chef Jerson Fernandes.
A FICCI-Nexdigm Knowledge Report, ‘Food Processing Sector in India – Opportunities and Challenges’ was also released on the occasion with an objective to create greater awareness amongst stakeholders on the various investment opportunities in the sector.
Exhibitors Opinions
Rajat Kamath Bola, Director, Bolas Agro “We are meeting all our peers’ competitors and understanding what the whole industry is doing. What are the new trends in the industry? And then obviously technology is ever changing. So, we would need an event like this, every once in a while, to understand changing technology. I think it’s, it’s a good combination.”
Dr. Nitin Shankar Nagrale, Founder & General Secretary, HPMF “At Anufood is always an exhibition, which we look forward because it’s an international exhibition. So, exhibitors and the different Pavilions are absolutely international standard. The food tasting, which is happening of the food section which are happening apart from the conference, which is happening here. World-class, there are people who have showcasing their products in a different Manner and I love it. All of us are really happy that it’s a very vibrant place.”
Dr. Vikram Kamat, Founder VITS Kamat Group “Entire experience has been great. Lot of productive meetings that we had and new sources and new supplies that you’ll see the industry’s going to grow when the ecosystem rules and events like this. Help. The entire ecosystem. Do supplies can find whether buyers convention applies so it’s great.”
Nitin Arora, Manager Speciality Fats, Adani Wilmar “Good experience in this trade fair we are receiving a lot of inquiry, international also regarding the export, our food, our oil. So that is a very good experience.”
Koelnmesse – Global Competence in Food and FoodTec: Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising food fairs and events regarding food and beverage processing. Trade fairs such as the Anuga, ISM and Anuga FoodTec are established world leaders. Koelnmesse not only organises food trade fairs in Cologne, Germany, but also in further growth markets around the globe, for example, in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Italy, Japan, Thailand, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, which have different focuses and contents. These global activities enable us to offer our customers a network of events, which in turn grant access to different markets and thus create a basis for sustainable and stable international business.
