PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2014

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 43 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 09/14 www.petpla.net Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd. Mr Chandra Mohan Gupta (Supply Chain Director) Coca-Cola in India offers a range of healthy, safe, high quality, refreshing beverage options to consumers. The Company along with its bottling partners, through a strong network of over 2.2 million retail outlets, touches the lives of millions of consumers. With 59 bottling plants in the country and a journey spanning over 20 years now, we are happy to have the opportunity to provide hydration choices to our consumers. I am look- ing forward to Drink Tech and sharing experiences and insight from Coca- Cola India and also learn how other industry players are innovating. Bisleri International Pvt Ltd. Mr K. Ganesh (General Manager, Technical North) The bottled water industry in India witnessed a boom in the late 1990s soon after Bisleri launched its packaged drinking water in the country. This significant growth was fuelled by a surge in advertising by the industry players that “bottled water was pure and healthy”. Today, with a rise in health awareness, poor quality of tap water, and the ease of availability of bottled water, the per capita consumption of bottled water in India is on the increase. The total market was valued at Rs.60 billion in 2013, of which the top five players accounted for 67% of the market share .This market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22%, to reach Rs.160 billion in 2018. Maximum sale of bottled water comes from the retail sector; but this is changing with demand coming from social functions and corporate events, especially for bulk water or bottled water cups. With the aim to capture all the segments of society, players have started foraying into packaged drinking water with small pack size. I am looking forward to discuss this with the other market experts and the audience during the Roundtable Talk at drink technology India. FlavorActiV Ltd. UK Dr. Binod K. Maitin (Spirit Beverages Consultant) Now an independent consult- ant, Dr Binod K. Maitin, a doctorate in Analytical Chemistry, has spent his career in the area of Sensory Sciences. For many years he was Head of the Technical Centre at United Spirits Ltd, of Bangalore, (UB Group), where, amongst other responsibilities, he conducted research into cross-cultural aroma and taste perceptions amongst con- sumers. Dr. Maitin has worked with various academic and industrial organisations, and was, for 20 years, a member of the Indian National Food & Drink Standards Committee. In 2008 he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry UK. As a consultant with FlavorActiV, UK, he is now able to offer the fruits of his experience and exper- tise, and in the Round Table talks he will be highlighting the importance and applications of sensory evaluation tech- niques for quality, shelf life, consumer insights for innova- tive NPD and their significance for products’ appreciation and marketing. He will also explain the benefits of outsourc- ing intensive sensory training. Discussion partners at DTI Round Table Talks Time Company Speaker Topic September 27, 2014 11:00 am - 11:30 am Block 5 - Machinery and systems engineering for food production 11:00 am - 11:30 am Siemens AG Mr Pratish Sheth (Marketing Manager) & Mr Annamitra Mahanty (Senior Executive) Plant-wide-automation for dairy indus- try / Integrated filling & packaging lines for reduced life cycle costs 11:30 am - 12:00 am Block 6 - The right food packaging 11:30 am - 12:00 am Beta-Pak Mr Turgay Gezer (General Manager) & Mrs Sonay Celebi (Export Responsible) High standards thermoforming and special packing machines Data are subject to change. Final version expected for 15.09.2014