PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2014

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 22 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 12/14 www.petpla.net drink technology India 2014 and International PackTech India attract record visitors and exhibitors The drink technology India (dti) and International PackTech India trade fairs, held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre 25-27 September, reported a new attendance record of around 10,250 trade visitors over the three days – an increase of 37% over the previous event. A total of 230 companies had stands at the two shows, around 20% more than at the last edition. A total of 119 presented at drink technology India. This was the third time that drink technology India and International PackTech India have been held together. Visitor and exhibitor numbers confirmed the trade fair duo’s reputa- tion as the leading business platform for the international beverage, packaging, package printing, processing and food industries, offering customised solutions for the India market. Organisers Messe München International and its subsidiary MMI India for dti and Messe Düsseldorf and its Indian sub- sidiary for International PackTech India were both pleased with the event. “We have achieved a completely new level with this result,” declared Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy Chief Execu- tive Officer of Messe München International. “After three joint events, drink technology India and International Pack- Tech India have finally become established in the India market.” Bhupinder Singh Deputy CEO of MMI India, the official organiser of drink technology India, said that the organisers will continue their efforts to make the exhibition even stronger in future, to the mutual benefit exhibitors, visi- tors and the industry. “Our expectations with respect to the number of visitors and competence have been considerably exceeded,” said Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the Food Process- ing and Packaging Machinery professional association in the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), conceptual sponsors of drink technology India and International Pack- Tech India. “The two trade fairs have become the optimum platform for the industry and the many high-quality contacts made promise good trade fair follow-up business.” The Indian branch of VDMA, VDMA India, provided valuable support in moderating the round table talks and the exhibi- tor forums. Exhibitor companies also expressed satisfaction with the organisation and high visitor interest. Franz Kammerloher, Vice President of Sales for South- ern Asia / Eastern Asia at Krones, Germany, said that dti performed well in line with the company’s expectations and that the exhibition facilitated high value discussions with pro- spective customers. “It has been an efficient way to convert new business for Krones in India. We want to grow together with dti.” For Laurent Fournier, Managing Director, Sidel India, the trade fair duo has developed into a unique business plat- form. “It was a unique opportunity for us to meet all the key players in the value chain,” he said. The chance to put “eve- rything under one roof” enabled Sidel India to present a clear “end-to-end” picture for customers and strategic suppliers. “The exhibition has also been a great place to meet people and allowed us to understand customer needs.” Ravindra Kanetkar, General Manager – Business Devel- opment, KHS GmbH, Germany, considers dti a promising platform in one of the most attractive markets in the world: “The exhibition has encouraged high value discussions with existing and prospective customers. It was an efficient way to generate new businesses for KHS in India. dti stands well in line with our expectations and we look forward to partici- pating in future editions. ”Vaibhav Saraogi, Director, Chemco Group, India, focused on the high quality of its visitors: “drink technol- ogy India has given us the opportunity to meet with our very large customer base that require high quality packaging for their products. As one of the largest producers of preforms, bottles, jars and containers we cater to a diverse set of industries, which makes it difficult to narrow down our pres- ence to few exhibitions. However, dti is one of those that concentrates on quality rather than quantity of visitors.” A lot of visitors also took the time to attend the support- ing programme of events. The Round Table Talk in particular generated a lot of interest. It was held within dti. Five lead- ing representatives of the international beverage and food industry discussed “Outlook for Beverages and Food in India 2020.” Topics such as hygiene, safety and waste manage- ment were focal points of the panel discussion. Chandra Mohan Gupta, Head of Supply Chain, Coca Cola India Pvt. Ltd., summarised the results on behalf of the panel: “India is an evolved destination for food and beverage companies across the world. With one-quarter of the world’s popula- tion, it is a country that no company can ignore.” Urbanisa- tion is changing the Indian people’s lifestyle, which means that there will be a trend towards convenience. In the panel’s view, this makes the industry in India even more attractive and likely to enjoy a fast pace of growth. The rows of seats in the dti exhibitor forum were com- pletely filled. PETplanet was responsible for organising the exhibitor forum and Round Table. www.drinktechnology-india.com Read more at www.petpla.net Special India News