PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2017

TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 01+02/17 www.petpla.net 35 Growth of dti, PackTech and FoodPex reflects societal and economic change in India India trade shows set new record This is the fourth time that dti and PackTech India were held within the scope of a combined event. However, an additional element was added in 2016: FoodPex India is a new exhibition that focuses on processing and packag- ing solid foods of all kinds. As a result, the three Indian exhibitions depict sectors that revolve around three main themes, i.e. packaging and related pro- cesses, beverage technology and liquid food and food processing and packing. Economic growth in India stimulates exhibition The 2016 exhibition was larger than ever, occupying 14,000m 2 of space. Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe München India, explains: “The driv- ing force behind this growth is soci- etal change and significant economic growth.” And Thomas Schlitt, Manag- ing Director of Messe Düsseldorf India, elaborates: “The growing middle class is increasing demand for hygienically processed foods, dairy products and packaged beverages. Producing these products calls for suitable plants and machinery that are on display here.” Supporting programme The Packaging Design, Innovation and Technology (PDIT) Conference that was organised together with part- ner IPPStar and held in conjunction with International PackTech India and FoodPex India for the first time ever, was well received among visitors. The central theme of the conference was SAVE FOOD, addressing the problem of food losses and food waste. Among other things, it focuses on ways that the packaging industry can use its know-how to improve the situation. For the first time ever, the results of a field study on food losses in India were presented at the conference. The con- ference programme was rounded out by topics such as improving efficiency, sustainability, traceability and intelli- gent packaging. The programme of events also allowed visitors attending dti to gather information about trends in the food, beverage and liquid-food industry and about packaging and related pro- cessing technology in general. The roundtable talks, which were booked to capacity on both days, were very well received. Notable representatives of the beverage and liquid-food industry made presentations on the topic “Bev- erage manufacturing, food process- ing and product packaging in India: Lifestyle, trends, challenges and future concepts.” Dr Keshab Nandy from Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. summed up the results on behalf of the other par- ticipants: “The roundtable talks at dti 2016 were extremely well organised. The experts’ professional presenta- tions also verified that fact. I was par- ticularly impressed by the quality of the audience members. They discussed important challenges and issues facing the food and beverage industry in India with great intensity and presented solutions.” Attendance at the dti Exhibi- tor Forum was very high. Exhibitors presented their product solutions for the beverage and food market in India. Both the Exhibitor Forum as well as the roundtable talks were organised by PETplanet. Other new items on the agenda included buyer-seller meetings and the MicroBrew Symposium India, which is organised by the Research and Teach- ing Institute for Brewing in Berlin. dti is organised by Messe München India, a subsidiary of Messe München. International PackTech India and Food- Pex India are organised by Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India. The VDMA Food Processing Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association, a proven part- ner to drinktec in Munich and to inter- pack in Düsseldorf, was also involved in the three shows. The next edition of the Indian exhi- bitions will take place at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Center in Mumbai from October 24 to 26, 2018 - as a quartet together with IndiaPack, the trade fair for packaging materi- als and packaging-material produc- tion in India. In that quartet, Interna- tional PackTech India will be replaced by pacprocess India. IndiaPack and pacprocess will be held for the first time in New Delhi in October 2017. www.drinktechnology-india.com www.packtech-india.com www.foodpex-india.com Panel discussion experts at drink technology India 2016 The fourth and so far the largest event consisting of drink technology India (dti), PackTech India and FoodPex India welcomed nearly 12,100 visitors at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, an increase of more than 18%. A total of 298 exhibitors (2014: 231 exhibitors) presented the latest technologies and solutions for the Indian market on more than 40% more exhibition space on the three-day event.