From Down Under to Japan It’s time for the Editour Road Show to hit the road again! The start of the new decade will see us undertaking a trip from Australia and New Zealand to Japan, via the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea!With support from Drinktec, the world’s biggest beverages show,
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The India Road Show reaches a happy end
Three days before the final stage of the India Road Show, the Drink Technology India (DTI) trade fair in Delhi, December 12-14, 2019, we had another appointment 1400km away, in Mumbai. In sweltering 35C heat and after nearly a year of trying to co-ordinate diaries, an appointment was finally scheduled with
Read moreWhy India’s market for beverage packaging is so special
After some really hot and dry weeks we have reached Mumbai again, having collected another clutch of interesting PET visits along the way. Now that we are back in the tumultuous city of Bollywood, with the prospect of the start of the monsoon season, it is time to take a late
Read moreIndia’s water crisis
The Editourmobil roadshow rolls on from Delhi to Mumbai via Rajasthan, the hottest spot in the whole of India. We are sweating in 50-degree Celsius heat in the shade! It is unusually hot even for this desert area; which brings us nicely onto the subject of water in India! In recent
Read moreNew Delhi – part 2
We arrive almost on time, and have to wait for Aditya from Ruptex Mineral who is coming back from his factory in Bhiwadi just for our visit, around a two and a half hour drive from New Delhi. It turns out to be a very interesting and honest discussion. Aditya talks
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The next destination is Delhi, the industrial belt around the sizzling capital New Delhi. While our Editourmobil generally makes a positive, impressive appearance, especially in the rural areas, Delhi is somewhat different. The General Election is still going on in India and our vehicle seems to be attracting suspicion amongst the
Read moreBareilly & Haridwar
Cyclonic storm Fani was one of the strongest tropical cyclones to strike India in recent years, causing severe damage, traffic chaos and closure of Kolkata airport. With the airport closed, no Editourmobil around and appointments waiting for us in Uttar Pradesh state, there are not many options left. We decide on
Read moreKolkata and Eastern India
Here we are at the next stage of our Indian Road Trip in Kolkata, covering Eastern India, the fastest growing PET region in India. First we visit leading edible oil producer Emami Agrotech and learn that PET has not taken over as the leading packaging material for edible oil yet. This
Read moreSetting off for Chennai and our first change of team
After an eventful end to last week, it’s now time to leave Bangalore and make our way in the direction of the East Coast, more specifically to Chennai. Unfortunately, we’re having more bad luck on the Editourmobil front. Although the vehicle rental company has tried frantically to get the situation in
Read moreMeetings in Bangalore and the first Drink Technology India in the south of India
When looking through old tour blogs, it’s clear almost without exception that there have been difficulties on every single tour. Overland journeys in remote parts of the world are almost predestined to offer surprises, both positive and negative. Now our short break is over and the next section of our tour
Read moreThe India Road Show gets underway!
During the night of Saturday, 16 March, I landed in Mumbai. My first steps are to the hotel, as our Editourmobil is currently still being completed and should be available shortly. I was able to sleep reasonably well in the plane and am now struggling with a small but persistent jet
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