Positive Signals During the run-up to India’s Most Important Food and Beverage Trade Fair – Fi India, 2011

MUMBAI, India, September 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

        - Large number of registrations - from India and abroad
        - Good response to the new Pavilion Nutraceuticals
        - Nearly 115 exhibitors along with audiences from various
          countries like China, Malaysia, US, Italy, France, UAE, Australia & more

All the signals are pointing to the success for the forthcoming event
Food ingredients (Fi) India, which will take place from 3rd to 4th October
2011 in Mumbai. A particularly exciting element this year is the launch of a
new pavilion Nutraceuticals. Many Indian key importers have already
confirmed their participation including The Spices Board of India,
Novozymes, DKSH India, Kerry, Enhance, Piramal Healthcare, Parry
Nutraceuticals, Novastell etc.

“Fi India is once again demonstrating that it is changing with the
market and is thus fully exploiting its great innovation potential for the
benefit of the exhibitors and visitors. It is an iconic exhibition that has
established a reputation for cost-effectively delivering customers to
suppliers and new sources, products and networking opportunities to
visitors”, reports Mr. Sanjeev Khaira- Managing Director, UBM India.

Thanks to rising disposable incomes, the overall food consumption market
in India is forecast to climb from USD 155 billion in 2005 to USD 344
billion in 2025 – with compound growth at 4.1%. Growing incomes, falling
poverty, changing lifestyles and companies racing to capture India’s middle
and upper middle class consumers will cause the food market to evolve
dramatically in the coming years.

Some of the interesting products/concepts to be showcased in the event
are technology to sustain freshness in Indian flat bread, to make the milk
more digestible, egg & fat replacers in ice cream and ‘Dietary Soluble
fiber’ which will help enhance the nutritional value in the food as well as
improve functional characteristics such as lowering fat and sugar.

Fi India 2011 also includes a high level two day modular conference
onsite. It will cover the most critical issues within the Indian F&B
industry. Noted speakers will have discussions on diverse topics such as
Innovations in Ingredients, in Dairy, Bakery and Innovations in Health and
Wellnesswould be at its par in the event.

About UBM:

UBM India organizes leading industry trade exhibitions covering a wide
range of verticals which include Pharmaceuticals, Security, Food
Ingredients, Jewelry, IT, Nuclear Energy, Travel and the Leather industry.
For more information visit: http://www.ubmindia.in

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