Fi 2011 to showcase food technologies on Oct 3-4

Professionals come to Fi India in order to view and purchase new ingredients,satisfy consumers latest nutritional needs and demands.

By bringing the industry together,Fi India allows companies to display their products to thousands of food professionals under one umbrella. With the Indian food and beverage market expanding rapidly and expected to touch US$ 330 billion by 2013,there is an emerging trend in the nutraceutical sector. Nutraceuticals are gaining acceptance globally for their ability to address several diseases. Vitamins,Minerals and Nutrients constitute about 85% of the global market while antioxidants and anti-agents account for 10% other segments such as herbal extracts occupy 5% of the market.

Fi India has emerged as the biggest congregation of the Nutraceutical Fraternity in India over the last five years. More than 100 exhibitors and 4500 food professionals have experienced the event the last year. Godrej Hershey,Dabur R&D,Parle Agro Private Limited,AB Mauri India,Cadbury India,Saraf Foods,Flex foods,Signet Chemical Corporation,Kamani Oil are a few leading Indian Food companies that participated and visited in Fi India 2010.

With a view to penetrate deeper,Fi India plans to create a separate pavilion for the nutraceutical industry in the show. The nutraceutical pavilion will concentrate on the areas of nutraceuticals,functional food ingredients,dietary supplement,health food ingredients and functional beverages. Exhibitors will be presenting some of their latest research and nutraceutical innovations,keeping visitors updated with the most recent developments in the industry said Sanjeev Khaira,MD,UBM India.