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Kochi’s Hotel Le Meridien to host CII Kerala Food Summit on Dec 18 & 19
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Saturday, 15 December, 2018, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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The CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Food Summit is slated to take place at Hotel Le Meriden, Kochi, on December 18 and 19, 2018. The theme of the event is Made in Kerala, Going Global.
Importance of food processing sector
- · The food processing sector is an important industry in
India in terms of output and employment. India’s export of processed food
was valued at Rs 26,067.64 crore in 2015-16
- · India is ranked 12th in the world in exports of food
and food products in 2015. In India, the food sector has emerged as a
high-growth and high-profit sector
- · Food processing industry in Kerala
- · Kerala has always been a leader state in food
processing and is the largest producer of rubber, pepper, coconut and
coir. As per budget 2018-19, the state government proposed an outlay of
$1,131.75 million for the agriculture, animal husbandry and co-operation
sector
- · As per budget 2018-19, the Government of Kerala proposed
an outlay of $92.68 million for the fisheries sector. The state, with the
aid of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA),
has played a pivotal role in boosting the food industry in the country for
the past two decades
- · KINFRA has established five food parks. Two of these
are in Malappuram district, while the others are in Ernakulam, Alappuzha
and Pathanamthitta. The KINFRA Mega Food Park, when complete, will create
employment for about 2,000 persons and benefit about 50,000 fishermen
directly and indirectly
- · CII in food processing sector
- · CII, with a long term vision in food processing, has
conducted several workshops, conferences and training to help the existing
industries to scale up
- · CII, along with the Government of Kerala and Spices
Board, has been working towards branding Kerala as a safe food destination
and making companies aware of the need to be GMP (good manufacturing
practices)-certified. CII, with the support of its members in the food
processing industry, will guide and handhold the smaller companies to
follow the procedures
- · This will play a major role in attracting tourism to
Kerala and also help in showcasing the authentic cuisine of the state
- · CII Kerala Food Summit will focus on the theme Made in
Kerala, Going Global. The objective of the summit is to encourage and
motivate food processing industries and food start-ups in India to work at
competitive global standards, maintain food safety and quality
- · Two-thirds of Kerala’s export income comes from
processed foods. The state exported processed food products valued at
$238.5 million in financial year 2014-15, which was around 12 per cent
higher than the previous years’ $213 million, indicating a robust growth.
The Summit will aim at doubling the exports in the food processing to $476
million by 2022
- · Larger exports will also lead to greater employment
opportunities in the food processing sector
- · The Summit will also provide a platform for start-ups
in the food processing industry to pitch their ideas to the leaders and
venture capitalists. It will help and support young entrepreneurs,
especially women entrepreneurs from the bakery and catering industry, to
scale up and identify the opportunities in the food industry. This will
improve the competency and establish the connectivity with the service
providers through exhibitors
- Delegations from Africa and
Germany will also be present at the Summit
- The Food Summit will be inaugurated by V S Sunil Kumar,
minister for agriculture, Government of Kerala
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- · The Summit will witness an exclusive interaction with
Anupam Dutta, former managing director, Kellogg South Africa and Southern
Africa, who will address on brand building and share his expertise on the
turnaround of big brands
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- · The Summit will have sessions related to Developing Raw
Material Sources in Kerala for Food Processing; Tapping Overseas Market:
Country Specific Regulations and Entry Strategies; Emerging Food Business
and Service Models; Innovations in Food Processing; Affordable Waste
Management in Food Industries, Support Eco-system for Food Processing
Industries in India: Policies, Schemes, Subsidies and Venture Capital, and
Best Practices of Marketing and Distribution
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- · The key speakers at the Summit will include Navas
Meeran, chairman, Eastern Group; Chindi Vasudevappa, vice-chancellor,
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management
(NIFTEM); Kalyan Sivalenka, founder and managing director, Springforth;
Chuck Bird, senior director, Food Safety Product Management and Marketing,
Neogen Corp; R Ajayakumar Varma, executive director, Suchitwa Mission; A S
Bijulal, managing director, Meat Products of India Ltd (MPI); Sameer K
Mohamed, managing director, Jaleel Holdings LLC; Manish Pande, joint
director and head, PAD Division, Quality Council of India; Faraz Javeed,
senior director, Abad Fisheries (Wild Fish), and K S M S Raghavarao,
director, CSIR–CFTRI
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