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Nutra India Summit’s 9th edition in Bengaluru to give nutrition fillip
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Wednesday, 05 March, 2014, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
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fiogf49gjkf0d The ninth essay of the Nutra India Summit, which would take place at the Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, between March 12 and 14, 2014, would give a fillip to the nutrition, nutraceuticals, functional foods and dietary supplement sectors. With preventive healthcare having become the new buzzword, the three-day event - whose theme is ‘New Sutra for Nutra for Emerging Global Economics’ - would provide a glimpse of wellness.
The event would be organised by MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt Ltd, the International Society for Nutraceuticals, Nutritionals and Naturals (ISNNaN) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and supported by the government of Karnataka, leading international associations like the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and key industry associations.
The summit - which was unveiled in Bengaluru in August 2013 by Dinesh Gundu Rao, Karnataka’s minister of state for food and civil supplies and consumer affairs - would witness the participation of about forty countries. These include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Brazil and a number of countries in South-East Asia and Latin America.
It would be a platform for exporters, importers, sourcing companies, production and purchase professionals as well as doctors, nutritionists and research and development (R&D) heads of companies. With India poised to be among the world’s largest markets for fast-moving health goods (FMHG) in the near future, the event would also be a platform to interact with researchers, business gurus and policy-makers from the Indian and international nutraceutical sector.
The exhibition is expected to play a crucial role in knowledge-sharing and in finding new avenues for business growth for the nutraceutical industry, and facilitate symbiotic linkages between global nutraceutical industry with the Indian markets. Participants and delegates can gain insights on the latest trends, strategies, opportunities and challenges in the nutraceutical space.
The growing awareness about nutritionals, nutraceuticals and health food products in India is attributable to its robust economic growth and the fact that is a bio-diverse hub having a wealth of plant medicine and a significant source of traditional knowledge. The organisers said, “Much of the herbs and herbal flora are used in the compositions of nutraceuticals and functional foods.”
India’s inherent strength in medicinal flora has made it an emerging hub for domestic and international manufacturing of nutraceuticals, health and food products. For instance, in March 2011, global food major Nestle identified Karnataka to set up a state-of-the-art culinary production plant at Nanjangud, off Mysore.
Why Bengaluru?
Karnataka has always been the pioneer of new industry revolutions, which has led India to its growth curve. Bengaluru is the recognised information technology (IT) and biotechnology (BT) hub for global players to encourage foreign investments here. It has impressive infrastructure, coupled with the right government support and regulatory policies in place to encourage the new industry units to set base here and succeed.
Keeping this in view, the organising committee decided to host the ninth edition of the summit in the southern state’s capital. “Over the last eight editions, the summit has evolved, and it is now recognised as one of India’s largest events for the nutraceutical, functional food, dietary supplement, ingredient and health food industry,” they noted.
Summit highlights
The international conference will focus on today’s trends and tomorrow’s opportunities. Speakers from across the globe will discuss topics such as product innovation in functional foods, dietary supplements and ingredients; business growth in ingredients for nutraceutical and dietary supplement; markets, analysis and instrumentation; natural and traditional ingredients; strengths of India; process engineering and manufacturing; health claims, and labelling and regulations.
It will also feature a a Doctors’ and Nutritionists’ Forum on Immunity and Disease Delaying, with a special focus on lifestyle diseases, and two special focus workshops.
One of the key highlights is the Annual Nutra Excellence Awards, which would confer upon an eminent personality the lifetime achievement award for their commitment and dedication in leading the industry.
The recipient would be assessed on the efforts made to provide a roadmap and guidance to the coming generations of scientific leaders and food entrepreneurs.
The past recipients of the lifetime achievement award are R A Mashelkar and Ashok D B Vaidya. Apart from the Nutra Excellence Awards in various categories, the summit will also honour exhibitors and best posters.
One of the highlights of the summit would be NuFFooDS, The Health & Food Expo (a B2B & B2C platform for the nutra sector). The expo creates opportunities for brand leaders as well as small- and medium-scale enterprises to showcase products, technologies and services, and would be an ideal platform for new product launches.
The eighth edition of Nutra India Summit, held in Mumbai, witnessed participation from over 20 countries.
Nearly 650 delegates from 300-plus companies participated in the three-day conference, that was addressed by over 65 national and international experts.
NuFFooDS Expo had 70 exhibitors and 3,000 business visitors. The poster session attracted more than 50 young researchers representing the best research institutes from across the country.
The InterlinX - Nutra Partnering India (NPI) programme would enable networking opportunities for participating companies and delegates with their target audience, leading to technical tie-ups and business collaborations. In fact, the 8th Nutra India Summit facilitated 140 B2B meetings.
The summit would provide young researchers a unique opportunity to share their innovative ideas and research through the interactive poster session, 'Walkway of Discovery'.
Another highlight of the summit would be the CEO Panel Discussion. This time, it would be a special industry networking event that would bring together visionaries from the nutraceutical business community to create a collaborative and industry-driven vision that can drive growth in the Indian nutraceutical sector.
A special session will be dedicated to Doctors & Nutritionists Forum that will enable Doctors, Nutritionists, Dietitians and Researchers as well as students of Nutrition Science to discuss on health and lifestyle concerns in current food habits, dietary supplements and towards creating awareness among the general public about food safety & security for the welfare of the society.
“Nutraceuticals is a local as well as global challenge, and is driven by strong partnerships,” said Dr V Prakash, chairman, Nutra India Summit, who added that the event was the main hub of interface between the industry and academia.
There is a need for considerable value-addition in food products. The consumption of nutraceuticals is seen to be an ideal fit to prevent diseases and maintain good health. In addition, dual incomes and fast-paced lifestyles have created a need for a healthy substitute. This has now made the ninth Nutra India Summit a platform for to derive holistic benefits from nutrition, functional foods and dietary supplements.
“There is a huge demand for the government with the industry consultations to look at devising regulations to be more science-based and food safety norms to be implemented into every area of food processing from farm to fork,” said Dr Prakash.
“The theme of this year’s event has aptly been decided by the Advisory Council. Its objective is to ensure that the future of the sector would allow strategic networking and synergy across segments and markets,” he added.
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