Food & Beverage News

A complete food and agribusiness show in South Asia
With population of over 1.5 billion and increasing per capita incomes, India will be a battleground for food product marketing companies, both domestic and international. The food processing sector of the country will have an advantage of home-turf but will have to face the financial muscle of multinational food corporations.

“We are expecting a footfall of over 1,00,000 in 3 days at Foodex India”
India Foodex 2011 will be hosted from September 9-11, 2011, at Bangalore. In an email interaction, Syed Jafar Naqvi, chief coordinator, India Foodex 2011, tells Anurag More how, this year, with more countries planning to participate and doubled exhibition space, the expo is expected to garner a footfall of one lakh.

Cold chains business calls for collective approach
Looking at the alarming farm produce wastage, government needs to take concrete steps for overhauling the cold chain infrastructure in the country

“More cold storages will help reduce wastes”
Snowman Logistics Limited has always been known for its technology and services. With daily distribution of 500 metric tonnes, the company garners a fair share of India’s cold storage business pie.

BVK1200 – High Speed Candy Wrapping Machine
Bosch Packaging India brings an uncompromising all-inclusive machine BVK1200 for highest efficiency. BVK1200 with its wide range of packaging solutions is suited for a variety of packaging needs, styles and budgets aiming to cater to the increasingly customized and market driven demands of the confectionery packaging industry.

“Challenge for cold chains is power shortage”
Federation of Cold Storage Associations of India is known for highlighting issues concerning the cold storage sector and also serving as a common platform for the industry.

Completing the missing link in vital cold chain
Over-the-road truckers crisscross the nation’s highways every day, hauling millions of tons of perishable goods in refrigerated trucks and reefer trailers.

Vision-based systems ensure quality control, product safety
Over the years, the food and beverage industry has seen rapid growth with a large scope for implementation of vision-based systems, a component of automation in the food and beverage packaging industry.

Supply chain & preservation
Balvinder Singh, MD, Uni-Liais Private Limited, offers his views on Supply Chain & Preservation and Renewable Energy In India – in the former he looks at supply chain and preservation aspects in the Indian context and in the latter deals with wha

In Quest of Excellence, Driven By Quality
Jaimin Engineering Pvt Ltd enjoys a smooth ride in a growing market where the demand for refrigeration products is on the increase.

TIXI ALARM MODEM
New age solution for cold chain
In an era of continuous technology revolution & automation, all key sectors have been witnessing increased use of intelligent products that portray advanced features thanks to technology and also use of automation for the simplest of tasks.

The frozen foods and ice cream special at Anuga trade fair
Anuga Frozen Food, the international trade show for frozen foods and ice cream products, will be organised as part of the Anuga fair, a leading food & beverage exhibition, at Cologne, Germany, from October 8 to 12, 2011.

K’taka govt to establish packhouses, ripening chambers
Karnataka government is looking at establishing packhouse and ripening chambers for fruits and vegetables. The state has also taken up initiatives to modernise its cold storage centres.

7,486 cold storages with 34.82 MT capacity in India
India has 7,486 cold storages with a capacity of 34.82 million tonnes, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.