Post Show Report International Exhibition on Food & Drink Processing Technology & Packaging Material & Technology NOVEMBER 14-16, 2014 Hall 1, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. General Information............................................................................................... 3 2. Exhibitor Statistics................................................................................................ 4 No of Exhibitors............................................................................................. 4 Space Occupied.............................................................................................. 4 Group Participation / Pavilions............................................................................... 4 Individual Country Participation.............................................................................. 4 Exhibitor Feedback......................................................................................... 5 6 3. Visitor Statistics................................................................................................... 7 Number of Visitors........................................................................................... 7 4. Visitor Profile................................................................................................... 7 9 Industry Sector.............................................................................................. 7 Job Function................................................................................................. 7 Role in Purchasing........................................................................................... 8 Product Interest.............................................................................................. 8 Purpose of visit.............................................................................................. 9 Visitors by Region............................................................................................ 9 5. Exhibitor Quote.............................................................................................. 10 11 2
GENERAL INFORMATION Show Name: International FoodTec India Sweet & SnackTec India Dairy Universe India PackEx India Dates: November 14 16, 2014 Venue: Hall 1, Bombay Exhibition Centre (NSE), Goregaon (E), Mumbai, India Show Organiser: Supported by: Powered by: Next Show Date / Venue: September 14 16, 2015 Pragati Maidan New Delhi, India 3
International FoodTec India, Sweet and SnackTec India, Dairy Universe India and PackEx India 2014 emerged as a truly international exhibition in the Indian Subcontinent With 48% international exhibitors from over 30 countries, International FoodTec India, Sweet and SnackTec India, Dairy Universe India and PackEx India exhibition once again confirmed its position as the best business platform that provides technological solutions for the food and drink industry and the packaging industry in the Indian subcontinent. With an increase of 6% in visitor numbers and 38% in exhibitor numbers, the exhibition was extremely successful. Over 12,000 one time registered trade visitors came to the Bombay Exhibition Centre during November 14 16, 2014 to gather insights on the latest trends in technologies for the respective industry sectors. With over 80% exhibitors from India and abroad confirming their participation in the 2015 edition, clearly shows their satisfaction with the quality and quantity of the visitors to this exhibition. As in the past, most of the key visitors from different industry sectors were present during all the 3 days at the exhibition and witnessed products and technologies from a total of 466 exhibitors. Striking features were the stand presentations of the exhibitors which were more extravagant than in the past years and over 200 exhibitors giving live demo of their machines. Also, a significant number of Indian and international exhibitors used this platform to launch their latest products and services, thus benchmarking this event as The platform for the respective industry sectors. The picture on the trade fair ground was characterized by intensive technical discussions at trade fair stands. This exhibition acted as a great platform for buyers and sellers of technology for food, drinks, dairy, confectionary, snacks, pharmaceuticals and FMCG among others to exchange dialogues & facilitate more business for future. It also gave the exhibitor s existing clientele an insight into the latest manufacturing techniques. The stream of visitors continued unabated even on Sunday, the last day of the fair. Concurrent Seminars The event proved out to be a great source for knowledge sharing with seminars organized by Indian Dairy Association (West Zone) and Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPMMA) for the dairy and pharma sector respectively. The Guest of Honour, for the Future of Milk Based Nutraceuticals seminar by IDA WZ, was Prof. Dr. G. D. Yadav, Vice Chancellor & Dr. Mrs. Smita Lele, AG Registrar, ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology) and Mr. M. D. Deore, Director Toxicology, Johnson & Johnson, Speakers panel include eminent dignitaries from GCMMF, Alfa Laval and other important companies. Packaging Innovations in Pharmaceutical industry organized by IPMMA witnessed delegates from Sun Pharma Industries Pvt. Ltd., Stora Enso India., Akumentis Healthcare Ltd., Alembic Pharmaceuticals among others. EXHIBITOR STATISTICS 1. Total Exhibitors: 466 2. Space Occupied Gross Exhibition Area 20,000 Sqm 3. Group participation / Pavilions China Europe France Germany Italy The Netherlands Republic of Korea Turkey 4. Individual Participation from the following Countries: Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece India Italy Japan Lithuania Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Republic of Korea Scotland Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand The Netherlands Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom USA 4
EXHIBITOR FEEDBACK 1. How do you rate the success of your participation related to the set objectives? Average 7% 2. Did you meet your relevant customers? Partly 8% Excellent 55% Good 38% Mostly 54% Fully 38% 3. How do you rate the Quality of visitors at the event? 4. How do you rate the Quantity of visitors at the event? Average 7% Below Average 1% Average 9% Excellent 44% Good 49% Excellent 36% Good 54% 5
5. How do you rate the overall organization of the event? Below Average 1% Average 6% Excellent 53% Good 40% 7. Are you planning to participate in the next edition in 2015? Not Yet Decided 19% No 1% Yes 80% 6
VISITOR STATISTICS No. of Visitors 12007 one time registered trade visitors from 50 countries Visitors from India 11140 Foreign Visitors 867 VISITOR PROFILE 1. Industry Sector Garment 2% Chemical 3% Retail 3% Consumer Durables 2% Others 1% FMCG & Personal Care 15% Food 28% Pharmaceutical 13% Drinks 15% Dairy 18% 2. Job Function Maintenance / Quality Control 11% Others 1% Purchase 7% General Management 31% Engineering / Design 9% Research & Development 12% Technical Management 12% Factory / Plant Management 17% 7
3. Role in Purchasing Not Applicable 3% Initial Recommendation 20% Final Decision 59% Significant Influence 18% 4. Product Interest Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology Packaging Material Packaging Machinery Packaging Allied Services Environmental Technology/Biotechnology Ingredients & Auxillary Agents Food Safety / Quality Control Food Processing Technology Dairy Technology Beverage Technology Automation 0 2000 4000 6000 Number of interests 8
5. Purpose of visit Purchase Equipment 42% Visit Suppliers 42% Others 4% Seek Representative 4% Gather Information 8% 6. Visitors by Region Eastern India 6% Foreign Visitors 7% Northern India 16% Western India 57% Southern India 14% 9
EXHIBITORS QUOTE A good response from potential customers from the industry. Narendra Patel, Managing Director, Bhavmark Systems Pvt. Ltd. Well attended & participated exhibition. We were fully engaged with a multitude of customers. The stalls were full of people. My thumbs up to Koelnmesse!!! Narendra Sreenivas, DGM Sales, Bosch Ltd. Our base in Germany is from the last 35 years and we have recently ventured into India. Branding is the key focus for us. Here, we are showcasing technologies for BMS, ERP, warehousing, logistics, traceability and inventory management. We expect to meet the big giants of the food industry. At this exhibition, we have met some good potential customers and expect to get in touch with more. We are looking forward for our participation in New Delhi next year as it is a potentially good market. Karthikeyan Mariappan, Project Manager, CSB System AG This is one of the best event experience we got here. The quality of visitors was very good. We thank Koelnmesse YA Tradefair for organizing such a nice platform where buyers and sellers are mutually benefited. BVNG Krishna, Director Sales & Marketing, Domino Printech India Pvt. Ltd. This is the best exhibition for food processing industry in India. It s a great avenue to network and get new leads for the business. We want to target quality visitors who are serious and this exhibition delivers it. Manoj Paul, Director, Country Manager (India and South Asia), Heat and Control (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd. The exhibition was well attended and organised. Since PackEx was accompanied by other shows like dairy universe / sweets and snack tech & food tech the quality of visitors was exemplary. Most of the companies were represented by the decision makers which is the very purpose of exhibiting our products. Saket Bhatia, Sr. Vice President, Hindustan Tin Works Ltd. This is one of the reputed exhibitions where the visitors are more focused and decision makers come. This exhibition attracts good number of visitors from our growing markets - beverage, ready-to-eat and snacks. We look forward for our participation at New Delhi next year as it s a major market for us. Pramod Patne, Head of Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Division, Illies Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd., This event was very well organized and was executed up to the mark. Joseph L. Silva, Business Head, IMA Industries India Pvt. Ltd. This exhibition is our opportunity to showcase our strengths and new technologies as the Indian market is booming. This is a good networking opportunity too. We are very happy and content with the exhibition. Sirjan Singh Kochhar, Kiron Hydraulic Needs Pvt. Ltd. 10
International FoodTec India and PackEx India is perfect for advertising and branding in India. Anuga FoodTec is a great exhibition and we trust the organizers for their exhibition in India too. We are here for the first time in the India edition. We would like to meet with more Indian agencies and customers in India. Soon Woo Hong, Korea Packaging, Machinery Association (KPMA) Overall event was good, nice arrangements, decent visitors from various industries. Looking forward for the next show. Harshit Shah, Director, Maharshi Udyog This 2014 edition of the exhibition is better than the last edition in terms of the way it has been organized as it attracts more visitors. New Delhi is an equally important market for us. The products we are targeting have demand everywhere. Srikanth Ramamurthy, Vice President Operations, Parksons Packaging Ltd. A must visit or participation event. Balachandran Nair, General Manager PET, Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. India is a very important market for us. We have been here for over 30 years. In India we have clientele of 50 companies. Through this exhibition, we want to reach out to more customers and strengthen our network of local agents. We are here to bring strong recall to India s prospective customers. We are extremely satisfied with the organization here at International FoodTec India and PackEx India. The exhibition has been set up in the right time and we are happy with the support the organizers have given to the exhibitors. International FoodTec and PackEx India in New Delhi will be very positive, as it takes us more close to some of our existing customers and potential customers. Michele Darderi, Corporate Marketing Manager, Pavan srl. We are very satisfied with the quantity and quality of visitors at our stand. The interest shown in our product is encouraging. We are pleased with number of leads provided including many top executives and potential new customers. Prakash Shinde, Director Marketing, Payper Bagging India Pvt. Ltd. Good industry focused show. Relevant foot fall. Will definitely be a milestone in the growth of packaging industry. Sanjay Malik Sabharwal, Sr. Vice President, Uflex Limited (Engineering division) We find the maximum footfall from the real customers at PackEx India. This is the best meeting place to meet all our prospects. We are exhibiting the best MAP and Vacuum packing solutions to increase the shelf life of our client s products. We will go to New Delhi with Koelnmesse India. Makdum Jahan, Country Manager, Veripack Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. 11
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