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PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

SIAL India 2023 was

a resounding success

The leading trade show and exhibition for the food and beverage industry
brought together over 20 ambassadors and 300 exhibitors

IAL India 2023, which was held in New Delhi from
December 7-9, was a resounding success showcasing
the transformative journey into the future of the food
Sand beverage landscape.
Augmenting the grand inauguration of the leading trade
show and exhibition, SIAL focused on agri industry, processed
food, dairy, chocolate, bakery, confectionery, fresh produce,
olive and olive oils, meat and poultry, showcased from Europe.
This momentous occasion offered a distinctive opportunity
for industry leaders, enthusiasts, and stakeholders to
immerse themselves in the latest trends and indulge in a
culinary extravaganza. A key highlight of this three-day mega
event was hosting the largest-ever European Union member
delegation to India, led by Janusz Wojciechowski, European
Commissioner for Agriculture.
We spoke to few of the European delegates to get an idea (Clockwise from top, left)
about how they felt about the initiative and the key takeaways • Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture.
from the event. • Gert-Jan Oplaat, President AVEC.
AVEC is the voice of the European poultry meat sector. • Carlo Piccinini, President, Italian Alliance of Agri-food Cooperatives.
• Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrinkEurope.
It facilitates communication and exchange between • Alexander Anton, Secretary General, European Dairy.
international organisations and decision-makers, and focuses
on key areas like animal health and welfare, food safety and aggregate turnover equivalent to 35 billion euros.
quality, trade and sustainable development. Carlo Piccinini, President, Italian Alliance of Agri-food
AVEC acts as a reliable, open and credible partner for all Cooperatives, said: “The conference was well organised, and
stakeholders in the poultry meat sector. we were happy to have the CEO of Indian food standards and
Gert-Jan Oplaat, President AVEC, said: “I was very impressed food safety authority. For milk and dairy, India is a huge market
by Nikhil Asrani, Director, Suresh Kumar & Co. (Impex) Pvt. and you have fantastic dairy culture. India is largest milk
Ltd., who gave us an overview of the food and beverage producer of the world. You have attracted huge investment
market at the event. He told us that there are three things into Indian dairy and good dairy consumption. We can bring
that the new consumer wants. One is iconic brands, second is a big value addition in terms of diversifying portfolio. Our
healthy alternatives and, thirdly, trendsetting products.” products are most innovative in terms of specialised nutrition
“Poultry is fast to produce, light and high quality. We have infant formulae, nutrition for elderly.”
very high standards. We hope to get market access and trade “But right now there are extremely high import tariffs for
in India. India has a huge population and we have to feed the dairy products. I am sure we will find ways to do business
world with the same resources. The worst thing that could soon. Discussions are ongoing to find a trustful way to work
happen is that we don’t have much food in the world,” he together to get the safety standards in line,” he added.
added. Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrinkEurope, said: “We
The Italian Alliance of Agri-food Cooperatives caters to the had a good conference and we look forward to working with
interests of 4,500 agri-food cooperatives, accounting for the Indian government to get market access and trade in
7,20,000 members and more than 100,000 employees. This India.”
organisation is the national coordinator of most representative Alexander Anton, Secretary General, European Dairy said it
Italian agri-food associations (AGCI-Agrital, Confcooperative was an interesting conference and they are looking forward
FedAgriPesca, Legacoop Agroalimentare), accounting for to working together and growing together in this competitive
about one quarter of Italy’s agri-food production with an environment.