Chandramohan Gupta, Supply Chain Director, Coca-Cola India Pvt., Ltd.: “I had a wonderful experience at the DTI 2014 in Mumbai. Specially the wide range of solutions showcased by local and international suppliers. The overall management of the event – layout, professionalism, facilities, ambience were excellent. Look forward to attending the next drinktec event in India”

Graziano Giovati, General Sales Manager, Arol, Italy: “This is the second time that Arol Group attends dti. Compared to two years ago we have noted a significant improvement in the location, the services as well as the quality of exhibitor’s presentations. Concerning the poten-tial for business we got the impression of a positive and fairly optimistic economical environ-ment mainly focused on “improved quality” and reduction of wastage that spells very well for Arol’s technology and value proposition to the Indian customers.”

Marylene Guislain, Sales Manager, Castle Malting, Belgium: “Our participation in dti 2014 has been satisfactory indeed, with numerous interesting contacts in a merging and growing market. The support provided by the organization team has been efficient and friendly. We already scheduled the next edition 2016 in our calendar!”

Vaibhav Saraogi, Director, Chemco Group, India: “drink technology India has given us the opportunity to meet with our very large customer base that require high quality packaging for their products. Being one of the largest producers of preforms, bottles, jars and containers we cater to a diverse set of industries thus making it difficult to narrow down our presence to few exhibitions, but dti is one of those exhibitions that concentrates on quality rather than quantity of visitors making our interactions that much more meaningful.”

Rakesh Lakdawala, Director, Ecokrin Hygiene, India: “At drink technology India, it was an opportunity for us to meet all the key as well as new customers of the value chain. It gives us a chance to put everything under one roof which augments the ‘end-to-end’ perspective for our customers and strategic suppliers. drink technology India is one of our favorite exhibition, we have always taken part here along with our participation at drinktec’s mother exhibition in Mu-nich. The results of our participation here are positive and that motivates us to participate year after year. Food and beverage has tremendous potential in our developing country.”

Raymond Jongman, Sales Manager EMEA, Holland Colours, The Netherlands: “drink technology India is an important fair for Holland Colours. Since we have been a very well known colorant supplier in the Indian market for more than 15 years, dti enables us to meet our long time loyal customers as well as get in touch with new ones in a pleasant and well organ-ised atmosphere.”

Ravi Varma, Founder and Managing Director, Hypro, India: “dti provides an excellent plat-form to showcase our products to potential customers. The customer base attracted by dti is very good and it has been an excellent win-win opportunity for exhibitors and visitors. We look forward to participate in future events by dti.”

Simon Jackson, Executive Director, Institute of Brewing & Distilling, UK: “The Institute of Brewing & Distilling was pleased to attend drink technology India 2014. Given the core compe-tence of the IBD in delivering technical training and certification for the Brewing and Distilling sectors it was particularly pleasing to meet so many brewing and distilling sector employees who has already taken IBD certification or are studying for IBD examinations. We look forward to the next dti event.”

Ravindra Kanetkar, General Manager – Business Development, KHS GmbH, Germany: “The exhibition has encouraged high value discussions with our existing as well as prospective customers. It has been efficient medium to generate new businesses for KHS in India. dti stands well in line with our expectations and we look forward to participate at the coming edi-tions of the exhibition. dti is a very promising platform for one of the most attractive markets in the world.”

Franz Kammerloher, Vice President of Sales for Southern Asia / Eastern Asia, KRONES, Germany: “The exhibition has encouraged high value discussions with our prospective customers. It has been efficient to transform new businesses for Krones in India. dti stands well in line with our expectations. We look forward to participate at the coming editions of the exhibition. We want to grow together with dti.”

Filip Beyens, Managing Director, Lambrechts Group, Belgium: “The Indian drink market is back to what it was before 2011, creating a lot of new prospects. It is definitely worthwhile to be here at drink technology India 2014, Mumbai. As always, the exhibition is very well organised by the Messe Muenchen team.”

Tim Chen, Regional Sales Head, Newamster Packaging Machinery, India: “Newamster is the supplier for customers of beverage and packaging machineries. dti is a platform for Newamster to know and understand the Indian market and at the same time it is a platform to communicate with customer, supplier and other industrial players. This year the exhibition attracts more players to take part and attracts more customers to join the show. It’s a great opportunity for suppliers and customers to understand each other.”

Pranay Patel, Director, NPM Machinery, India: “drink technology India was a great event to meet many people from F&B industries. It has indeed helped us a lot in getting true exposure to the realities of f & b industries and will certainly be a leading parameter for our brand building exercise in these sectors. It also opened our mindset for further development in our product range for future. Here, we were able to meet our existing customers and the show also rendered an opportunity for us to tap new customer base. We are very positive about the growth of manufacturing technology in the industry. dti is one of the best experience we have had.”

Oliver Meckler, Senior Area Sales Manager Beverage PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, Pentair Water Process Technology, The Netherlands: “drink technology India 2014 was a well-organised event. We met a lot of our customers in a nicely set-up environment and were able to conduct meaningful business talks that should lead to future business. We are looking forward to the next dti in 2016.”

Srihari Sriramaiah, Director, Sanky Technical Consulting, India: “At dti, we are showcasing technologies for process equipment for the beer industry. It’s the first time that we have combined the booth for us and all our parent companies. We supply process equipment, safety equipment for breweries and pharmaceutical industry. We specialize in draught beer. We have been a part of the industry since 2000. The industry has grown phenomenally in the last 6 years. Microbreweries are emerging markets for us and it is really picking up. dti as an exhibition is improving year-on-year as we have been associated with the exhibition since its inception. It is impressive to see how the organisers of dti are managing logistics and the booth set-up. It is just getting better and better here.”

Laurent Fournier, Managing Director, Sidel, India: “The major focus or the biggest growth opportunities for Sidel in India are in the sectors of Dairy and Nutritional and Healthy Products. At drink technology India and International PackTech India 2014, it was a unique opportunity for us to meet all the key players of the value chain. It gave a chance to put everything under one roof which augments the ‘end-to-end’ perspective for our customers and strategic suppliers. The exhibition has also been a great place to meet people with quality time and allowed us to understand customer needs.”

Dirk Grafe, Industry Manager Brewing Automation, & Rüdiger Selig, Marketing Manager Food & Beverage, Siemens, Germany: “Organisation was effective and very well prepared; Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre was an adequate venue. Number and quality of exhibitors/customers was very good and fast growing since the last 3 fairs. To be part of the “Official German Pavilion” was very good, so all the German exhibitors could present their offer for the Indian Beverage Industry in a compact area We are convinced, that we all together can transfer the positive information about the successful dti fair 2014 to all of our Indian and South East Asia customers to increase the attractiveness for them to join the next time in 2016 here in Mumbai.”

Dominique Dupont, General Manager, Soufflet Malt India Pvt Ltd, India: “We are participating for the first time at drink technology India and are pleased to confirm our full satisfaction about the professionalism and the attention demonstrated in the organization step and during the exhibition itself. Congratulations and good luck for development.”

Wayne Liu, Regional Manager, Tech-Long Packaging Machinery, China: “This is the third time we have participated at drink technology India. It’s a fantastic platform to show every packaging and machinery suppliers advantages. drink technology India has been a wonderful experience for us. We are really happy that we participated at this exhibition which has such a magnitude. It has been a great place to network with other players of the industry, understand technological developments for the manufacturing for food and beverage sector. Here, we were able to meet our existing customers and rendered an opportunity to tap new customer base. We are very positive about the growth of manufacturing technology in the industry. dti is one of the best experience we have had.”

Mr. Ashutosh Gandhi, Managing Director, Ahimsa Industries Pvt Ltd.: “Our very first participation at drink technology India 2014 in Mumbai turned out surprisingly successful. We wish to have a larger scale of participation in upcoming shows. We witnessed quality visitors across India & even from overseas. Practically we cloud met & interacted with decision makers belonging to the beverage industry from every state of India & neighbours. Companies ranging from new entrance to beverage industry to very senior veterans were there. Consultants, managers, Directors, brand owners, QC managers to experts were part of the constantly flowing crowd. We had a great exposure to the drink / beverage industry as participants were related to dairy, alcohol, juices, water, packaging, QC equipments, packaging material manufacturers, turnkey solution providers etc.. Exhibitors were from every corner of the globe. Glad to see the world now acknowledging the Indian beverage industry as potentially growing market. All seminars were very interesting, informative & great value to any beverage industry personnel. The NSE venue was very centrally located, secured & well managed. As India is poised to see a new era of growth & development in coming years, drink technology India addition should be a top event for Southeast Asia’s beverage industry.”

Roundtable Panel Participant statements:

Subba Bangera, President, Active Biz Solutions, India: “I noted more enthusiasm and focus by the visitors. There are more local brand investors with focus on health drinks. The panel discussion clearly highlighted the positive mood in the country. The game changers are new smart cities, new focus on transportation with bullet trains, metro lines, highways, express highways, airport connectivity in majority of districts, 35 port connectivity and above all in oper-ational mode of 17 food parks. The food and beverage industry will grow at average 15% and the polymer consumption in the country will grow from 10 kg per capita as of today to 20 kg per capita by 2020. Majority of this will go for packaging application. It is also felt that there were needs to be change in legislation and a clear policy on waste management.”

Dr Bindo K. Maitin, Spirit Beverages Consultant, FlavorActiv, India: “drink technology India was well organised. It proved excellent trade platform for the people from beverages in-dustries. The mega event included the exhibition of diverse and wide varieties of machineries, products and services related to the drink industry. The presentations in the “Exhibitor Forum” provided immense opportunities to understand the salient features of various products and discuss the current and future needs of industries. The “Panel Discussion – Roundtable Talk” with recognised professionals from the beverage industry was a unique feature of the event. The interactive discussions on the future challenges of beverages industry concerning needs and sustainability of packaging, regulatory aspects related to quality and safety of products and additives, role of sensory analysis in quality and NPD to meet consumer needs, etc., proved very vital. Importance of growth through training, knowledge dissemination and innovation was also highlighted.”

Nirav Momaya, CEO, Gourmet Gelato Company, India: “Very well organised exhibition & discussions. Learned different perspectives from the industry leaders about the way forward.”