Drink Asia September - October 2019 | Page 4

PUBLISHER’S NOTE A beautiful hello dear reader! A very warm welcome to the September-October edition of the Drink Asia Magazine. As we enter the 9th month of the year one would only wonder where the time went by and how it was just the start of the year and we’re already ending the third quarter and preparing for the last. In this edition, we are specially focussing on the world famous ANUTEC- International FoodTec India. The success of the previous 13 editions demonstrates the leadership of ANUTEC- International FoodTec India as “the platform” in India for the food and drink suppliers industry. The who’s who of the Food and Drink processing industry meet at this show to witness latest technologies, exchange ideas which will help in driving Food and Drink Industry. The 14th edition of India’s biggest and most sought after trade fair for food and drink processing suppliers industry- ANUTEC International FoodTec India along with its concurrent trade fair PackEx India will be organized during September. 13-15, 2019 in New Delhi. The food and drink processing sector plays a significant role in the reduction in the wastage of perishable agricultural produce, enhancing the shelf life of packaged beverages, ensuring value addition to agricultural produce, generating employment, and creating a surplus for the export of agriculture and processed beverages. Publishing Company L.B. Associates (Pvt) Ltd B-4/148C, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi - 110029 Publisher Linda Brady Hawke Marketing & Events Binoy Sahee [email protected] Neenu Choudhary Website: www.lbassociates.com [email protected] The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, India is working really hard with a clear objective by facilitating and acting as a catalyst to attract quality investments from within India and abroad into this sector. The Ministry is also working with an aim; to encourage R&D in food and drink processing for product and process development and improved packaging; to introduce advanced technology into the food and drink processing industries; to minimise wastage at all stages in the food and drink processing chain and developing a suitable infrastructure for storage, transportation and processing of agro-food produce; and to promote export of processed food and drink products. With all this happening around, this industry is still one of the largest industries of the country! In this edition we are looking at a lot of articles dealing with an array of topics such as Upcoming Whiskey Trends in 2019, Floral Cocktails, the newest buzz in the beverage industry. Not to miss out other wonderful topics such as Digitalization in the Beverage Industry, Recent trends in Health Drinks in India, and many more to interest you. We hope you enjoy the edition as much as our team enjoyed putting it together based on this special event. Happy Reading! Editor Nedabia Ahilya Batra [email protected] Layout & Design • Atul Kumar • Anil Kumar [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in Drink Asia, are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or the publisher. Although all efforts have been made to ensure the complete accuracy of text, neither the editors nor the publisher can accept responsibility for consequences arising from errors or omissions or any opinions or advice given. Private Circulation only