“FF&B India 2010 was extremely useful in understanding the current FF&B space, the status of the industry, the regulatory environment and what other companies are doing. This has helped us to position our short and long-term strategies for better commercial impact”

Delegate at FF&B India 2010
 
     
CONFERENCE DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE 2011
 
08:30 Registration and refreshments
   
09:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
  Vilas Adhikari,
Director,

LycoRed
   
09:10 Forecasting the market for functional F&B in India and maximising the revenue opportunities in the longer term
 
  • Gaining a comprehensive overview of functional food and beverages in India
  • Evaluating the consumer understanding of functional F&B products and appropriate communication strategies to drive mass consumption
  • Understanding the taste preferences of Indian consumers to ensure effective matching of products to local market needs
  • Comparing the Indian functional F&B scenario with global trends and predicting next steps and new opportunities
  • Scanning the market to identify gaps in the Indian functional F&B market and taking advantage of new product development opportunities
  • Assessing the growth of functional F&B and forecasting long-term revenue opportunities
  Rashmi Upadhya,
Senior Manager Financial Advisory Services,

PwC
   
09:50 Understanding the latest trends and regulation in the nutraceutical
market and identifying long-term opportunities in India
 
  • Evaluating the latest trends in the nutraceutical market and identifying the consumer groups that are most likely to adopt these products
  • Clarifying the regulatory framework for nutraceuticals and understanding how this will stimulate rapid growth of the wider functional F&B market
  • Understanding the claims and nutritional labeling guidelines specific to nutraceuticals
  • Prioritising new product development opportunities to deliver on the most urgent health and wellness categories
  • Evaluating the growth potential of the nutraceutical and functional F&B market
  Gagan Atreja,
General Manager,

Zydus Nutriva

Pralhad Patki,
Head, Medical and Clinical Services

Himalaya Health Care
   
10:30 Morning refreshments and networking
 
11:00 Learning from successful functional F&B product development and consumer campaigns from the US, Europe and Japan
 
  • Understanding the guidelines for functional F&B in international markets such as US, Europe and Japan and how these differ from Indian guidelines
  • Identifying the key consumer trends that aided the development of functional F&B in these countries
  • Evaluating new product development successes in the different F&B categories and identifying the opportunities to replicate the same in India
  • Overcoming the R&D challenges to boost the development of functional F&B in India
  • Determining the right communication strategy from international markets to drive mass consumer take-up
  • Evaluating the affordable food processing technologies that could be adopted in India from overseas markets
  Jo Pye,
Director of Insights, APAC,

Mintel
   
11:40 Understanding the potential of ayurveda to boost the health component of functional F&B
 
  • Evaluating the guidelines for using ayurveda in the development of functional F&B products
  • Understanding the application of a6yurveda in functional beverage development
  • Overcoming R&D challenges associated with the application of ayurveda in the development of functional F&B
  • Estimating the market size of functional F&B using ayurveda
  • Developing effective communication strategies to ensure mass take-up of functional F&B using ayurveda
  Vijayabhaskar Reddy
Head R&D Foods,

Dabur
   
12:20 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
 
  TRACK A:
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
       TRACK B:
R&D CHALLENGES
       
  Chairperson:
Vilas Adhikari,
Director,

LycoRed
   
       
13:30 Updating on the latest science behind pre and probiotics and understanding how they can be leveraged for new product development across the dairy and beverages category   Evaluating innovative ways to develop value-added F&B products to meet the demands of an ever-increasing diabetic population
 
  • Understanding the key success factors behind pre and probiotics in the Indian functional F&B market
  • Exploring new product development opportunities for probiotic yoghurts, cheeses and beverages in the Indian market
  • Identifying the consumer groups that are more responsive to pre and probiotic product categories
  • Determining the new applications of pre and probiotics in alternative categories such as confectionery
  • Overcoming the issue of stability in pre and probiotic culture in functional food products
  • Evaluating the revenue growth opportunities for gastrointestinal product developments
AK Srivastava,
Director & Vice-Chancellor,
National Dairy Research Institute(NDRI)

Neerja Hajela,
Head Science,
Yult Danone
 
  • Estimating the size of the diabetic population in India and quantifying the rate at which this is likely to grow
  • Exploring new product development opportunities in existing categories such as beverages and bakery to meet the needs of the diabetic population
  • Tackling the sensorial challenges for developing palatable functional F&B products
  • Assessing sugar reduction strategies to achieve healthy yet palatable products
  • Identifying emerging ingredients and sugar replacers to manage diabetic functional F&B products
  • Forecasting the market for diabetic F&B products
Anuradha Narasimhan,
Category Director, Health and Wellness

Britannia
       
14:10 Developing weight management F&B products that support the prevention and management of obesity amongst the Indian population   Understanding the latest science behind Glycemic Index (GI) and its role in diabetes and obesity management
 
  • Understanding the latest lifestyle trends and profiling the consumer groups most prone to obesity
  • Identifying the new weight management ingredients that can be used to develop functional F&B
  • Learning from global experiences in satiety and weight management product development
  • Clarifying the health guidelines being developed to support mass take-up of products
  • Exploring new opportunities for weight management product development in soups, ready-to-eat meals, snack bars and beyond
  • Quantifying the revenue opportunity of the obesity and weight management category in India
Vilas Sinkar,
Vice President, R&D,

Unilever
 
  • Evaluating the importance of developing low GI foods in the Indian diabetic market
  • Assessing the range of ingredients to develop low GI foods
  • Examining the use and application of low GI foods to manage diabetes and obesity
  • Understanding the science behind appetite and glucose control
  • Assessing the potential of low GI foods for the Indian market
Jeya Henry,
Professor of Human Nutrition, Director of Functional Food Centre,

Oxford Brookes University
and Council Member
British Nutrition Foundation
       
14:50 AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING
       
15:20 Assessing the latest scientific developments in cognitive health to expand your functional F&B product portfolio   Overcoming the safety and shelf life challenges of F&B products and developing high value functional foods and beverages
 
  • Understanding the cognitive health needs of children, young professionals and the elderly and the implications for functional product development
  • Identifying the most suitable product categories for cognitive health development
  • Evaluating new ingredients to develop cognitive health F&B products
  • Leveraging substantiated health claims to drive your product marketing strategy and ensure mass take-up of products
Rema Vazhappilly,
Research Scientist Cognition and Brain Development,

Abbott Nutrition Research & Development
 
  • Exploring stability techniques when utilising multiple ingredients in one product
  • Overcoming issues around combining whey and vitamin C to develop functional citric juices
  • Evaluating techniques to preserve functional ingredients such as probiotics, minerals and proteins in functional F&B products for longer periods to increase overall shelf life
Deepa Bhajekar,
Managing Director,

Micro Chem Silliker
     
16:00 Evaluating the latest developments in the cosmeceuticals market and forecasting long-term market opportunities   Marrying innovation and tradition – applying functional ingredients to traditional foods and traditional spices to functional foods
 
  • Identifying the potential of functional ingredients specific to the beauty care segment
  • Understanding the latest science behind cosmeceuticals
  • Determining the most appropriate application of cosmeceuticals for rapid take-up
  • Pinpointing the health claims requirements to ensure successful take-up of cosmeceuticals
  • Comparing the global and the local trends for these products and quantifying the revenue opportunity for the Indian market
R B Mohile,
Managing Director,

Claims India
 
  • Estimating the market size for consumption of:
    - Functional ingredients in traditional F&B products and spices
    - Traditional spices in functional F&B
  • Identifying the taste profile and regional preferences of Indian consumers and determining new product development opportunities
  • Highlighting the scientific data that can be leveraged for health claims substantiation
  • Evaluating the export potential of hybrid functional-traditional F&B products
Sudhir S Deshpande,
Co-Founder and President

Phytos Thera peutics
   
16:40 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
   
 
 
 
 
 
Clarifying the Evolving Functional F&B Regulatory Framework
Dr DBA Narayana,
Unilever Research
 
 
 
Understanding the Current Food Safety Regulations in India
Lalitha R Gowda,
Central Food Technological Research Institute Mysore
 
     
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