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Post-Conference Seminar
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
 
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“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
 
     
POST-CONFERENCE SEMINAR – THURSDAY 30 JUNE 2011
 
08:30 Registration and refreshments
   
09:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
   
09:10 Clarifying the latest regulatory guidelines on fat-reduction to develop weight management products
 
  • Maintaining the optimal level of fat required to develop weight management products as per the latest guidelines
  • Understanding how this differs across various categories including dairy, bakery, snacks, beverages and ready-to-eat meals
  • Determining the implications of emerging guidelines on low-fat labeled products
  • Understanding the latest regulatory position on the use of trans fats
  • Evaluating the suitability of a range of low-fat ingredients for the Indian market
  • Updating on the latest claims with substantiated clinical trials and nutritional labeling guidelines for reduced fat products
  Speaker to be confirmed
   
09:50 Forecasting the market for weight management products in India and determining strategies to maximise the return on investment
 
  • Identifying the different consumer groups that are most likely to respond to weight management F&B products
  • Comparing the Indian functional F&B scenario with global trends and predicting the next steps and new product opportunities
  • Ensuring the affordability of weight management products to ensure mass consumer take-up
  • Developing communication strategies that effectively position and promote your weight management products in the market
  • Predicting the revenue opportunities from different product categories: ready-to-eat, soups, beverages and dairy
  • Quantifying the investments, revenue and timelines for significant return
  Speaker to be confirmed
   
10:30 Morning refreshments and networking
 
11:00 Exploring new product development opportunities in the area of ‘lowfat’ and ‘no-fat’ to diversify the product portfolio
 
  • Highlighting key challenges in developing ‘low-fat’ and ‘no-fat’ products cost-effectively
  • Evaluating a range of affordable fat substitutes with authentic taste, texture and mouth feel
  • Establishing claims with substantiated evidence to drive product marketing strategy and ensure mass take-up of products
  • A pplying the lessons learnt from national and international markets
  Vinod K Huria,
Senior Scientist, TTBD,
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and President, Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, India (AFSTI)
   
11:40 Exploring innovative natural ingredients to significantly enhance a range of weight management product categories
 
  • Evaluating the pros and cons of established weight management ingredients
  • Identifying emerging ingredients to enhance weight management components in categories such as bakery and snacks
  • Maintaining the taste and texture profile of finished products and ensuring consumer appeal for the Indian market
  Philip Samuel,
Chairman and Managing Director, Indfrag
Indfrag
   
12:20 Lunch and networking
   
13:30 Overcoming the taste, texture and mouth feel challenges of fat-reduced F&B products
 
  • Understanding consumer attitudes towards fat replacers to develop a range of product categories
  • Determining consumer preferences around taste, texture and mouth feel - how do consumers perceive low-fat products?
  • Applying techniques to maintain optimum levels of taste and texture in reduced fat products
  • Overcoming the R&D challenges of maintaining taste, texture and mouth feel
  Halak Parikh,
Sensory and Consumer Scientist
Leat herhead Food Research
   
14:10 Leveraging opportunities in the weight management category to drive health and wellness
 
  • Understanding the latest global trends in weight management
  • Evaluating a range of high intensity sweeteners in developing weight management F&B products
  • Exploring the role of dietary fibres and functional food starches to reduce calories in F&B products
  • Leveraging claims to increase the mass take-up of food products in this category
  Vijay Balan,
Application Scientist,
Tate & Lyle Asia Pacific
   
PANEL DISCUSSION
   
14:50
 Sourcing affordable, innovative and approved ingredients to boost
product development for satiety and weight management
  Vijay Balan,
Application Scientist,
Tate & Lyle Asia Pacific

Halak Parikh,
Sensory and Consumer Scientist
Leat herhead Food Research

Further panelists to be confirmed
   
   
15:20 Close of workshop
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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