SUMMIT OVERVIEW

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the premier and apex body for business & industry in India, is organizing India's first Processed Foods Outsourcing summit to showcase India's readiness to become an Outsourcing Hub in this sector. This Summit - "Processed Foods – Advantage India '08: Positioning India as a Food Factory of the World" (An International Buyer Seller Meet of Indian Processed Foods) will be held on 17-18 July 2008 in New Delhi.

India today is well poised to cater to the exacting demands and varied tastes of international consumers and meeting global standards for manufacturing, testing, packaging and delivery of processed foods. Global trends indicate an easier acceptance of both Indian as well as International cuisine made in India. This is estimated to be a $ 5 Billion opportunity even in the short term. India is on its way to becoming the global hub for processed foods outsourcing with wealth of native knowledge and growing domestic demand contributing to the sector's growth.

The India Advantage stems from the country's readiness to meet global processed foods demand. The factors supporting these are:

Objectives:

• Inform global buyers, including producers, of the competitiveness of the Indian food processing industry, in terms of the variety and value that can induce them to redefine their sourcing and supply chain.
• Sensitise Indian manufacturers to the huge potential of the global industry and expose them to the needs of global buyers.
• Lead Indian players to calibrate their strategies to tap global business opportunities
• Facilitate profitable business linkages between global buyers and Indian producers.
• Create awareness among the large number of service providers – logistics, packaging, etc., about the opportunities in food processing.
• Create a forum where Indian standards and quality norms and related issues can be discussed.
• Identify areas for regulatory policy changes in India.

Contours of the Summit:

• A Summit for sharing and exchanging perspectives on the opportunities and potential for outsourcing of Processed Food from India and the critical requirements and expectations of global Buyers in this regard.
• One-to-One Buyer Seller Meets, which will help to develop, concrete Business linkages with International Buyers.
• An Exhibition showcasing the depth and range on Indian food processing sector available to select companies on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are writing to invite your company to participate in this first ever event and register your interest through the enclosed Reply Form. We are sure you will like to take advantage of this opportunity and look forward to hearing from you.