The Biswa Bangla Milan Mela Complex in Kolkata organized the official inauguration of the 21st International Foodtech Kolkata 2024, Eastern India’s premier business-to-business (B2B) exhibition for the food processing, bakery, mithai & namkeen, dairy, ice cream, and hospitality industries.

Shri Arup Roy, Honourable Minister-in-Charge for Food Processing and Horticulture, Government of West Bengal, inaugurated the mega exhibition. It was also graced by Mr Dhiman Das, President, Mishti Udyog, Mr Pranay Singh, Secretary, Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India, Mr Rachit Kapur, Director, N K Kapur & Co, Mr Sandip Nowlakha, NRAI Management Committee Member, Mr Zakir Hossain, Chief Convener, Kolkat, Foodtech International 2024 and other dignitaries.

The Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India, West Bengal Bakery Association, All India Food Processors Association, West Bengal Bakers Coordination Committee, Paschimbanga Misti Udyog, Fragrances & Flavours Association of India, National Restaurant Association of India, Eastern India Culinary Association, and more than 175 other prominent Indian and international businesses and brands from the food and hospitality industry are taking part in the three-day mega exhibition.

This year they have added two new domains, namely, the Dairy and Ice-Cream sectors, and would simultaneously hold the Dairy and Ice-Cream Expo Kolkata. Foodtech is one such exhibition where many FMCG companies, Hoteliers, Bakers, Dairy, Sweets, and snack manufacturers can source their annual requirements.

The exhibition will be from 29th November to 1st December 2024, from 10 am to 6 pm.

The mega exhibition will showcase the transformative potential of modern food processing machinery, a key factor in achieving an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Priyanka Dutta