Once again exhibitors and visitors reaffirm that India Cold Chain Show is the hottest meeting place for business, discussions and opportunities for cold chain & cold logistics industry. The 3rd edition ended with about 115 exhibitors participating from 12 countries and 3816 professionals attending from 30+ countries
Mumbai, Dec 20, 2014 : India Cold Chain Show, which recently took place from 10-12 December 2014 at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, once again, has positioned itself as the most important event for the industry. A notable growth and technological shift has been observed in the cold storage and cold transport sector which resulted to enthusiastic participation and representation of over 250 brands from Netherlands, England, United Stated, Germany, Spain, China, France, Italy and many more nations. The exhibition was attended by 3816 trade visitors from 34 countries including Australia, Iceland, India, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA and more.
The opening ceremony of India Cold Chain Show on 10th December welcomed following authorities: Dr. Sudhanshu, Deputy General Manager from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA); Mr. Anil Kumar P, Deputy Director, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA); Mr. M.L Arora, CEO, Fresh & Healthy Enterprise, Subsidiary of Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR); Mr. S.N.A Jinnah, Chief General Manager representing National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Mr. Wouter Verhey, Agricultural Counsellor from Embassy of the Netherlands.
Mr. Anuj Mathur, Managing Director of Reed Manch Exhibitions highlighted efforts and support of the trade bodies by saying, “I am delighted to inform you that India Cold Chain Show has been able to consistently deliver value to its participants, visitors and stakeholders. This year with support from National Center for Cold Chain Development (NCCD) and related trade bodies we have been able to focus largely on agricultural side of the cold chain development.”
The president of Federation of Cold Storage Associations of India (FCAOI), Shri Mahendra Swarup said, “I am happy that Reed Manch has been playing a crucial role in bringing the industry together for years now. And with Cold Chain Awards added to the program, we are extremely delighted that the hard work and initiatives taken by industry members are being appreciated.”
During this edition, the Netherland, UK and Reverse Logistics pavilions appeared for the very first time, which opened doors to new business opportunities for Indian counterparts.
In parallel to the exhibition, a two day India Cold Chain Summit was organised on 10-11 December, which gave attendees a chance to network, learn and meet who’s who of the industry. Based on the theme ‘Exploring new strategies and avenues to expand cold chain business in India’ the conference brought together 336 delegates. CCI Newswire
