Odisha to participate as partner state in Indus Food meet 2019

Odisha will be participating as a partner state in the upcoming mega international food and beverage show 'Indus Food 2019' to be held at India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on January 14 and 15.

Jointly organized by Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) and Department of Commerce, Indus Food meet 2019 is an initiative to promote India as a strong exporter of food and beverage products to the world.

The mega food international event will be hosting over 600 prominent global buyers in the Food & Beverage industry from more than 60 countries.

Prafulla Samal, Odisha’s MSME Minister, said, "The main aim of this event is to have these buyers on board to increase their presence apart from sourcing new products from India, meet suppliers and develop new business relations with Indian exhibitors. It would be a great opportunity for the agri-exporters of Odisha to showcase our products to the prominent buyers of the world."

LN Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME, has stated that as a "partner state", Odisha will set up its own pavilion with 30 exhibitors showcasing various processed food items of Odisha such as spices, cashew, confectionery items, processed agro-food and others.