International millets webinar by PBFIA
A consultation cum webinar was organized virtually on 8th April by Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA) in association with National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship Management (NIFTEM)- Thanjavur under Ministry of Food Processing Industries, The Good Food Institute India, Kerry Ingredients India, Yeastime Italy, Devigere Biosolutions and Proeon Foods.
Sanjay Sethi, Executive Director, PBFIA said, “Indian startups have much space for growth in this still-nascent industry. Focusing on the indigenization and localization can be useful to make India ready for global plant protein demand”.
This consultation process was attended by 100 plus plant-based foods industry representatives and academic scholars.
The chief speaker Dr C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director NIFTEM Thanjavur addressed that many commodities can be considered from India’s potential such as rice, chickpeas, moong bean for the production of plant-based foods. He further concluded that India should take advantage and become “World Food Factory”.
Sethi further added,” The Indian customer is increasingly curious about millets and discovering more unique ways to make it a regular part of their diet. Along with millets, pulses like mung bean used in plant-based egg protein has received approval as a plant protein source by The European Food Safety Authority.
PBFIA aims to create a network by connecting organizations, food handlers, startups, investors, and consumers. The drive for PBFIA is to help businesses in this sector grow through networking, collaboration, and dissemination of technical and market information and research.