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The four-day World Food India 2025 concluded on September 28, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking a landmark moment in the journey of India’s food processing sector. This event brought together global leaders, policymakers, industry captains, and innovators to deliberate on the future of food and agriculture. The event was spread across 7 halls in two floors and 2 hangars, with each hall showcasing a different category of products. The pavilions included Partner and Focus Countries and States, Central Ministries, DPIIT supported Startups, major Indian and International MNCs, Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme and Small Scale Companies.

The event had small-scale industries from various States in their respective State pavilions. These stalls were selling organic and naturally processed indigenous products of their States. This event provided a great opportunity to these small-scale producers to directly meet with retailers and other businessmen, and scale up their businesses. The State pavilions were very aesthetically decorated with traditional colours, materials and cultural references.

There were huge and well-presented stalls of multinational Indian and International food brands like Nestle, Pepsico, ITC, Ferrero, Haldiram’s, Hindustan Unilever, Marico, Lotte, etc.  These brands also participated in the CEO Roundtable, where Union Cabinet Ministers and more than 100 CEOs representing leading Indian and multinational companies indulged in discussions focused on sustainable investments, biodegradable packaging, waste valorization, the potential of the blue economy, and reforms in logistics and transport to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness.

Along with food brands, the event also featured various startups and companies selling technology to keep perishable products fresh for long and make the process of food processing sustainable.

The stalls set up by the partner, focus and other participating countries were bustling with Indian businessmen who were exploring international cuisines and forging business deals. A series of government-to-government meetings reinforced India’s international partnerships, with delegations from Russia, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Maldives, Portugal, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Eswatini, Côte d’Ivoire, and Kuwait engaging with Indian counterparts to explore avenues for deeper cooperation in agriculture and food processing.

WFI 2025 provided a platform for various popular and upcoming Indian brands and cooperatives like Dawat, Saffola, Mother Dairy, Anmol, Go Cheese, Amul, Nova, etc. to present their businesses and grow.

This event was also a wonderful opportunity for young and budding entrepreneurs to showcase their products and connect with vendors in real time. There were various stalls by MSMEs and DPIIT-supported startups. There were stalls allotted specifically for One District One Product (ODOP) as well.

The event witnessed strong industry and public participation, with more than 10,500 B2B meetings, 261 G2G meetings, and over 18,000 reverse buyer-seller meetings organized over four days. Cumulative footfall crossed 95,000, reflecting the scale and interest generated by the event. As WFI 2025 drew to a close, it reaffirmed India’s emergence as a global hub for food processing, innovation, and sustainable practices. (To read more about the outcomes of the WFI 2025 click @ https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2172542 ).

References

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2172542

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