The Indian food processing industry accounts for 32 per cent of the country’s total food market, one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. It contributes around 8.80 and 8.39 per cent of Gross Value Added (GVA) in Manufacturing and Agriculture respectively, 13 per cent of India’s exports and six per cent of total industrial investment. The Indian gourmet food market is currently valued at US$ 1.3 billion and is growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent. India's organic food market is expected to increase by three times by 2020.
The Indian food processing industry accounts for 32 per cent of the country’s total food market, one of the largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. It contributes around 8.80 and 8.39 per cent of Gross Value Added (GVA) in Manufacturing and Agriculture respectively, 13 per cent of India’s exports and six per cent of total industrial investment. The Indian gourmet food market is currently valued at US$ 1.3 billion and is growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent. India's organic food market is expected to increase by three times by 2020.
India is the world’s second–largest producer of fruits and vegetables. India enjoys a similar stature in the production of marine products, and meat and poultry. India is the single largest producer of milk in the world, with the production estimated at 137.7 MT.
The Government of India aims to boost growth in the food processing sector by leveraging reforms such as 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in marketing of food products and various incentives at central and state government level along with a strong focus on supply chain infrastructure.
As per DIPP, the food processing sector in India has received around US$ 7.54 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the period April 2000-March 2017.
Team Leader
Hemant Seth
Senior Director
Timeline
2024
Apr
Event
Apr 05,2024
FICCI Scientific Symposium on Processed Foods for Purpose
2023
Nov
Event
Nov 28,2023
International Symposium on Unlocking Reformulations & Unravelling the Science of Sweeteners
Event
Nov 03,2023
World Food India 2023
Oct
Press Release
Oct 28,2023
India Celebrates 60 Years of Codex: Safeguarding Consumer Health and Fair Food Trade
Jul
Event
Jul 31,2023
Conference on Capability Enhancement for Safe Food Business and Accession Ceremony of All India Cadre of Safe Food Business Professionals
Press Release
Jul 31,2023
Need to have higher domestic food safety standards to enhance consumer trust: Additional Secretary, MoFPI, GoI
Jun
Event
Jun 21,2023
FICCI Seminar on Deciphering the WHO NUGAG guidelines on Use of Non- Sugar Sweeteners
Press Release
Jun 21,2023
Non-Sugar Sweeteners in the Limelight: FICCI Seminar Dispels Myths and Uncovers the Health Advantages of Low-Calorie Sweeteners
May
Event
May 17,2023
Foreign Missions Meet on World Food India 2023
Mar
Press Release
Mar 10,2023
Ministry of Food Processing industries to organize an International Mega Food Event - 'World Food India' (WFI) during 3rd-5th November 2023 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Event
Mar 10,2023
Curtain Raiser - World Food India 2023
Jan
Event
Jan 31,2023
Stakeholder Consultation on Used Cooking Oil (UCO) for Sustainable Ecosystem
2022
Nov
Event
Nov 18,2022
Seminar on State of Play on Food Reformulation Efforts in India
Oct
Event
Oct 17,2022
Technical Seminar on "Unlocking the Power of Plant-Based Foods"
Press Release
Oct 13,2022
FICCI-GFI India Smart Protein Summit going 'mission mode' to establish smart protein as a key pillar of India's new green economy
Event
Oct 13,2022
Smart Protein Summit 2022
Sep
Press Release
Sep 14,2022
Need to reduce compliances for improving the food processing sector: Prahlad Singh Patel, MoS for Food Processing Industries
Study
Sep 14,2022
INDIAN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR: 5 point call to action to tap export potential
Event
Sep 14,2022
FICCI Foodworld India
Jul
Event
Jul 19,2022
2nd Edition of the National Conference on Food Ingredients
May
Event
May 24,2022
CIFTI- FICCI Stakeholder Consultation with Shri. Arun Singhal, CEO, FSSAI
2021
Nov
Event
Nov 16,2021
FICCI webinar on Role of Codex: Unveiling the opportunities for Global Food Trade
Oct
Press Release
Oct 27,2021
FSSAI planning to launch risk management system for domestic market; reduce inspection: CEO, FSSAI
Study
Oct 27,2021
Innovation in Food & Nutrition
Event
Oct 27,2021
India Food & Nutrition Innovation Summit 2021
Event
Oct 18,2021
FICCI & FIA Session on 'Evolving Food Product Reformulation in India: Way Forward'
Aug
Event
Aug 26,2021
Webinar on Sustainability and recovery of HoReCa Industry (Annapoorna ANUFOOD India)
Mar
Press Release
Mar 24,2021
Need for the industry to setup own levels of standardisation: Additional Secretary, MoFPI
Event
Mar 24,2021
13th FICCI FOODWORLD INDIA 2021
Jan
Press Release
Jan 20,2021
Indian Food Processing sector offers opportunities for employment generation and exports: Rameswar Teli
Event
Jan 20,2021
1st Virtual Processed Food Research & Development Expo (VPFRDE)
2020
Dec
Event
Dec 18,2020
Exploring the Era of Food Innovation Trends in the Food Processing Ecosystem
Nov
Event
Nov 09,2020
Future of Nutrition - Exploring the Health and Wellness benefits in the Food Ingredients ecosystem
Oct
Event
Oct 15,2020
FICCI webinar on Consumer Health & Wellness: Exploring Health Benefits of Micronutrients and Nutraceutical Products
Event
Oct 08,2020
National Webinar on Scaling up Wheat Flour/Maida Fortification in the food processing industry
Sep
Event
Sep 30,2020
Role of Dietary Fiber, Probiotics and Prebiotics in Inducing Immunity & Strength
Event
Sep 08,2020
Webinar on Exploring the Health and Wellness benefits in the Food Ingredients ecosystem
Press Release
Sep 04,2020
FSSAI to soon come up with regulations to fortify processed foods: Director, FSSAI
Event
Sep 03,2020
Webinar on Tackling the impact of COVID-19 on Micronutrient deficiencies through food fortification
Jul
Study
Jul 23,2020
FICCI Paper on Development of Dairy Sector in India
Event
Jul 23,2020
Session on Development of Indian Dairy Sector
Jun
Event
Jun 29,2020
FICCI Webinar Sessions on Codex General Subject Committees
Event
Jun 05,2020
FICCI Interactive Session with Smt. Pushpa Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries on Aatamnirbhar Bharat: Potential of Agro & Food Processing Industries
May
Event
May 16,2020
FICCI Lecture for Academia on International Food Code: Codex Alimentarius
Feb
Event
Feb 26,2020
Seminar on Sweeteners: Innovative Ingredients for a better health
2019
Dec
Event
Dec 10,2019
Conference on Ingredients - Tool towards Innovation
Sep
Event
Sep 22,2019
FICCI-FIA Policy Roundtable Discussion on Sharing Best Practices in Food Regulatory Ecosystem in Asian Region
Aug
Press Release
Aug 29,2019
Government to support industrialists and budding entrepreneurs to set up food processing industries: Rameshwar Teli, MoS for Food Processing Industries
Event
Aug 29,2019
Annapoorna - Anufood India 2019
Event
Aug 29,2019
FICCI FOODWORLDINDIA 2019: Driving innovation in Food Processing sector
Jun
Event
Jun 20,2019
FICCI Stakeholder consultation to understand their issues & challenges of Industry Members
Event
Jun 10,2019
FICCI Call on Meeting with Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, GoI
Mar
Event
Mar 14,2019
Seminar on Sweeteners - Innovative Ingredients for a Better Health
Jan
Event
Jan 16,2019
Seminar on Creating awareness among FBOs & SMEs on Flavourings, Safety Evaluations of Flavours and Emerging trends in Food Flavourings ecosystem
2018
Dec
Event
Dec 14,2018
Seminar on Sweeteners- Innovative Ingredients for a Better Health
Oct
Event
Oct 16,2018
Conference on Building partnership to achieve the global goal of Zero Hunger
Sep
Press Release
Sep 27,2018
New Industrial policy to encompass Artificial Intelligence, IoT technologies to open new vistas for investments
Event
Sep 27,2018
Annapoorna - World of Food India 2018
Press Release
Sep 11,2018
Food Processing Minister calls for zero tolerance on food wastage
Event
Sep 11,2018
Launch of Economist Intelligence Unit Report on Fixing Asia's Food Systems
Jul
Event
Jul 17,2018
Seminar on Sweeteners- Innovative Ingredients for a Better Health
Event
Jul 10,2018
New Vision for Agriculture & Food Processing Sector
Jun
Event
Jun 05,2018
Seminar on Creating awareness among FBOs & SMEs on Flavourings, Safety Evaluations of flavours and emerging trends in Food Flavourings ecosystem
Mar
Event
Mar 16,2018
Press Conference on Packaged Wheat Flour: Myth & Reality
Feb
Press Release
Feb 09,2018
Govt. working on farm export strategy that gives primacy to value addition and creates jobs: Suresh Prabhu
Study
Feb 09,2018
StartUps - Transforming India's Food Processing Economy
Event
Feb 09,2018
11th FICCI Foodworld India 2018
2017
Sep
Event
Sep 14,2017
Annapoorna: World of Food India
Jun
Press Release
Jun 22,2017
Committed to make robust and unambiguous standards for food
supplements with the help of Industry - says FSSAI CEO
Event
Jun 07,2017
Seminar on Creating awareness among FBO's & SME's on GDA labelling (Guideline Daily Amount) and emerging trends in Food Safety ecosystem
2016
Nov
Event
Nov 10,2016
10th FICCI Foodworld India 2016 - Global Convention for Food Business & Industry
Sep
Event
Sep 22,2016
Annapoorna
Feb
Event
Feb 22,2016
CIFTI-FICCI Stakeholders Consultation
2015
Dec
Press Release
Dec 03,2015
'Need for a demand driven policy on food and big reforms such as GST', says Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Study
Dec 03,2015
Winning Consumer Trust
Event
Dec 03,2015
9th FoodWorld India
Sep
Event
Sep 14,2015
Annapoorna 2015
2014
Event
Sep 24,2014
FICCI Foodworld India 2014 - Global Convention for Food Business & Industry
Study
Sep 01,2014
2014: Indian Food Processing Industry- Keeping pace with evolving consumer needs
Jan
Event
Jan 17,2014
Expert panel at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA)
2013
Nov
Event
Nov 25,2013
Seminar on Investment Opportunities in Jharkhand
Sep
Study
Sep 23,2013
Feeding a Billion: Role of the Food Processing Industry
Event
Sep 23,2013
FICCI FOODWORLD 2013
Mar
Event
Mar 15,2013
Workshop on Harmonization of India's Food Standards with CODEX Standards and other International Best Practices
Feb
Event
Feb 04,2013
Food Defence Awareness Workshops
2012
Sep
Event
Sep 26,2012
6th FOODWORLD INDIA 2012
2011
Dec
Event
Dec 14,2011
Workshop on 'Improving Safety & Quality in Food Retail Chain'
Nov
Event
Nov 21,2011
FOOD 3600 : International Conference-cum-Exhibition on Agribusiness and Food Processing
Event
Nov 16,2011
FICCI FOODWORLD India 2011
Jun
Event
Jun 29,2011
Workshop to "Identify Thrust Areas in Research & Development in the area of Food Processing"
Event
Jun 24,2011
Workshop on Food Safety & Risk Assessment
Apr
Event
Apr 25,2011
Training Programme on CODEX for Officials from Maldives
Feb
Event
Feb 04,2011
CIFTI-FICCI & IIP Training Program on 'Food Safety and Food Quality'
2010
Nov
Study
Nov 24,2010
Fuelling New Cycles of Success in Food Sector through Infrastructure Development
Event
Nov 24,2010
FOODWORLD INDIA 2010
Aug
Press Release
Aug 03,2010
Food Industry Buffeted by 15 Major Challenges
Survey
Aug 03,2010
Bottlenecks in Indian Food Processing Industry - Survey 2010
Event
Aug 03,2010
Release of Survey "Bottlenecks in Food Processing Industry"
Jul
Study
Jul 12,2010
Rising Skill Demand: A Major Challenge for Indian Food Industry
May
Survey
May 30,2010
Industry Challenges in Food Regulations
Feb
Press Release
Feb 05,2010
Rs 30,000 crore worth of fruits & vegetables go down the drain each year
Event
Feb 01,2010
Delegation to Gulf Food
2009
Nov
Event
Nov 26,2009
FICCI Foodworld India
Oct
Press Release
Oct 24,2009
Investment Opportunities Galore as Indian Food Industry Poised to Grow From US$ 181 bn. to US$ 258 bn. by 2015 & US$ 318 bn. by 2020, says FICCI-Ernst & Young Study
Event
Oct 12,2009
Flavors of Incredible India at Cologne
Event
Oct 09,2009
Delegation to Anuga-Cologne, Germany
Sep
Event
Sep 10,2009
FICCI HADSA :2nd International Conference on Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods & Dietary Supplements
Jul
Event
Jul 31,2009
National Workshop on "New Perspectives in Research and Development in Food Processing Sector"
Jun
Event
Jun 05,2009
Interactive Meeting between Shri Subodh Kant Sahai,Hon'ble Minister for Food Processing Industries & Food Processing CEOs
2008
Oct
Event
Oct 06,2008
International FoodTec 2008