INTER FOOD TECH 2027

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FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the national regulator that licenses and sets standards for food businesses. For Inter FoodTech buyers it is the compliance frame that decides which processing, packaging and ingredient technologies can be installed in an Indian plant, and exhibitors commonly bring FSSAI-relevant certificates and audit files to Mumbai.

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HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, the preventive food-safety system used across processing lines. At the show it appears in hygiene-by-design machinery, CIP systems, monitoring instruments and plant-audit services that help Indian processors meet export buyer requirements.

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FSSC 22000 / BRCGS

Globally recognised food-safety management and packaging certification schemes. Indian processors and co-packers often cite these when specifying equipment, so certification-friendly hygienic design is a common talking point on stands in Mumbai.

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UHT and aseptic processing

Ultra-high-temperature heat treatment combined with sterile filling to give ambient-stable liquid foods, dairy, juices and plant-based drinks. Aseptic filling lines, sterilisation systems and sterile packaging materials are a core technology family for India's fast-growing dairy and beverage sector.

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High Pressure Processing (HPP)

A non-thermal pasteurisation method using very high water pressure to extend shelf life while preserving taste and nutrients. Typically discussed at the show for fresh juices, ready meals, sauces and meat products where Indian brands want clean-label preservation.

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IQF (Individually Quick Frozen)

Freezing technology that freezes each piece separately, keeping fruit, vegetables, seafood and prepared foods free-flowing. Relevant to India's frozen-food and export processors looking at tunnel freezers, fluidised-bed freezers and cold-store integration.

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Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)

Packing food in a controlled gas mix to slow spoilage. At Inter FoodTech this maps to tray sealers, thermoformers, gas mixers and leak inspection equipment used for fresh produce, meat, dairy and bakery products.

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Retort and in-container sterilisation

Batch or continuous retorting that sterilises sealed packs and cans, giving long ambient shelf life for ready meals, sauces, pet food and ethnic ready-to-eat products destined for domestic retail and export.

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Clean-in-Place (CIP) and sterilisation-in-place (SIP)

Automated circulation of cleaning and sterilising solutions through tanks, pipes and fillers without dismantling the line. Hygiene, water use and audit trails around CIP are frequent specification points for Indian dairy, beverage and sauce producers.

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Twin-screw extrusion

Continuous cooking and shaping technology behind snacks, breakfast cereals, pet food, textured plant protein and pellet products - one of the most active equipment categories for Indian snack manufacturers expanding capacity.

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Cold chain and cold-store systems

The refrigerated chain from blast freezing and cold rooms through refrigerated transport and retail cabinets. In India it underpins frozen foods, dairy, ice cream, meat, seafood and pharmaceutical-adjacent food logistics.

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Inspection and foreign-body detection

Metal detectors, X-ray inspection, checkweighers and vision systems that catch contaminants and weight deviations on high-speed lines. These units are routinely paired with packaging machinery on the show floor and are often pilot-tested by buyers before plant roll-out.

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Blow moulding, blow-fill-seal and PET packaging

Bottle and container forming technologies for dairy, juice, edible oil and water. Energy efficiency, lightweighting and rPET content are the usual evaluation criteria for Indian bottlers and contract packers.

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Bakery, biscuit and confectionery processing

Mixing, forming, depositing, baking, enrobing and cooling lines for biscuits, bread, chocolate and sweets. India's large biscuit and confectionery base makes this a busy equipment and ingredients segment at the show.

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Turnkey plant engineering and automation

Integrated line design, process control, SCADA/MES, robotics and end-of-line handling offered by engineering houses. Buyers use Inter FoodTech to compare vendors who can deliver a complete plant rather than single machines.