Fi India 2025 | Conference

Debarati Sengupta, Research Manager, Everest Group will unveil Everest Group’s latest report titled The Innovation Imperative: A Growth Blueprint for India’s Food and Beverage (F&B) Industry at Fi India 2025. Debarati will also deliver a session describing the Indian F&B industry landscape, emerging trends, aspirations, innovations, and much more.

India’s F&B sector stands at a pivotal point. Shifting consumer preferences, rising global competition, and ongoing infrastructure challenges are reshaping the industry.

While trends such as health-oriented products, sustainability initiatives, and digital transformation are advancing, the sector must address critical gaps in research and development, scalability, regulatory clarity, and supply chain modernization to compete on a global stage.

What you’ll discover in this session:

• Indian F&B industry: status quo and emerging trends
• Gaps and aspirations: India vs global F&B industry benchmarks
• The imperative for innovation: Why and where innovation is needed
• Key areas and forms of innovation required
• Everest Group’s perspective: roadmap and implementation framework and action points for stakeholders

Speakers

Debarati Sengupta
Research Manager, Advanced SciTech, Everest Group