SEPTEMBER – 2026

Dear Valued Clients and Esteemed Readers,

We are delighted to extend our warmest greetings to all the discerning connoisseurs and industry experts associated with the Food – Drink & Innovations magazine. As we embrace the changing landscape of the food industry, we find great joy in sharing the latest developments, groundbreaking innovations, and insightful reports from various facets of this dynamic field.

Our magazine has been a steadfast advocate for fostering knowledge, promoting innovation, and providing a platform for networking within the food industry. With your unwavering support, we have grown to become a leading source of information, keeping you at the forefront of the latest trends and advancements in the global food sector.

Innovation across the Food Value Chain: Shaping a Smarter and More Sustainable Future

Dear Readers,

We are delighted to present to you the September 2026 edition of our webzine.

The food and beverage industry continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, driven by changing consumer expectations, healthier product choices, technological advancements, and a growing focus on sustainability. This edition brings together perspectives and stories that explore how innovation is influencing product development, ingredients, processing, and packaging across the food and beverage value chain.

Our Ingredients, Food Additives & Ingredients section looks at how innovation in food ingredients is opening new possibilities for manufacturers. From improving functionality and nutrition to developing products that respond to changing consumer preferences, the evolving ingredients landscape is becoming an important driver of food innovation. We also explore The Rise of Protein Pasta, examining how this emerging category is bringing together familiar taste and convenience with the growing demand for higher-protein and nutritionally enhanced food choices.

In our Processing and Packaging coverage, we turn our attention to the rapid transformation taking place in packaging. The New Packaging Era explores how sustainability, technology, material innovation, and changing market expectations are reshaping packaging solutions. We also look at How Packaging Innovation is Transforming Instant Tea and Coffee Consumption, highlighting how packaging is evolving to improve convenience, product protection, shelf life, functionality, and the overall consumer experience.

This edition also features an exclusive conversation with Sangeeta Nagar, Director, smöoy India, who shares insights into the brand’s proposition, evolving consumer preferences, product innovation, and the opportunities emerging in India’s premium and functional dessert segment.

Through these stories and conversations, this issue aims to bring readers closer to the ideas, technologies, and people shaping the next generation of food and beverage innovation.

Alongside these features, our News & sustainability segment, brings the latest industry updates, product launches, and market developments from around the globe.

As always, we are grateful for the support of our readers and partners and hope this edition offers informative content, practical insights, and inspiration for the future.

Your valuable feedbacks on this edition of webzine is requested.

Thanks you
Prakash Mishra
Editor – Food – Drink & Innovations

As always, we extend our sincere gratitude to our contributors, industry experts, advertisers, partners, and readers for their continued trust and support. We hope this edition provides valuable insights, inspires new ideas, and encourages meaningful conversations that contribute to a more innovative, sustainable, and resilient food and beverage industry.

Happy Reading!

A. Sharma
Editor – Food – Drink & Innovations

FDI SEPT – 2026 content

Ingredients
31 – The future’s bright: Crespel & Deiters introduces colored crumbs for breading, toppings and other creative concepts
32 – Food Additives and Ingredients : Redefining Innovation Across the Food Industry
36 – The Rise of Protein Pasta: Where Taste Meets Better Nutrition

Processing & packaging

41 – Cosmo Films expands synthetic paper portfolio with new high tear-resistant, dual-side coated PP sheet film
42 – Inspection reimagined: Minebea Intec at Anuga FoodTech 2026 in India
43 – Powerful, compact and ready to use : With NORDAC FUSION, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS launches a powerful drive system that combines motor and inverter into a compact unit
44 – Oleoresin Extraction, Production and Food Application
48 – How Packaging Innovation is Transforming Instant Tea and Coffee Consumption
49 – Markem-Imaje helps producer of high-quality Amaretto minimize product errors
50 – Engineering Gentle Flow: Inside the Next Generation of Tubular Drag Conveyors
52 – The New Packaging Era: How Sustainability and Innovation are Reshaping the Market
56 – From Bottleneck to Backbone: The Changing Role of Water Systems in Food & Beverage Operations
58 – Sesotec Insight.360 – Data Analysis and Visualization for Ultimate Production Transparency

Interview
34 – Smöoy India: Driving Functional Indulgence Through Health, Personalisation and Innovation – Sangeeta Nagar, Director, smöoy India

Sustainability
60 – Green Food Pack Unveils 2026 New Paper Hot Cup — Rotating Paper Cups
61 – AUM Premium Partners with Scrapbuddy to Introduce Doorstep Bottle Recycling
61 – IPL Schoeller & PureCycle Launch Off-the-Shelf Container Line, SnapPack Square EVO, Ahead of State Sustainability Mandates
62 – Amcor and Tiptree Partner on RecyClass-Certified Shrink and Stretch Films Ahead of 2027 Plastic Packaging Tax Shift

Food Safety
65 – New EU packaging rules start to apply, including restrictions on PFAS in food-contact packaging
66 – FSSAI proposes front-of-pack warning label in red for food products high in fat, salt & sugar
66 – NHRC Seeks Clarification from States, UTs and FSSAI on ‘Analogue Paneer’

Supply Chain Management
68 – Maintaining a Clean and Well-Organised Food House: The Foundation of Food Safety and Operational Efficiency

18 – Z Natural Foods Launches Chocolate-Flavoured Goat Whey Protein Concentrate
18 – Emami Agrotech Launches WeMe, a Digital-First Snacking Brand
19 – Fortune Expands Mustard Oil Portfolio with New Yellow Mustard Oil
19 – Heritage Foods Expands Nourish+ Portfolio with High-Protein Curd
20 – Mogu Mogu Expands Its Portfolio in India with the Launch of Sugar-Free Candy and Chewy Iced Tea
20 – Aashirvaad Launches Chana Sattu Across East India
21 – Lay’s® expands its regional innovation journey with Lay’s® Hot chips style Asian
21 – Coca-Cola India Set to Introduce Coke Zero-Sugar Zero-Caffeine
24 – éntisi Chocolatier Brings a Harry Potter™ Inspired Chocolate Collection to India
24 – Tipsy Tabby Introduces India’s Refreshing Take on Fruit Wine Seltzers
26 – SuperYou Brings a Bolt New Take on Flavour-First Snacking With the All-New Power Puffs
26 – PR Veteran Sowmya Iyer Launches House of Lakshyam with Traditional Spice Blends
28 – Krones Opens New Plant in India
28 – Avery Dennison Inaugurates New Distribution Centre in Bengaluru to Strengthen its ‘Closer to Customers’ Commitment

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