3rd Annual
PLANT
DESIGN &
OPERATIONS
SUMMIT 2024
Plant Design and Operations offers helpful advice on the construction, management, and upkeep of processing facilities. The success of the food sector today depends on the production of foods with reliable quality and nutritional content at reasonable prices. So, everyone handling raw materials and energy for food processing, production, distribution, and retailing is becoming increasingly concerned with the optimal use of resources.
The food processing business in India is one of the largest in the world, with output anticipated to reach $535 billion by 2025-26.
A poor plant layout design for the food industry will result in continual losses due to increased material handling efforts, increased waste and rework, inefficient space usage, and so on. As a result, the importance of analysing and designing a solid plant layout cannot be overstated. It is an essential function that has to perform both at the initial design of any facility and during its growth, expansion, and diversification.
The 3rd Annual Plant Design & Operations Summit (Food, Beverages & Nutraceuticals) 2024 will focus on design, operations and management of food processing facilities which ensure they are strategic, sustainable, efficient, cost effective and scalable.
THOUGHT LEADERS

Anurag Mishra
General Manager- Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. ( Wilmar’s Subsidiary )

Arunprasath Jayakumar
Senior Manager - Operational Excellence
iD Fresh Food(India) Pvt. Ltd.

Avi Dahiya
Founder and CEO
Twyn

Bheemanappa Manthale
President - Operations & Supply Chain
Parag Milk Foods Ltd.

Dr. Prabodh S. Halde
Head - Regulatory Affairs
Marico Ltd.

Hitesh Katarmal
Plant Head
VKL Seasoning Pvt. Ltd.

Ishwari Prasad
Plant Manager
General Mills India

Jaitesh Sharma
Head- Engineering & Projects
Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Ltd

Kaushal Rai
Manager- Contract Manufacturing & NPD
Marico Ltd.

Kumar Tarun
Head Quality and Regulatory
Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd.

Lalit Gupta
Director of Operations
Kapiva Ayurveda

Mohit Rathod
Co-Founder
Truly Desi

Mukund Ghumara
Business Development - Simulation for Industrial Systems, Digital Industries
Siemens Ltd.

Nitin Ajwani
Technical Manager Supply Chain & HSE Leader Global Emerging Markets
General Mills India

Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Associate Director Quality Assurance
Cipla Health Ltd.

Ram Bhadouria
General Manager (Engineering & Projects) – South Asia
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Ranjitkumar Rathod
Plant Head
Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.

Ritesh Chander
Head – Global Engineering Value Center (EVC)
Bunge India Pvt. Ltd.

Sandeep Kumar Sharma
Deputy Manager-Regulatory Affairs, Compliance & Quality Assurance
Amar Tea Pvt. Ltd.

Sheetal Paralikar
Head Food and Beverage, Digital Industries
Siemens Ltd.

Sangita Sadafule
Plant Head
Cargill India Pvt. Ltd.

Sanjeev K Sharma
Senior Group Leader - Research & Development (Chocolates)
Mondelez International

Shirish Yadav
Executive Vice President- Manufacturing & Technology
ITC Ltd. (Foods Division)

Sidhishwarr N Rindhe
Director Quality & Food Safety
Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. (An OSI Group Company)

T P Singh
Senior Sales Director – APAC Instrumentation
Teledyne FLIR

TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Challenges in expanding, relocating and rearrangement of existing facility
- Plan for waste management, reduction, and disposal during the design phase of a food facility
- Different aspect of dairy plant planning, design aspect and building construction materials
- Gaps in supply chain infrastructure which leads to inadequate primary processing, storage and distribution facilities
- Operational bottlenecks in manufacturing - Impact on productivity
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Acquiring the knowledge on plant layout for safer and efficient operations
- Knowing about lighting and HVAC that will improve your plants efficiency
- Knowing how warehouse design can help manage peak market demand
- Learn how to build an efficient traffic management system at the facility for safer and effective operations
- Getting insights on strengthening food processing facilities design
- Gaining knowledge on operational processes through innovation and technology to ensure consistent, high quality and high-volume product output


WHO WILL YOU MEET?
Functional Heads Of:
- Plant Operations
- Manufacturing
- Sites & Factory
- Engineering & Innovation
- Design & Maintenance
- Facility Management