DuPont India on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its Nutrition & Health business and will offer food ingredient solutions and technologies that enhance food nutrition, quality and safety.
The new business addresses the challenges in food by offering a wide range of sustainable, science-based ingredients and advanced microbial diagnostic solutions to provide safer, healthier and more nutritious food.
In India, the primary focus will be to provide science-powered solutions in local food formats that will help improve food nutrition and safety, help reduce wastage and enhance shelf life. The company’s functional ingredients will benefit consumers and help meet their needs in the areas of child and family nutrition, overall healthy living, weight management and food safety & quality. DuPont India will set up a local food application development centre to work collaboratively with food companies to develop customised solutions and bring them to market faster.
Craig Binetti, president, global DuPont Nutrition & Health business, said, “India is a key market for us and we are committed to serving customers here using our global science expertise to bring local solutions tailored to meet India needs. As Indian consumers increasingly make buying decisions and choices based on food safety and quality, DuPont will work with local food companies to provide ingredients technologies and solutions to make better quality, safer and more nutritious food.”
“DuPont is focussing on food and agriculture as key growth segments in India. With urbanisation, increasing income and a growing middle-class, there is an increasing need for high-nutrition, better quality and convenience-based food. By expanding the Nutrition & Health business, DuPont India is well positioned to collaborate with leading Indian food companies and bring science-powered innovations to the Indian consumers,” said Rajeev Vaidya, president, south Asia, DuPont.
