How Food & Beverages Industry in India is Shaping Up for 2020?


How Food & Beverages Industry in India is Shaping Up for 2020?
Sustained by the huge agriculture sector, the food and beverage sector in the country is one of the prime categories present. Being the principal fabricator of pulses and the second principal producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, and fruits and vegetables, India holds the fifth spot in poultry production and the biggest producer of milk. 
 
However, it is noted that the large extents of fertile lands, favorable climate, long coastline, and low wages are few factors that make India one of the biggest markets and is expected to be the fifth-largest consumer market in the world by 2025, according to a survey. With the evolving lifestyle of the people, the habits are also changing drastically. The working people rely on the packed food as urbanization is growing enormously across the metropolitan cities. 
 
The youth have become extremely healthy and fitness-conscious and they are extremely sensitive to the choice they make. Protein-rich foods, fruits, and vegetables are consumed more than the carbohydrate-rich or fat-laden items. Also, a sudden rise in veganism is observed and thanks to the change in lifestyle-based preferential dining, the way of cooking is also changed especially in the ingredients, process, and sauces. 
 
Chefs these days choose natural sweeteners instead of the natural white sugar and spice mixes rather than processed products. Chefs are now using plant proteins such as soy or other greens like water spinach, Indian lotus, banana blossoms or even yams. Apart from this, the millennials nowadays are interesting in color composed, eye-catching and commendable food which can make it somewhat more Instagrammable. Popular trends such as foodporn, seafood and more are trending hashtags in the Instagram application. 
 
In the beverage industry, excluding alcoholic beverages, tea and coffee are still the most popular beverages which are followed by soft drinks, health drinks, milk-based drinks, flavored drinks, and energy drinks. Besides, the bottled water industry also witnessed a unique growth in recent years. With greater health-consciousness, aspirations for higher quality living, and others, more tea manufacturers are adding green tea in the shoppers in India. The food and beverage industry is constantly growing all sorts of innovations when it comes to ingredients, services, and technologies.