Cold-chain Industry Awards Excellence
The Fourth Annual Danfoss-ICE Awards in India Honours Eight Winners. The award ceremony was attended by more than 250 Industry stalwarts.
- (1888PressRelease) December 25, 2012 - The annual ICE event was held at the Ashoka, New Delhi on 4-December 2012. The event was organised by ICE Centre of Excellence with support from Agriculture Ministry and Industry participants.
This, fourth edition of ICE (conference and awards) was inaugurated by Mr. Tariq Anwar, Minister of State (Agriculture and Food Processing Industries) along with Dr. Saumitra Chaudhuri (Member, Planning Commission) and Mr. Sanjeev Chopra (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture).
The ICE Awards evening was highlighted by celebrating excellence in the field of cold chain in India. This fourth year of the Danfoss-ICE Awards was most avidly attended. The awards ceremony was graced by 250 industry leaders to honour the winners. The recipients of the awards were:
- Outstanding Customer Focus: Mr. Amit Srivastava of Kirloskar.
- Progressive Service Provider: Mr. Rajesh Agarwal of Crystal Logistics.
- Progressive Farmer: Dr. Jang Bahadur Sangha of Sangha Seeds.
- Progressive Manufacturer: Mr. Sucha Singh of International Coil.
- Progressive Development: The Gujarat Cold Storage Association.
- Exemplary Thought Leadership: Capt. Pawanexh Kohli, Principal Advisor of CrossTree.
- Lifetime Engineering: Mr. Ramesh Paranjpey, Life member ASHRAE.
- Lifelong Dedication: Mr. Mahendra Swaroop, President, FCSAI.
The mood was earlier set by live music by the globally acclaimed orchestra ensemble of 'All India Radio. The orchestra played multiple classical compositions and the audience had the rare opportunity to listen to some uplifting renditions.
Cold chain or lack thereof is considered the prime reason for the stated 40% wastage India suffers on its massive yield of 250 million metric tons of horticultural crops. India has since opened 100% FDI through automatic route for investors who would develop the cold chain in India.
The day after the award ceremony, a seminar was held during which sessions focused on solutions that deliberated on the pending challenges. A special session was hosted at which heads of the important government bodies shared the steps taken by the Indian government and was summed by an interactive Q&A participation.
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