"The Starch Forum continues to be a powerful platform for connecting expertise, experience, and ideas to create industry value. Congratulations to the entire F1rst organizing team, especially Mr. Kamlesh ji, Ms. Shubhada, for facilitating such a meaningful and insightful session today at Fairfield by Marriott, Mumbai. A special appreciation to CPR Sir for steering the discussions so effectively identifying the real industry pain points, encouraging meaningful dialogue, and bringing practical solutions to the table. Personally, it was a great learning experience, offering valuable insights into the evolving starch industry and how the sector is moving in the right direction through technology, efficiency, collaboration, and innovation. The quality of participation and depth of discussions truly reflect the strength and progressive outlook of the starch and grain-processing ecosystem. Thank you to the entire F1rst team for creating a platform that promotes knowledge sharing, collaboration, and actionable solutions. Great discussions. Real challenges. Practical solutions."

"It was truly a wonderful and interactive experience being a speaker at today’s Starch Forum. What I appreciated most was the highly engaging participation from one and all. The conversations went beyond starch—they explored business opportunities, evolving market strategies, innovation, and the future direction of the starch industry. It was inspiring to exchange perspectives, learn from industry experts, and be part of such meaningful discussions. I would like to sincerely thank *F1stmr* for providing me with the opportunity to share my thoughts and present the benefits and potential of Waxy Tapioca Starch. One of the key highlights of my presentation was the potential of clean-label, physically modified Waxy Tapioca Starch as a strong strengthening solution for multiple food applications. Its functionality can support a wide range of segments, including dairy, snacking, culinary, and other food applications, while helping manufacturers respond to evolving market and consumer needs. It was a great opportunity to share how innovative starch solutions can contribute to better product performance, formulation flexibility, and clean-label product development. Being able to present these possibilities and engage directly with industry professionals made the session especially rewarding for me. A heartfelt thank you to the organizers, fellow speakers, industry professionals, and everyone who participated and made the forum such an enriching and interactive platform. Grateful for the opportunity, inspired by the conversations, and excited about the possibilities ahead for the starch industry!"

"It was an absolute pleasure attending the 14th Edition of the Starch Forum in Mumbai today. A huge thank you to the team at F1RST Market Research & Business Consultancy for organizing such a high-value, seamless event. The sessions provided fantastic insights into the latest clean-label, sustainability and technological trends shaping both the food and industrial starch segments and related products. It was also wonderful reconnecting with long-time industry peers and meeting new professionals across the value chain. Looking forward to applying these insights and continuing the conversations. Special thanks to Mrs. Samina for excellent coordination and thankful to Mr. Badri, Mr. Mohan and Mr. Ramakrishnan for the opportunity to participate."

"Thank you, F1rstMR team, for organizing such an insightful Starch Forum. Heartfelt thanks to all speakers for sharing valuable knowledge on starch innovations. And thank you to all participants for great interaction. Truly enriching experience."

"It was a great show at the Starch Forum yesterday. All sessions were so insightful, and it was a great meeting with the delegates. Thank you so much F1rstRM team for inviting me from Thai Wah. It really was great interacting with you Kamlesh ji and CPR sir. Thank you once again."

"The sessions offered valuable insights into functional and modified starches, nutritional applications, clean-label solutions, processing technologies, commercialization, and sustainable bioproducts. Beyond the sessions, I had the opportunity to connect with professionals from across the food and specialty ingredients industry. These conversations made the experience even more meaningful. A sincere thank you to Starch Forum 2026 and F1RST - Market Research & Business Consultancy, India for creating such an insightful platform for learning, collaboration, and networking. Glad to have attended the forum representing YASHAM SPECIALITY INGREDIENTS PRIVATE LIMITED. Here’s to more learning, meaningful connections, and turning ideas into practical solutions!"

"Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day at Starch Forum 2026 exploring how the starch industry is evolving beyond its traditional role as a food ingredient. A recurring theme across sessions was that value creation is increasingly shifting from selling starch as a commodity to designing specific outcomes: better texture, improved nutrition, greater process efficiency, or even entirely new bio-based products. As someone relatively new to the starch industry, the biggest value came from the conversations between sessions. I had the opportunity to interact with experts from across manufacturing, R&D, nutrition, ingredient development, and industrial biotechnology, asking a lot more questions than I answered. Many thanks to F1RST Market Research & Business Consultancy for bringing together such a diverse set of perspectives across the starch ecosystem. Looking forward to continuing the learning journey and the conversations that started at the forum."

"As an OEM and plant/line solutions provider, this was our first participation in such a forum, and it was a great learning experience for us. What made the forum particularly valuable was the opportunity to listen to and interact with academicians, researchers, nutritionists, consultants and industry professionals, each bringing a different perspective to the evolving starch ecosystem. From our perspective as an OEM, this is where process technology, scalability, raw-material consistency, efficiency and plant economics become critical. We look forward to participating again next year and hopefully sharing our perspective on potato starch processing, our technology partnership with SiccaDania, and the business considerations behind native and technical starch production. A sincere thank you to Kamlesh Ji and the entire F1rstMR team for creating such a well-curated platform for learning, interaction and knowledge sharing. It was a pleasure meeting so many knowledgeable people from across the starch ecosystem. Looking forward to continuing the conversations."

"Nice event , well-coordinated and nice sessions , keep it up Kamlesh , Samina , C P Ramakrishnan and entire First team . Love to see your wonderful contributions by bringing experts on such wonderful platforms."

"F1rst successfully organized the GiTEx-Table Top Innovation Day on 5th February 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, bringing together 90+ industry participants and 190+ potential company contacts from food, nutraceutical, and pharma sectors. Their meticulous planning and seamless execution created a professional and engaging environment, exceeding our expectations. We look forward to more such Innovation Days into India and Global."

"Our experience of working with F1rst has been very good for the first two webinars. The overall handling of end-to-end process including pre-, during- and post- webinar tasks has been very smooth. F1rst team worked closely with us and made relentless efforts to make sure that the registrations and attendance for the webinars is as expected. We are going ahead with more webinars with F1rst as our partner."

"F1rst team has done a fantastic job in organizing our Dairy Webinar. They have meticulously coordinated with us right from concept stage to final execution. We were overwhelmed by the actual turnout of the audience for the webinar. We will not hesitate to join hands with them again. Keep it up!"

"Nexira cooperated with F1rst to organize a webinar about acacia gum applications in confectionery. The webinar was successful with about 200 persons registered & more than 50 companies attending, we received a lot of positive feedback about the content and format of the event. F1rst team did a great job to design the communication campaign, host the presentation and arrange follow-up. This webinar helped Nexira to strengthen prospection for acacia gum and start new confectionery projects in India. Thank you again to all First members for your professionalism and dedication, look forward to our next event together!"

"It was an honour and privilege to speak on the topic of 'Driving Fortified Traditional Foods through Industry' at the Conference Processed Indian Traditional Foods, Edition - 06. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference, which successfully brought together industry experts, academia, and government dignitaries. The session topics were very well curated, leading to open and thoughtful conversation. The event also provided an excellent opportunity for networking. I look forward to more such insightful and thought-provoking conferences from F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm."

"The Processed Indian Traditional Foods, Edition - 06 was very well organized by F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm with excellent speakers. Showcasing highlights from all editions of PITF together would effectively reflect the platform's growth and impact."

"The Processed Indian Traditional Foods, Edition- 06, organised by F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm was a Game Changer!! I admired the insightful sessions on HEALTH, WELLNESS AND INNOVATIONS in Traditional Foods. Networking with my colleagues, industry leaders and exploring sustainable growth avenues was truly inspiring. A big thank you to the organizers F1st for a
thought-provoking event."

"It was a wonderful opportunity to participate in Processed Indian Traditional Foods, Edition - 06 along with Dr. Krishna Methekar sir from FSSAI and other industry stalwarts and NGO representatives to speak about sweet snacking 2.0. This is a great platform created by F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm to share thoughts, ideas and build upon experiences shared by others."

"Thank you to F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm for the wonderful opportunity to share my views and for the engaging interactions with industry partners, government food officials, institutions and food experts. The Processed Indian Traditional Foods, Edition - 06 was very well planned and well managed. I truly appreciate the efforts of the F1rst team in making it a success. This event stands out for its thoughtful curation and seamless execution, enabling meaningful dialogue among industry leaders, government food officials, institutions and experts. Kudos to the entire F1rst team."

"Hexagon Nutrition with F1rst - Market Research & Business Consultancy Firm, hosted a special Innovation Day INNOHEXA on 14th November 2025 at ITC Windsor, Bengaluru, bringing together partners, innovators, and industry leaders from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. INNOHEXA was not just an event - it was a statement of intent. A testament to Hexagon Nutrition's commitment to scientific excellence, collaborative innovation, and global nutrition impact. Our vision was simple yet bold: "To empower brands to deliver smarter nutrition - efficiently, effectively, and with evidence." Today, as we unveiled this event, we demonstrated with F1rst team, how we are turning that vision into meaningful action. We are proud of how far we have come and even more excited for the future we are building together with F1rst team."

"We truly appreciate the support and the great engagement from F1rst – Market Research & Business Consultancy Firmthroughout GiTEx-Innovation days."