The essence of business leadership in today’s business environment of Indian F&B industry can be summed up as sensing the challenges and creating opportunities to be innovative and grow. With the increasing population, it leads to the creation of more and more demanding consumers, coupled with the birth of new regulations, the F&B business leaders need to be futuristic, adaptive, and have a well-structured business plan to be on top. The industry leaders need to constantly re-orient themselves with the trends in consumers’ preferences that are evidently going towards the healthy and convenient food options while, at the same time, emerging market trends such as organic and sustainable foods are being noticed. While the appearance of the e-commerce and digital platforms bring about a need for leaders to adopt technology and improve on the distribution channels, supply chains, and customer relationships, it is also crucial for leaders to be flexible and adapt to change.
In the context of the flour milling sector in India, leadership skills involve attributes and approaches which are specific to this industry, and which also possess the capability of adhering to the prevailing environment. Mills are one of the basics, if not the basic of the food supply chain, and the producers of a range of food staples such as wheat flour and others, which are then consumed by both consumers and the food industry. The management must work on a bundle of vital factors like fluctuation in raw material prices, meeting up with the regulations, and the technology of flour milling process to maintain a good reputation in the flour milling industry. In this issue, we acquaint you with the top leaders from these fields. After studying the industry landscapes in-depth, Industry Outlook has zeroed in on the top ones that have excelled with their meticulous approach. Having proven their dedication in order to meet the customer’s expectations in an end-to-end manner, these leaders have stood out from the crowd
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