Ingredients South Asia will be read by CEOs as well as department heads
from R&D, Purchase, Production, QA/QC, Regulatory Compliance, Hygiene &
Sanitation Management, Legislation, Distribution, Logistics, Marketing & Sales
as well as General Management across the Generics / API Manufacturing, Health Ingredients
and Fine & Speciality Chemicals industry across India.. Secondary segments will
include Government & Independent Research Labs, regulatory authorities, Distributors,
Traders, research institutes, academia, Allied Suppliers, consultants as well as
equity analysts who track the sector.
In celebration of our Anniversary and in response to the feedback PfI
has received from our readers and advertisers. We have expanded our horizons in
Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Nutraceutical, Fine & Speciality Chemicals
& Cosmetic Sectors.This change is not simply skin deep, it will be reflected
not only by our new identity and the new sectors we will cater to, but also by the
fresh new editorial features that from now on will be an integral part of the magazine
every week. These features will include industry-friendly and informative content
– cover story, industry news, regulatory affairs, updates and developments,
new products and innovations interviews of people making the headlines, expert articles
and upcoming events from across South Asia and the world.Ingredients South Asia
is published by Saffron Media, whose products include Chronicle Pharmabiz, the No.
1 newspaper in the South Asian Pharma markets; Pharmabiz.com, South Asia's No. 1
pharma portal;
Food & Beverage News, the only newspaper for the F&B sector, and Hospital
Equipment & Solutions – the indispensable buyer's guide for the time constrained
hospital practitioner.
P. A. Francis, the editor of Ingredients South Asia, is already editor & publisher for other media products namely Pharmabiz.com, Chronicle Pharmabiz and Food & Beverage News of the Group. Mr. Francis before setting up Saffron Media Pvt Ltd with Madan Bahal in April 2000, was the editor for Business Publication Division (BPD) of Indian Express Group in Mumbai from 1994 to 2000. In BPD, Mr. Francis launched India's first newspaper for the pharmaceutical industry, Express Pharma Pulse, in 1994. This was followed by a string of other publications for sectors like hospitality, tourism, textile, export import, etc.
Prior to this assignment he had worked as Bureau Chief for Observer of Business & Politics, a Reliance Group financial daily for 5 years and as a Special Correspondent for The Economic Times for 14 years. During his 35 years of journalistic career he had produced thousands of special reports, articles and editorial comments on pharmaceuticals and other industry segments. He had also widely traveled to several countries to participate in conferences as speaker on invitation by the organizers.