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E-commerce in the next big channel for the food business operators. With the pandemic, it has also evolved as a channel of choice for the consumers. As per economic times, the Indian online grocery market is expected to clock $3billion in 2020. For the new enterprises with niche products it an easy way to test their products without investing in huge supply chain. The channel also provides instant feedback to the sellers. However, for the consumer and the platforms providers it is a new challenge ensuring that the products comply with the regulations which are being constantly updated by FSSAI to keep up with the pace of changes. In our September webinar we will be discussing the food safety, compliance and how the E-commerce industry is dealing with it. Talking about the topic will be our panelists Sachin Achintalwar, President, Association of Food Scientists and Technologist of India, Bangalore chapter. He is also a regulatory expert in the his current role at Cloudtail, one of the key sellers in the marketplace, offering customers a hassle-free process of purchase. Cloudtail currently has more than 6,000 unique vendors and products from over 11,500 brands. Rajesh Kumaramenon, Head of Quality and Food Safety, at Licious (Delightful Gourmet Pvt. Ltd.), a meat and seafood company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The company operates on a farm-to-fork model, owning the entire back-end supply chain and cold chain. Amun Thapa, CEO, Sastodeal.com one of the leading ecommerce companies in Nepal with millions of customers and thousands of vendors / partners all over Nepal. They recently entered into a strategic partnership with Flipkart to help lakhs of Flipkart sellers get access to the neighboring country’s e-commerce market. The panel will be moderated by Surabhi Soral, Consultant, Food Safety Works who is also our regulatory expert.