World SnackPro Xpo & Conference · Ludhiana · 3–5 December 2026
Recognising the people who build India’s snack industry
Twelve categories. An independent jury. No entry fee. Winners are presented on stage on 4 December, in front of the region’s trade.
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Entry fee
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World SnackPro Xpo & Conference · Ludhiana · 3–5 December 2026
Recognising the people who build India’s snack industry
Twelve categories. An independent jury. No entry fee. Winners are presented on stage on 4 December, in front of the region’s trade.
Categories
Entry fee
Presented on stage
Friday, 4 December 2026
4:00 pm — closing session of the conference
Conference Hall, Ludhiana Exhibition Centre, Sahnewal
Networking high tea
Distributors and modern trade run a silent credibility check before a first order. An award answers it.
Winners receive a logo pack cleared for use on packaging, print and digital.
Winners and finalists are covered across our media partner network.
The ceremony closes the conference, in front of buyers, association heads, officials and press.
Enter as many as apply. There is no fee for any of them.
Savoury snack manufacturers who have grown distribution or scaled production.
Traditional and modern sweet manufacturers, including counter-to-packaged transitions.
Traditional and modern sweet manufacturers, including counter-to-packaged transitions.
Juices, dairy drinks, functional and traditional beverages.
Better-for-you, millet-based, baked or clean-label products with a real market.
A product that changed its category through format, ingredient, shelf life or price.
The strongest launch of 2026.
Packaging that solves a real problem: barrier, shelf impact, cost or material reduction.
Machinery and technology advancing frying, extrusion, weighing, sorting or filling.
May be nominated by the distributor, or by a brand they carry.
Manufacturers opening new international markets.
Selected by the jury alone. Cannot be nominated for, and cannot be sponsored at any price.
One trophy is presented in each category, with two further companies named as Finalists. Categories receiving fewer than five valid entries may be withdrawn — we would rather present no award than a hollow one.
Winning or being shortlisted for a SnackPro Industry Award places your organization at the forefront of the market, offering unparalleled strategic advantages:
Cement your reputation as an industry pioneer backed by an esteemed panel of experts.
Leverage a powerful credential that strengthens relationships with distributors, retailers, and investors.
Gain dedicated exposure across national trade media and high-profile industry networks.
Differentiate your products and technology in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
No consultant, no agency, no designer. Just tell the jury what you did and what changed.
As many as fit your business. No limit, no fee.
Company details and a 300-word statement on what you did and what changed.
Photographs, distribution or growth figures, certifications. Numbers help; adjectives don't.
Shortlisted companies are contacted in November and receive two free ceremony passes.
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Nominations close at 6:00 pm IST. Late entries cannot be accepted — the jury needs the full month to review.
Eleven of the twelve categories are available for title partnership. Your company name sits inside the award title — not beside it — on the trophy, in the citation, on the ceremony backdrop, and in every photograph the winner shares afterwards.
Partners present the trophy on stage in person.
Founding rate ₹40,000 + GST · held for three editions
Is there really no entry fee?
No. Nominations are open to any eligible company in India, and non-exhibiting entries are judged on exactly the same basis.
Yes. Tick as many as apply on the nomination form.
One trophy, plus two companies named as Finalists.
Send a representative. Awards are presented on stage and we don’t courier unclaimed trophies — being in the room is part of the recognition.
Only the jury and the awards desk. Commercial figures submitted as evidence are treated as confidential and are never shared with the sales team.