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For more information on Trade Shows,
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Trade Show Tidbits -- A newsletter
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ABASTUR (Sept. 10-12, 2008) Mexico City,
Mexico. [NEW DATE!] Invitation
in .pdf format
SIAL MERCOSUR (Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 16-18, 2008) This USDA-endorsed event offers an excellent opportunity to introduce your products to the Argentina market and other Mercosur countries as well: Brazil, Chile, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay. One of the largest trade food shows in South America, SIAL MERCOSUR in 2007 had more than 550 exhibitors, from 20 countries and attracted more than 25,000 trade visitors. Best products include: dairy products, confectionery, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed fruits and vegetables, tuna, pork and poultry, sauces, soup preparations, nuts, extracts, snack foods, candy, chewing gum energy drinks and coffee. For more information on Sial Mercosur 2008, please contact Tobitha Jones at 202-690-1182 or e:mail at Tobitha.Jones@usda.gov
Flyer in .pdf
World Food Moscow (Moscow, Russia -- September 23-26, 2008) World Food Moscow is the largest international show and conference for importers, wholesalers, retailers, and food processors in Russia. This event offers an excellent opportunity to introduce U.S. food products in Russia, one of the world’s fastest growing markets. Last year, this 4-day event drew over 1,320 exhibitors from 53 countries and attracted more than 53,000 importers, wholesalers, retailers, and processors from all parts of Russia and from many neighboring countries. For more information, please see attached flyer and contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov at 202-720-3425.
Food Ingredients (Fi) Asia -- Bangkok, Thailand (September 24-26, 2008) Recognized at the top meeting place for food ingredient suppliers, Fi Asia 2007 welcomed over 200 exhibitors from 54 countries and attracted 7,271 visitors. Returning to Bangkok in 2008, this USDA-endorsed event attracts food professionals from the entire Southeast Asia region. For more information, please email Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
Fine Food (Melbourne, Australia – September 22-25, 2008) Australia’s largest exhibition for the food and beverage industry, Fine Food Australia is an international event showcasing the latest innovations in food, beverages and equipment. Fine Food focuses on the key industry areas of bakery, confectionery, dairy, meat & seafood, natural products and equipment for retail, catering and hospitality. For more information, please contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
Held biennially in Paris , France , SIAL Paris is one of the largest food shows in the world. It attracts importers and distributors not only from the European Union but also from the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia . SIAL Paris 2006 welcomed 5,256 exhibitors from five continents and attracted over 140,000 trade visitors and 1,400 journalists from 58 countries. For more information, please contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
Health Ingredients Europe (HiE) alternates with Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) in various European cities. HiE 2008 is going to be the focus for sellers and buyers of all kinds of health ingredients, from nutraceuticals to cosmoceuticals and from organic constituents to complex functional foodstuffs. HiE 2006 welcomed over 440 exhibitors and attracted more than 9,000 attendees. For more information on the USA Pavilion at this USDA-endorsed event, please email Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
This is one of the largest food and beverage and hospitality shows in Asia attracting exhibitors from around the world and 16,000 buyers from the entire region. China is the largest food market in the world. This show provides an opportunity to meet China’s leading distributors. Best prospects include non-alcoholic beverages, canned and processed foods, confectionery, dairy products, food ingredients, fresh produce, gourmet food, health food, meat and poultry, seafood, wines, spirits, and beers. Visit www.fhcchina.com. For more info, contact Tobitha.Jones@usda.gov or call 202-690-1182
IFE India (December 2-4, 2008) IFE India is one of the leading B2B international food and drink trade shows in India. In 2007, 202 exhibitors from 19 countries and around 6,900 business visitors (more than 80% from HRI, retail, wholesale and importer sectors) attended IFE India 2007. The best prospects are almonds, fresh fruits (apples, grapes, and pears), prunes, pistachios, wine, snack foods, fruit juices, sauces, spreads, salad dressings, condiments, pulses, etc. India’s food and beverage industry is growing at a rate of 9% per annum. Show Date: December 2-4, 2008 and the Deadline is September 15, 2008. Contact: Tobitha Jones at 202-690-1182 or e:mail: Tobitha.Jones@usda.gov
SIRHA is the leading international forum for the foodservice sector in Europe. Held biennially in Lyon, France, SIRHA 2007 attracted approximately 133,000 decision makers and welcomed over 1,985 exhibitors. Exhibiting companies ranged from large foodservice providers to small and medium-sized companies with ingredients and food concepts. For U.S. companies, the show will be an excellent opportunity to reach key players in this rapidly expanding sector in France, and in Europe as a whole. SIRHA is the ideal place to test or launch new products, flavors, incorporate U.S. ingredients in local cuisine, and is the only place in the world to showcase products and equipment for the European foodservice sector. For more information, please see attached flyer and contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
Fruit Logsitica (Berlin Germany --February 4-6, 2009) Fruit Logistica is the largest international trade show in the world for fresh produce, dried fruits, and tree nuts. U.S. exhibitors at Fruit Logistica will be able to reach buyers from many different markets. The 2008 event was more successful than ever with 2,115 exhibitors from 68 countries. Some 50,430 visitors from 120 countries including Central/South America, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Turkey, and many others visited the USA Pavilion in search of U.S. products. Please visit the link below to view the USA Pavilion brochure. Please also feel free to contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425. For more information please visit: http://www.emailbrain.com/new/viewnewsletter.aspx?NewsletterID=302624&SiteID=26255
BioFach (Nuremberg, Germany – February 19-22, 2009) BioFach, the World Organic Trade Fair, is distinguished by its vigor, internationality and innovative power. It brings together approximately 2,600 exhibitors - two thirds from abroad - and more than 45,000 trade visitors from over 110 countries of the world to Nuremberg every year in February. BioFach under the patronage of IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) applies strict admission criteria to guarantee the constantly high quality of products on display. Please consider joining us at this truly international event. For more information, please visit http://www.b-for.com/biofach2009.html or contact Sharon.Cook@fas.usda.gov.
Gulfood 2009 (February 23-26, 2009) Held annually, Gulfood 2009 is the largest food and food equipment show trade event held in Dubai, United Emirates. Strategically located, Dubai is the gateway to markets in the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, East Africa and the Indian subcontinent (approximately two billion potential customers). The best prospects are almonds (shelled), beef, poultry meat, snacks foods, fresh apples and pears, edible oils, cheeses, fruit and vegetable juices, condiments and sauces, breakfast cereals, confectionary products, frozen vegetables, pulses, planting seeds, sweeteners, beverage bases and pet foods. In 2008, Gulfood attendance exceeded 39,000 trade visitors with $1,955 exhibitors from 72 countries. Show Date: February 23-26, 2009 and the Deadline is September 2008. Contact: Tobitha Jones at 202-690-1182 or e:mail: Tobitha.Jones@usda.gov
IFE, held biennially, is the United Kingdom’s largest international food and drink exhibition. More than 24,000 visitors attended IFE London 2007 representing every sector of the food and drink industry including food and drink manufacturers, retailers, catering, wholesaler and distributors, and goods and services. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will once again partner with show management to organize a USA Pavilion complete with a selection of booth packages, a business lounge, and the camaraderie and synergy that a USA Pavilion brings. For more information, contact Sharon.Cook@usda.gov or call 202-720-3425.
American Cafe at Food & Hotel Indonesia (Jakarta, Indonesia -- April 15-18, 2009) Are you interested in getting maximum exposure for your products without the cost of attending the show? The American CafĂ© at Food & Hotel Indonesia offers a unique, cost-effective opportunity to showcase your products to some 16,000 trade visitors that are expected to attend Indonesia’s premier show for the retail, foodservice, and food processing industries. USDA will display and offer samples of your products of U.S. origin. Participation will allow you to test the Indonesian market with minimal investment. For more information, see flyer below. An application is also attached. |
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SIAL Paris , France (October 19-23, 2008) 
Health Ingredients Europe -- Paris, France (Nov. 4-6, 2008) 
