500,000 visitors as the Food, Tea, Home Delights and Beauty &
Wellness Expos successfully conclude
HONG KONG, Aug 21, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) -
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the
28th Food Expo, the ninth Hong Kong International Tea Fair, the
fourth Home Delights Expo and the second Beauty & Wellness
Expo, together with the International Conference of the
Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products, jointly
organised with the Modernized Chinese Medicine International
Association Ltd, have concluded successfully. The four fairs
attracted a record of more than 2,000 exhibitors from 29 countries
and regions and drew nearly 500,000 visitors.
"The HKTDC has been striving to promote global trade," said HKTDC
Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Chau. "The four summer fairs
provide one-stop shopping and sourcing experience for consumers and
trade buyers, as well as an ideal promotion platform for
exhibitors. The atmosphere at the concurrent fairs was very vibrant
this year. Open to industry players from 17-19 August, the Trade
Hall at the Food Expo attracted close to 21,000 buyers, up one per
cent compared to last year. We are pleased that many exhibitors
have reported satisfactory results at the fairs."
Food Expo: Japan as Partner Country, exhibitors explored global
markets
Welcoming a record of over 1,500 exhibitors from 26 countries and
regions, the Food Expo comprised three dedicated areas: the Trade
Hall, Gourmet Zone and Public Hall. Japan was the Partner Country
of this year's Expo, bringing 331 Japanese exhibitors from 36
prefectures to showcase local delicacies and haute cuisine. Takuro
Wanami, Director, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food
Business Promotion Division, Japan External Trade Organization
(JETRO), said: "We are pleased that we have attracted strong
interest from various buyers from Hong Kong and the Chinese
mainland, and the response is very encouraging. Hong Kong continues
to be the biggest market for Japanese food products and serves as a
gateway to penetrate other markets in Southeast Asia. The Expo is
definitely the gathering place for Japanese companies to grow their
overseas business."
Another Japanese exhibitor, Triway Co, Ltd, joined the Food Expo
for the first time. Naoto Kimura, President of the company, said
that the Expo is an excellent platform to promote their products
and develop business. "Among the buyers we met were supermarket
chains and restaurants in Hong Kong. Some buyers from Spain,
Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland have also
expressed interest in our products."
Ideal business-matching platform creating trade opportunities
The HKTDC organised more than 100 buyer missions from 25 countries
and regions to visit the Food Expo and Tea Fair to source products
and provide more business opportunities for exhibitors. In
addition, a selection of retailers and agents, including 759 Store,
Sun Wah Japanese Food Ltd, city'super and China Resources Ng Fung
International Distribution, set up buyers' booths for pre-arranged
business-matching meetings with exhibitors.
William Chong, Assistant Manager, Fresh Food, City Super Ltd, said
that they were happy with the arrangements. "HKTDC's pre-arranged
business-matching service made everything so easy and efficient. I
have already found two new suppliers from Korea for different
fruits and I have identified a Mexican exhibitor for conventional
fruits. The dried longan offered by a Thai exhibitor also looks
interesting."
The Trade Hall at the Food Expo welcomed a number of new group
pavilions this year, including the Indian pavilion, bringing 32
exhibitors to the fair. Sanjeev K Jain, Head of Export, Parag Milk
Foods Ltd, joining the Expo for the first time, said that the
company was the largest privately-run producer of cheese and milk
products in India. It met some potential customers from Hong Kong
and the Chinese mainland on the first day and expect orders of at
least one container of goods each upon successful negotiation.
The Hong Kong International Tea Fair, held from 17-19 August,
opened exclusively to trade buyers on the first two days, before
welcoming public visitors on the last day. The Sri Lankan exhibitor
Sunshine Tea (Private) Ltd said that the Southeast Asian market
offers huge potential for the company's development. Nathaniel
Umesh, the company's Deputy General Manager, Trading & Exports
said, "We have made new contacts with buyers from different
countries and regions through the Tea Fair, including buyers from
the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Samples and quotations have been provided to them for further
negotiations. We expect to participate in the fair again next
year."
Running from 17-21 August, the Public Hall at the Food Expo
featured more than 570 exhibitors and five group pavilions,
including the Chinese mainland, Canada, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, to
promote local flavours from those countries and regions. The Tainan
Industrial Development and Investment Promotion Committee brought
six companies to the Expo. Wang Chien-Min, Executive Director of
the committee, said, "Many people visited our booths and our
companies met serious buyers who are interested in exploring
cooperation in sales and distribution. The Expo really provides a
good stage to showcase our products and raise the profile of
Tainan's fine food and snacks." He said that they would join the
Expo again in the future to promote Tainan products.
Parallel fairs generate business synergy
Besides the Food Expo, the concurrent Home Delights Expo was also
welcomed by the public. Eric Cheung, Senior Director, Customer
& Business Development, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, said he thinks
the Expo attracted target customers, aged 30-60, who are seeking to
raise their standard of living. "The Home Delights Expo is held
concurrently with Food Expo, creating synergies and attracting more
visitors to our booth. We offered free gifts to consumers who
downloaded our mobile app at our booth, so we expect a 10-20 per
cent increase in the number of visitors."
Launched last year, the Beauty & Wellness Expo returned with
more than 80 exhibitors this year. New pavilions from Korea and
Taiwan also showcased their local quality products. Korean
exhibitors sold products to public consumers and met with potential
business partners. Yongsuk Kim Max, Assistant Manager, Fair Team,
The Ocean, said that the Korean exhibitors were happy with the
results. "For example, MiJin Cosmetics met with more than 20
potential business partners from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore
and Thailand who were keen to import raw materials from this
company or to use its OEM service. BOM Co, Ltd, a hair and skincare
product manufacturer, found eight potential distributors from Hong
Kong, Malaysia and Singapore."
Websites:
- Food Expo: http://www.hktdc.com/hkfoodexpo
- Hong Kong International Tea Fair:
http://www.hktdc.com/hkteafair
- Home Delights Expo: http://www.hktdc.com/homedelights
- Beauty & Wellness Expo: http://www.hktdc.com/hkbeautyexpo
- Photo Download Link: http://bit.ly/2vRbGw1
International Conference of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine
& Health Products: http://www.hktdc.com/icmcm
About HKTDC
Established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
(HKTDC) is a statutory body dedicated to creating opportunities for
Hong Kong's businesses. With more than 40 offices globally,
including 13 on the Chinese mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong
as a platform for doing business with China, Asia and the world.
With 50 years of experience, the HKTDC organises international
exhibitions, conferences and business missions to provide
companies, particularly SMEs, with business opportunities on the
mainland and in international markets, while providing information
via trade publications, research reports and digital channels
including the media room. For more information, please visit:
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