Cebu is set to host a world food expo at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) giving a boost to the province's bid to become a convention and exhibition capital of the country.
The exhibition called the World Food Expo (Wopex): Food Processing and Packaging Tecchnology Expo 2007 is expected to gather at least 700 local and international exhibitors at the CICC this April.
According to Felix Tiukinhoy, president of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors (Pampi) and co-host of the event, the exhibition will boost Cebu's bid to become a convention and exhibition capital of the country.
The event will also boost industries and businesses not only in Cebu but also those in the region, with the presence of hundreds of suppliers and buyers gathered in one huge event.
“Hundreds of deals are sealed in events like these. Instead of going to Manila where you meet one or two suppliers or buyers in one day, in an expo you meet a hundred of them,” said Tiukinhoy also president of Virginia Food, Inc.
Pampi will cohost the event with the association of Cebu-based food exporters – Association of Food Manufacturers and Exporters and the European Chamber of Commerce Cebu.
Last year, the annual exhibition gathered 700 exhibitors and over 52,000 foreign and local trade exhibitors, Jocelle Pascual, vice president for marketing of Premier Events Plus Group Inc., said in a letter to Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.
Exhibitors in the event range from food processing equipment and supplies, food service facilities, packaging equipment, packaging materials, food ingredients, supermarket systems among others.
According to Tiukinhoy, organizers are still waiting for advice from the management board created by the provincial and Mandaue City government regarding the rates for use of the CICC. (CDN)
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