2011 Trade Shows, Trade Missions, Inbound Foreign Buyer Missions and Trade Events

February 27-March 2: Gulfood Food exhibition, Dubai, U.A.E.
This is the largest show for food and related products in the Middle East. This is the best trade event to introduce your  products into the rapidly growing Middle East market where pricing and food safety is becoming very important. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation in the trade mission.

March 23-25: Food Ingredients-China trade show, Shanghai, China. 
This is the largest food ingredient trade show in China and is good for every type of food ingredient product. This is the best trade event to introduce your ingredient products into the rapidly growing Chinese market where food safety is becoming very important. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation in the trade mission.

March 27-29, Food Ingredient Trade Mission to Beijing, China.
 Immediately after the FI-China trade show we will take exhibitors on a trade mission to Beijing. There we will meet buyers who are specifically interested in your products. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation in the trade mission.

April 7, ExporTech Part 1, Las Vegas, DRI campus.
This three-part workshop is put on by the Nevada Industry Excellence (formerly MAP) program to train companies to successfully enter the export market. Companies must apply and are screened for suitability.

May 10-12: Vitafoods Exhibition and Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.
This is the largest trade show in Europe specifically for the dietary supplement, nutraceutical and "healthy food" industry. In 2010 over 8,500 buyers from 60+ countries (85% from Europe) attended. In addition to the complete booth package our contractor will set up meetings for you with pre-qualified importer/distributors who are specifically interested in your products at no additional charge. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation.

May 12, ExporTech Part 2, Las Vegas, DRI campus.

May 11-14: HOFEX trade show, Hong Kong.
This is one of the largest food trade shows in Asia and is good for every type of food-related product. This is the best trade event to introduce your products into the rapidly growing Asia and China market. It is held only ever-other year. In 2009 there were 40,000= buyers attending the show. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation in the exhibition.

September 21-23: Food Ingredients-Asia (FI-A) trade show, Bangkok, Thailand. 
This is the largest food ingredient trade show in Asia and is good for every type of food ingredient product. This is the best trade event to introduce your ingredient products into the rapidly growing Southeast Asian market. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation. September 25-26: Immediately after the FI-A trade show we will take exhibitors and other interested exporters on a trade mission to the Philippines. There we will meet buyers who are specifically interested in your products. Grant funding is available to help offset part of the cost of participation in the trade mission.

October (late; exact dates TBD): Inbound Buying Mission for Dietary Supplements from Europe.
This is a free event for suppliers of dietary supplement products to individually meet with pre-qualified buyers from Europe. The meetings will be held in the Las Vegas area.

For more information please contact Alan Di Stefano at: (775) 687-4325 or by e-mail at: adistefano@diversifynevada.com.