WorldFood Istanbul, the most effective food products & processing technologies exhibition in the region and the world was held from 25 – 28 November at TÜYAP Convention Congress and Fair Center in Istanbul receiving the support of T.R. Ministry of Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB), İstanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters` Association (İHBİR), Out-of-home Consumption Suppliers Association (ETÜDER), Marmara Regional Procurement Managers Platform (MARSAP), Turkish Cooks` Association, Culinary Tourism Society (GTD), and World Gourmet Society.
The Food Tech Garage Event, which was included in the WorldFood Istanbul exhibition for the first time this year created new partnership opportunities with industry representatives by supporting domestic enterprises in agriculture and food and encouraged the entrepreneurs working in this work field.
WorldFood Istanbul Exhibition Director Semi Benbanaste stated that with "the Safe Trade, 365-Day Exhibition" strategy, they have hosted nearly 6,000 visitors from 145 countries for 4 days at the WorldFood Istanbul. Stating that 29% of the visitors were coming from abroad, Benbanaste continued his words as follows:
“More than 90 buyers from 13 countries build new partnerships with exhibitors through the virtual trading platform, Hyve Connect. There was a 15% increase in the number of visitors per exhibitor compared to the previous year. We spent four days that meet the standards for efficiency in the next-generation approaches to the exhibition organization."
This year, safe food production, safe access to food, implementation, and adoption of sustainable approaches in all dimensions of agriculture and food, the future of agriculture and food sector; domestic initiatives and innovative solutions they offer were highlights of the exhibition.
Chef Somer Sivrioğlu shared the tips to build a more sustainable kitchen in the event where a limited number of kitchen professionals attended.
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The Exhibitors of the Show Have Been Successful to Export Across 13 Nations
