Three new country pavilions at Thaifex-WoF Asia 2008

The regional trade show will feature wide-ranging products and information, with fine food and food technology taking prominence FOR the first time, Brunei, Italy and Taiwan have formed new group pavilions to exhibit at Thaifex朩orld of Food Asia, to be held from May 21 to 25, 2008 at IMPACT Challenger. Other group pavilions featured are from Australia, China, France, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Peru, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. A regional trading platform for Southeast Asia, Thaifex朩orld of Food Asia serves all in the food and beverage trade. The show covers food & beverage featuring halal and organic, food catering & hospitality services, food technology and retail & franchise. Special zones for halal, and health and organic are set up for ease of access by visitors. More than 1,000 exhibitors from 28 countries/regions and 20,000 visitors from 102 countries/regions visited the show in 2007 and the records are expected to be broken this year. Asia's organic food industry has surged in recent years, with a marked increase in both consumption and production in the region. The trends towards health & wellness are driving forces behind product and business development in this sector. With increasing wealth, the region's consumers are also increasing their health consciousness. The Agriculture Ministry of Thailand has recently announced to increase organic farm acreage by at least 40% to 200,000 rai (about 320 million sqm) over the next two years to tap into higher demand in world markets. The same increasing demand for safe, high quality food in primary markets has also affected the halal market. The global halal food market is on the threshold of major developments that hold the promise of rapid and sustained growth. With the Halal food market currently accounting for as much as 12% of global trade in agri-food products, major growth will generate growth opportunities throughout the agri-food industry. Major manufacturers and brands such as Blue Elephant, CP Group, Framec, Ginbis, Malee, Mederer, Sandvik, White Caf? and many others will showcase their wide-ranging products at the different zones at the fair. Besides sourcing products and networking at the fair, visitors and exhibitors can attend the seminars presenting three broad topics of market trends, health food and food technology. Koelnmesse GmbH is organizing Thaifex朩orld of Food Asia in cooperation with the Department of Export Promotion (DEP) and the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC). The show will be open to trade visitors only on the first three days (May 21 to 23) and also to the public on the last two days (May 24 and 25).Air Jordan IV 4 Retro Pinnacle Croc Pony Hair