International Seafood Expos: Where sellers meet buyers International seafood expos are generally organised around national pavilions, often featuring cookery demonstrations and product sampling, as well as individual booths for companies to showcase and sell their product. There are many seafood expos to choose from but three of the big ones are listed here.
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China Fisheries & Seafood Expo Taking place during the first week of November, the China Expo is the world’s largest attracting more than 1,500 exhibitors and 33,000 attendees from over 100 countries. Seafish has a UK seafood pavilion featuring a demonstration kitchen and chef. UK companies can network in an open-plan meeting area with translators provided and pay for individual exhibition booths to showcase their products. Seafood Expo Global Europe’s biggest seafood trade expo with more than 2,000 exhibiting companies and 29,000 buyers, sellers and seafood professionals from 89 countries attending in 2019. Held in Brussels in April/May, UK companies can access a meeting room – suitable for private meetings or hosting briefings – and open plan meeting space on Seafish’s stand. Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo Four expos in one: fishery, aquaculture, sushi, and seafood technology, it is usually held in August and attended by more than 30,000 people. Seafish and Seafood Scotland have a UK seafood pavilion including Seafood Scotland’s demonstration kitchen. UK companies can access a translator and conduct business in an open-plan area. _______________________________________________________________________________
For more information, please contact Lynn Gilmore on Lynn.Gilmore@seafish.co.uk or Phillip Quirie on Phillip.Quirie@seafish.co.uk.
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