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150 companies to join world food expo at SMX
- Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/business/2015/06/23/150-companies-join-world-food-expo-smx-414869
- Tuesday, June 23, 2015
- (ASP)
THE World Food Expo (Wofex) Mindanao-10th Food Processing and Packaging Technology Expo, the largest export-oriented food show in the country, opens in Davao City on June 25.
Some 150 companies will showcase their latest food and beverage products and services.
The three-day event is slated at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier.
Over 6,000 visitors are expected to attend the exposition, a 20 percent increase as compared to last year's turnout.
"We registered about 5,000 visitors last year and we are targeting to exceed this by 20 to 25 percent given the addition of the Mindanao Culinary Festival into the show," Joel Pascual, Wofex president, told Sun.Star Davao, adding that one of the major features of this year's expo is the relaunching of the culinary festival.
The expo showcases 95 percent non-local exhibitors and only five percent came from Davao Region.
"About 95 percent of the exhibitors come from outside of Mindanao. The strength of Wofex is that it allows the establishments to have more supplier options as we bring in suppliers closer to them," Pascual said.
The expo aims to help build networks of buyers and sellers, of providing supply solutions to those in the food industry.
"If Wofex will be able to help upgrade the facilities of one restaurant, or uplift the knowledge of a food service professional, or help create a new food entrepreneur, then it would have succeeded in accomplishing its objectives," he said.
Wofex will also continue to stage its Wofex University to Davao to serve as learning opportunities to food service professionals.
Pascual also said Wofex chose Davao because of its effectiveness in attracting visitors from across the island.
"To cater to the acknowledged food basket of the Philippines, Wofex has chosen Davao as the host. Being the major economic hub in the southern part of the country, Davao is the perfect venue for reaching the show's target market," he said.