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our market as a whole." The fair is one of the most partners." Dang Phuc Nguyen,
important exhibitions for our Secretary General,
Victor Sarabia Molina, company". Xavier Lazo Guerrero, Vietnam Fruit & Vegetable
Manager, Agribusiness Minister for Agriculture and Association
Department, Promperu Ingrid Vanstreels, Key Livestock (Ecuador) "Fruit Logistica enables
(Peru) Account Manager Shippers "More than 70 percent our members to enter new
"Fruit Logistica is the & Forwarders, Port of of Ecuador's agricultural markets. For the first time,
ideal platform for us to Antwerp (Belgium) products come from small to we have seven stands at the
show the world what Peru "I am impressed with medium-sized enterprises. fair. For us, this makes it the
has to offer consumers in the internationality and size Trade with our products is an largest exhibition of frozen
terms of its climate, products of the fair. The event is one important factor in creating fruit in the world. As in
and the professionalism of the few opportunities a jobs and fighting rural 2018, this year we will also
of its companies. At the year to meet our customers poverty. At Fruit Logistica, be represented at Asia Fruit
fair we presented our new from all over the world. We we were able to convince Logistica."
brand, Superfoods Peru, can also network with other many buyers and traders
and succeeded in reaching ports here, which are very that our agriculture has huge Dr. Gregorio Padula,
international decision important for our business." potential." Managing Director,
makers." TOKITA SEED (Japan)
Marie Cambon, Export Ger van Burik, Exhibition "Eleven years ago, we
Mario Slunitschek, Senior Project Manager, Agri Food Coordinator, Stichting came third in the event's
Vice President, Fruit & Sector, Business France Holland Fresh Group Innovation Award with the
Vegetables / Dried Fruit / "We are very happy with (Netherlands) tomatoberry. The fair is a
Canned Goods), EDEKA the feedback that our traders "I attend five major fairs good opportunity to present
(Germany) have given us. Our plan to a year. The event is the most new products. We made
"For EDEKA, the event attract people to our stands important trade fair in the many new contacts which we
is particularly important through events such as a big world, especially for us Dutch, will be maintaining after the
because we work together French Party and cooking because Germany is our fair."
with producers from all over shows on the first day of the biggest partner. 40 percent of
the world. In recent years fair was a success. It's easy to our exports go there." Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu,
there have been more than make contacts here." Managing Director of
1,000 from 83 countries. Monica Bratuti, President ColdHubs, Nigeria
Thanks to the fair, we don't Clare Dyble, Strategic - International Business, “When I found out that
have to travel around the Business Development Turners International I had been selected for the
world, but can talk to many Manager, Redpack Marketing (New Zealand) start-up area, I was truly
people in one place." Packaging Machinery and Co-Initiator of the delighted. The event has
(United Kingdom) Global Women's Network given me the opportunity
Björn Weyts, Global "The people at the fair "The fair gets better every to present my company and
Marketing Director, TOMRA come from all over the year. I have been involved network with companies that
Sorting (Belgium) world, from America to in it for eight years and have are already well established.
"We operate in many Australia. Hall 9 has a wide seen the role of women grow Everybody that plays a role
markets with various range of technology on and the female perspective in the fruit and vegetable
brands. All the customers show, and the networking gain importance. For me, fruit industry is represented at
we want to reach come to opportunities were doesn't have to look perfect, the trade fair. If you want to
Fruit Logistica. And we fantastic. We have met for example. Its taste is more meet the right contacts, you
meet new people every year. many customers and new important than its shape." simply must attend.”

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