MESSAGES FROM FOODist

Dear Member of the Food Industry,

TÜYAP and the leading trade associations of the industry take on a new perspective and philosophy to present the food and beverage industry with a world-class specialist fair between 9th and 12th of December, 2010.

Our ultimate goal is to replace many small-scale, disorganized, non-representative and unsatisfactory trade shows with an industry platform that will transform Turkey into a meeting point of the Eurasian region, helping exhibitors come together with new and high-profile buyers and visitors.

The top-ranking agriculture, stockbreeding, food technologies, plastics and packaging events already organized by TÜYAP provides significant experience and a rich database of foreign and domestic prospective exhibitors and visitors, which will ensure that FOODist Fair will bring together the prominent buyers and suppliers of the industry, and create opportunities for everyone playing a part in the business.

FOODist 2010 will showcase the various companies operating in the food and beverage industry of Turkey in a “supermarket” concept and will include all food and beverage groups that illustrate the respective product ranges, product quality, significant manufacturing capacities and competitive performance of exhibitors, and serve as the meeting point of the industry - an opportunity sorely missed for many years.

Our international promotion efforts will focus on regions that Turkey has close economic, commercial, social and cultural ties, including its neighbors, the Balkans, Black Sea and Caucasian countries, Europe, West and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa. Also included in the efforts are the Americas, South Africa, East Asia and Asia-Pacific countries as new market opportunities.
It is our goal to enliven the region as well as the domestic market. Therefore, FOODist 2010 is a part of the KOSGEB 2010 Domestic Fair Support Initiative and will be promoted across the country throughout the year, with special emphasis on provinces with a large number of retail outlets.

As we prepare to achieve significant growth, we kindly ask you to mark the dates of FOODist 2010 on your calendars. Having you among us between the 9th and 12th of December, 2010 at FOODist Fair will be a testament to power, faith, cooperation, hard work and perseverance in the industry, and will be a source of strength for FOODist 2010 and great pleasure and honor for us.