2017 Taipei International Food Show: Paraguayan Ambassador Marcial Bobadilla Guillen Recommends Paraguayan Agricultural Products

(Taiwan TB News Network / Reporter Chen Nianzu) The 2017 Taipei International Food Show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), successfully closed on the 24th. The four-day exhibition attracted more than 60,000 domestic and international visitors, demonstrating that the food show is highly recognized by overseas buyers. Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay Mr. Marcial Bobadilla Guillen personally attended the event to introduce Paraguayan beef, lamb, chicken and other agricultural products, becoming another highlight of the food show.

TAITRA stated that the five-in-one exhibition featuring "Taipei International Food Show," "Taipei International Food Processing Equipment and Pharmaceutical Machinery Show," "Taipei International Packaging Industry Show," "Taiwan International Hotel and Catering Equipment and Supplies Show," and "Taiwan International Halal Products Show" came to a successful close on the 24th.

TAITRA noted that the four-day event attracted more than 60,000 domestic and international visitors, including nearly 8,000 overseas professional buyers who came to Taiwan, setting a new record for the number of overseas buyers and demonstrating that the five food shows are highly recognized by foreign buyers. The main source countries (regions) of buyers were China's mainland, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, the United States, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Paraguayan Ambassador Mr. Marcial Bobadilla Guillen took to the stage in person for the first time, cooking Paraguayan Angus premium black beef on-site together with a chef, and sharing medium-rare beef with exhibition visitors for tasting. The excellent quality and flavor of Paraguayan beef received extremely high praise from the visiting tasters.

It is understood that the "2017 International Food Distributor Procurement Conference" and the "Five Food Shows Procurement Negotiation Meeting" organized by TAITRA attracted a total of 77 international buyers from 20 countries and regions to hold procurement negotiations with 196 domestic businesses, and the results were highly recognized.

KEE SONG FOOD, a buyer mainly supplying ingredients to hotels and restaurants in Singapore, stated that Taiwan's production and traceability system is comprehensive and trusted by Singaporean consumers, and that it came to Taiwan to focus on preservative-free prepared food products and sauce products.

RONG CHENG TRADING from the United States stated that because Japanese-style seafood rice bowls are currently popular in the American food and beverage industry, and it is optimistic about the good quality of Taiwan's saury, squid and sea bream, it came into contact with several suitable Taiwanese suppliers during negotiations and was quite satisfied with the negotiation meeting.

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) organized a delegation, bringing together food industry operators from six countries including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Lithuania. More than 50 representatives from over 30 EU companies also came to visit the exhibition, seeking more business cooperation opportunities.

The Food Industry Research and Development Institute's "Silver-Age Friendly Food Industry Chain Exchange Meeting" explored the future development of new products targeting the aging market, not only adjusting nutrition and flavor but also taking into account the needs of the silver-haired generation, including convenience in food preparation, making it a future food priority.

The packaging seminar shared new material technologies for food packaging materials and trends in barrier-free design. The series of on-site product launch events was also quite spectacular, with 40 "New Product Launch Presentations."