The Largest Seafood Trade Event Connecting Buyers and Suppliers
Brussels, Belgium (15 February 2019) – Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global will take place 7-9 May 2019 at the BRUSSELS EXPO in Brussels, Belgium. This year’s exposition marks the 27th edition of Seafood Expo Global, and the 21st edition of Seafood Processing Global. This is the world’s leading seafood trade event, connecting over 29,100 international buyers and suppliers for three days of networking and business opportunities.
Seafood Expo Global features seafood suppliers from all over the globe who will be presenting their latest seafood products – fresh, frozen, canned, value-added, processed and packaged – to seafood buyers including supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, catering services, importers, distributors and seafood markets.
Seafood Processing Global, which takes place alongside Seafood Expo Global, provides visitors with every aspect of seafood processing, including packaging materials and equipment, refrigeration and freezing equipment and supplies, primary processing equipment, secondary processing equipment, hygiene control and sanitation and quality assurance services.
“The 2018 event was a record setting year for attendance, as well as for the number of exhibiting companies and total exhibit space covered, making it the largest ever in the event’s history,” said Wynter Courmont, event director for Diversified Communications, producer of Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global. “This year’s edition promises to be even bigger as we’ve expanded the exhibit space into a new hall,” added Courmont.
New in 2019, Seafood Processing Global will expand and encompass Hall 3 and Hall 4 at the Brussels Expo with additional seafood processing companies exhibiting. Hall 8 will now exclusively hold seafood exhibits and will also feature the Seafood Excellence Global stand.
Among this year’s exhibitors, more than 70 national and regional pavilions will showcase their seafood products and equipment with new pavilion participation this year from Busan Techno Park (regional from Korea). New country participation will include Guyana, Uganda and Tanzania.
Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global’s success and growth through the years can be attributed to growing trade. Seafood and seafood products are some of the most traded food items in the world today, according to a recent report by the FAO (State of World Fisheries & Aquaculture). 60 million tonnes (live weight equivalent) of total fish and fish products exported in 2016 represent a 245 percent increase over 1976. During the same period, world trade in fish and fish products also grew significantly, with exports rising from USD 8 billion in 1976 to USD 143 billion in 2016. [1]
The success and growth of the event can also be attributed to the growing popularity of seafood worldwide. In per capita terms, food fish consumption has grown from nine kilograms per person in 1961 to 20.2 kilograms per person in 2015, at an average rate increase of about 1.5 percent per year. World fish consumption in 2030 is projected to be 20 percent higher than in 2016, the report states.[2]
Seafood Excellence Global Awards
On the evening of Tuesday 7 May, Diversified Communications will host the Seafood Excellence Global awards reception, where the winners of the Best Retail Product and the Best Hotel/Restaurant/Catering (HORECA) Product will be announced. The awards recognize the best seafood products represented at the exposition. Special awards will also be presented for Innovation, Convenience, Health and Nutrition, Retail Packaging and Seafood Product Line. All participant entries will be on display at the Seafood Excellence Global stand in Hall 8-4430. Everyone is invited to attend the reception and awards announcement on Tuesday 7 May from 18:15 to 20:00 in Auditorium 2000.
Seafood buyers can register to attend Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global by visiting the event’s website, www.seafoodexpo.com/global.
SeafoodSource, an online publication of Diversified Communications, is the official media for Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global. As the most trusted and largest online source for seafood industry news, trends and business resources, SeafoodSource will extensively cover the event.
About Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global
Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global form the world’s largest seafood trade event. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exposition in Brussels, Belgium, to meet, network and conduct business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. SeafoodSource.com is the exposition’s official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified Communications, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. www.seafoodexpo.com/global
About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications is a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates and strengthens business communities in over 14 industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology. The company’s global seafood portfolio of expositions and media includes Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, Seafood Expo Asia and SeafoodSource.com. Diversified Communications, in partnership with SeaWeb, also produces SeaWeb Seafood Summit, the world’s premier seafood conference on sustainability. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com
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[1] Source: The state of World Fisheries & Aquaculture 2018, FAO http://www.fao.org/state-of-fisheries-aquaculture
[2] Source: The state of World Fisheries & Aquaculture 2018, FAO http://www.fao.org/state-of-fisheries-aquaculture
