Brussels, Belgium (4 June 2019) – The 27th edition of Seafood Expo Global and 21st edition of Seafood Processing Global achieved a new record in terms of exhibit space, making this year the most successful one in the expo’s history. The event, produced by Diversified Communications, took place from 7-9 May in Brussels, Belgium at the Brussels Expo.
The annual seafood event brought in a total of 29,288 buyers and suppliers from around the globe and across the industry. This year’s exposition broke records with 2,020 exhibiting companies – an increase of 74 companies compared to 2018 – coming from 89 countries to present their newest seafood products, services, processing and packaging equipment.
The event covered 40,625 net square meters of exhibit space, surpassing 2018’s record by 1,303 square meters and welcomed new exhibiting countries Angola, Fiji, Greenland, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. 74 national and regional pavilions were present, including new regional pavilions from South Korea and Taiwan.
“The event’s success continues to prove the importance of these three days of business and networking opportunities for the global seafood industry,” said Liz Plizga, group vice-president for Diversified Communications. “We thrive on bringing the seafood community together and providing them with a platform that contributes to their business goals.”
“It’s an excellent fair for people who are connected to the industry to attend,” said an account manager from Seafood Connection. “We had great success this year with more visitors to our stand,” he added.
Visitors in attendance this year came from 155 countries and included seafood buyers from restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, catering services, importers, distributors, seafood markets, as well as equipment and packaging buyers, and more. Among the attendees, 512 high-volume buyers from retail, foodservices and distribution took part in the event’s Key Buyer program.
“My whole team agreed [Seafood Expo Global] is our favorite trade show of the year,” commented a buyer from HelloFresh, one of the Key Buyers who was at the event.
Awards were presented for the best seafood products represented at the exposition during the Seafood Excellence Global awards reception. On 7 May, the company Viciunai Group of Belgium won the Best Retail Product category with its Surimi Noodles Wok Style. Kingfish Zeeland BV of the Netherlands won the grand prize for Best HORECA (hotel/restaurant/catering) Product for its Dutch Yellowtail.
Four special Seafood Excellence Global awards were also given. The special award for Health and Nutrition went to GlobeXplore – Algae of France for its Guacamole with Fresh Spirulina. Golden Fresh Sdn Bhd of Malaysia won the special prize for Convenience for its Prawn in Hor Mok Thai Coconut Sauce. The Retail Packaging special prize was given to St James Smokehouse (Scotland) Ltd. of the United Kingdom. Surimi Noodles Wok Style from Viciunai Group was also awarded the Seafood Excellence Global special award for Innovation.
In the competition, a panel of industry experts in seafood products judged 37 finalists representing 12 countries on their taste, originality, practicality, innovation, market potential and nutritional aspects. The full list of award winners can be found at: https://www.seafoodexpo.com/global/2019-seafood-excellence-global-awards-winners/
Next year’s event will take place 21-23 April 2020 at the BRUSSELS EXPO. More coverage of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is available at www.SeafoodSource.com.
For more information on Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, visit www.seafoodexpo.com/global.
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 15 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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