POST SHOW REPORT
29 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER 2016 KIEV, UKRAINE (IEC)
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016
International Exhibition for Fruit and Vegetable Production, Processing, Storage & Handling Technologies and Fresh Produce Supply and Trade in Ukraine and CIS
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City of Dreams Ltd. App.3, 13 Gmyri Street 02140 Kiev Ukraine Tel: +380 44 577 04 25 Fax: +380 44 577 04 26 E-mail: freshproduce@cityofdreams.com.ua URL: www.cityofdreams.com.ua
Fruit Inform Chicherina Street 21 49006 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Tel: +380 562 320795 Fax: +380 562 320795 E-mail: fruit.intl@fruit-inform.com URL: www.fruit-inform.com
Nova Exhibitions B.V. P.O. Box 257 3740 AG Baarn, The Netherlands Tel: +31 85 401 73 97 E-mail: info@nova-exhibitions.com URL: www.nova-exhibitions.com
______________________________________________________________________ Supported by: The Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
The office of Agricultural Counsellor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
«UKRSADPROM» Association
Italian Trade Agency
Greek Embassy in Ukraine
Conference Partner and Co-organiser:
Main International Media Partner:
General Media Partner: Media Partners:
We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support and commitment
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 EVENT OVERVIEW:
Fresh Business Expo Ukraine, which took place from 29 November – 1 December 2016, welcomed 3.623 trade visitors and 125 companies from 10 countries worldwide participated in the event occupying some 2.500 m2. Once again the exhibition has proven to be a great additional marketing tool for companies to establish and strengthen the necessary business in Ukraine and other CIS Countries. This year the exhibition welcomed official country participations from The Netherlands (FoodTechLink Pavilion and the AGF Promotion Business Lounge), Greece (Union of Greek Kiwi Producers) and Italy (Italian Trade Agency). Furthermore the exhibition welcomed a collective pavilion from UkrSadProm, which hosted more than 20 Ukrainian growers of fruit & berries. Fresh Business Expo is the largest Ukrainian fresh produce industry event where leading growers, traders, supermarket chains, exporters, processors as well as input and equipment suppliers meet and do business. One of the key success factors of the exhibition was once again the conference “Fruits & Vegetables of Ukraine”, which was successfully organized by Fruit Inform within the framework of the exhibition. The conference and exhibition attracted high quality visitors such as; leading growers, traders, key supermarket buyers, importers, exporters, processors as well as input and equipment suppliers.
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 SUMMARY INFORMATION: Fresh Business Expo 2016: • International Exhibition for the Fresh Produce Industry in Ukraine and other CIS Countries Date: • 29 November - 1 December 2016. Venue: • International Exhibition Centre (IEC) Exhibitors Profile: • Producers, importers / exporters, traders, wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers. Key Product area’s: • (Fresh) produce and supply. • Growing technologies for fresh produce. • Greenhouse technology, machinery and equipment. • Storage, cooling and handling technologies.
• Sorting, packing and other post-harvest handling equipment and technologies. • Fruit & vegetable processing machinery and equipment. • Fresh produce marketing. • Services. Visitors Profile: • (Large) professional growers of fruits, berries, vegetables, greenhouse produce and potatoes. • Owners and top-managers of largest import and export firms, wholesale markets, as well as local wholesalers, packers and distributors. • Processors of fruits and vegetables. • (Key) Supermarket buyers responsible for fresh produce. • Suppliers of seeds, nursery plants, inputs, machinery and equipment for production, processing and storage.
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125 EXHIBITORS
10 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
3623 VISITORS IN 3 DAYS
Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Serbia The Netherlands, Ukraine, USA.
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 • EXHIBITOR SURVEY RESULTS • MAIN REASONS OF EXHIBITING AT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO MAIN REASONS FORShow EXHIBITING: (according to the Post Report 2016)
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ESTABLISH NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS
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SELL PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES
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OBTAIN MARKET INFORMATION
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ESTABLISH A PRESENCE IN THIS DEVELOPING MARKET
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HOW HAS FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 BEEN FOR MEETING YOUR OVERALL SALES & MARKETING OBJECTIVES?
Successful to very successful: 53%
Quite successful: 47%
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 • ABOUT THE EXHIBITION • HOW SUCCESSFUL HAS FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 BEEN FOR ESTABLISHING NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS?
Successful to very successful: 71%
Quite successful: 29%
HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE AMOUNT OF VISITORS AT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016?
Good to very good: 94%
Quite good: 6%
HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE QUALITY OF VISITORS AT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016?
Good to very good: 97%
Quite good: 3%
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 • ABOUT THE EXHIBITION • HAS FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 MET YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
Yes: 98%
No: 2%
• ORGANISATION • HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE ORGANISATION OF THIS EXHIBITION?
Good to very good: 95%
Quite good: 5%
WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE STAND THAT WAS BUILD FOR YOU?
Good to very good: 77%
Quite good: 23%
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 • ORGANISATION •
• THE FUTURE •
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE (IEC)?
DOES YOUR COMPANY INTEND TO PARTICIPATE AT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2017?
Location is very good: 100% Definitely: 51%
Still considering: 49%
• PRODUCT INDEX BY COMPANIES ACTIVITY •
19%
8% FRUITS & VEGETABLE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
16% FRESH PRODUCE
GROWING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FRUITS, BERRIES, VEGETABLES AND POTATOES
25% SORTING, PACKING AND OTHER POSTHARVEST HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES
STORAGE, COOLING AND QUALITY PRESERVATIONS FOR FRESH PRODUCE
32%
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 • EXHIBITORS FEEDBACK • THE MOST POSITIVE ASPECT OF EXHIBITING AT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 EXHIBITORS ANSWERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
‘‘The location and organisation was perfect’’,
Mr Vincent Reniers, Carolus Trees
“A lot of really good targeted contacts’, Mr Dmytro Dovzhyk, Agrid, LLC
“We saw a potential of the market and competitors, met some of the biggest growers”,
‘‘We establish new contantacts and met our partner. Was a good show.’’,
‘‘Good organization, quality of visitors. Location is perfect’’,
Mr Goran Stanarevic , Pollino Plast
Mr Maksym Ergiev, Petruzalek,LLC
Mr Eric de Beij, Geerlofs Refrigeration BV
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POST POST POSTSHOW SHOW SHOWREPORT REPORT REPORT FRESH FLOWER FLOWER BUSINESS EXPO EXPO UKRAINE UKRAINE EXPO 2016 2016 2016 SOME QUOTES FROM OUR EXHIBITORS WHAT THEY PARTICULARLY LIKED ABOUT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016:
“Exhibition was organised very professionally, good thing for all was a conference made by Fruit-Inform in the framework of the expo.”, Ms Olena Evtushenko, “UVC”,LLC
“Organisation and staff was excellent. Location is good.”, Mr Goran Stanarevic, “Pollino Plast”
“The location and quality of visitors was good. We will definitely participate next year!”, Mr Christian Franchi, “General Plastics” “Very high level of exhibition organisation, we got a lot of contacts of potential clients, Ms Yana Kulish, “Insolar-Holod”,LLC “We found a good business contacrs. We “Compact exhibition with like that visitors was very a reasonable number of targeted”, visitors of a good quality”, Mr Olena Mazilenko, “Specialized exhibition Mr Rob Bornstein, “Systemy “Concept Engineers” which attracts a large modernizacii number of people who skladiv”,LLC are our target audience. Organization, venue and schedule of expo good”, Mr Sergey Grygorov, “Novitni Tehnologii”,LLC “We liked exhibition very “Exhibition was organized very carefully,it much. We were the only had a unique format and was perfectly combined with other measures: conference, one farmers with its own production who had a stand. demonstration of manufacturers, trade The quantity and quality of forum”, visitors and hteir interest Ms Alexandra, in our products was quite Fruit-Inform hight.”, Mr Ivan Klikotskiy, “Soniachna Nasoloda”
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POST SHOW REPORT FRESH BUSINESS EXPO 2016 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, STORAGE & HANDLING TECHNOLOGIES AND FRESH PRODUCE SUPPLY AND TRADE IN UKRAINE AND CIS
ORGANISERS: City of Dreams Ltd. (Ukraine) App.3, 13 Gmyri Street 02140 Kiev, Ukraine Tel: +380 44 577 04 25 Fax: +380 44 577 04 26 E-mail: exhibition@cityofdreams.com.ua URL: www.cityofdreams.com.ua
Nova Exhibitions B.V. (The Netherlands)
P.O. Box 257 3740 AG Baarn, The Netherlands Tel: +31 85 401 73 97 E-mail: info@nova-exhibitions.com URL: www.nova-exhibitions.com
CONFERENCE PARTNER AND CO-ORGANISER: Fruit Inform (Ukraine) Chicherina Street 21 49006 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Tel: +380 562 320795 Fax: +380 562 320795 E-mail: fruit.intl@fruit-inform.com URL: www.fruit-inform.com
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