Trade Promotion Council of India

Iran Food + Bev Tech Show 2016
2016-05-30 08:00 - 2016-06-02 17:00 UTC | Iran, Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds, Tehran, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
The 23rd Iran International Food Festival that included Iran Agro Food, Iran Food + Bev Tec & Iran Food & Hospitality was held at the Tehran International Fair Grounds from 30th May to 2nd June, 2016.
The Mega-Event was jointly organized by the German giant Fairtrade and Iranian organizer Palar Samaneh Co. and included 633 exhibitors and 40,000+ visitors, from more than 40 countries, including 11 National Pavilions. In conjunction with Iran Food + Hospitality and Iran Agro a total of 1,443 exhibitors from 49 countries participated at Iran Agro-food this year.
The India Pavilion was organized by TPCI, with a participation of 66 Indian companies. The Indian Pavilion was inaugurated by Mr. Esfabodhi, Vice-Minister at the Iran Ministry of Trade, Industry & Mines, and the CMD of Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC).
In a post-sanctions scenario, the Iranian imports of food and beverage processing and packaging equipment increased from 145 million euros in 2013 to 266 million euros in 2014, a humungous increase of 84% in a matter of merely a year.

Foodex Saudi 2015
2015-11-17 08:00 - 2015-11-20 17:00 | Foodex Saudi 2015, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Foodex Saudi is Saudi Arabia’s Leading International Trade exhibition 100% dedicated to the food and drink industry. Professional Saudi buyers from the mass distribution, retail, manufacture, and hospitality industry will have the opportunity to source products from over 35 countries, and trade with exhibitors displaying a wide range of global offering of food and drink products and solutions.

Oman Infra 2015
2015-10-05 08:00 - 2015-10-07 17:00 | Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman
Infra Oman 2015 is an annual international exhibition that caters to the building and construction industry in Oman, the Middle East and global markets. It features an extensive range of the latest building materials, construction equipment, wood machinery, interior furnishings and other products, equipment and technology for building and construction operations. The annual exhibition provides a platform for local and international companies to take advantage of major opportunities in the industry as well as to learn about the developments in the local and global markets. In 2009, it was given recognition as a “UFIApproved Event” by UFI-the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries Commodity Fair
2015-09-24 08:00 - 2015-09-26 17:00 | The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries Commodity Fair, XIAN, Shaanxi Province, China
The Show was inaugurated by Mr. Fang Aiqing, Vice Minister of Ministry of Commerce of The People’s Republic of China. In his inaugural speech Vice Minister welcomed all the members and thanked them to attend this prestigious event and was grateful for bringing the companies from different countries.
Trade Promotion Council Of India with support from Ministry of Commerce, Government of India and The Embassy of India, China had organized the TPCI Pavilion at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries Commodity Fair (referred to as SCO Countries Commodity Fair) was held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province on 24th-26th September 2015 . The event had the participation of The People’s Republic of China, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, India, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
The exhibition provided an ideal platform to showcase India’s capabilities, products & services and to explore opportunities for marketing tie ups, joint ventures and other collaborative arrangements. The TPCI Pavilion was visited by Mr. Fang Aiqing, Vice Minister of Ministry of Commerce of The People’s Republic of China. He visited all Indian Participants and appreciated their presence and requested them to come back next year as well.
About 15 Indian companies participated in the exhibition to showcase their products. Vice Minister also appreciated the efforts done in the IBEF Presentation which is in the connection of Invest India. Lunch was hosted by Vice Minister, Where all the Ministers and Dignitaries from all SCO Countries were present and discussed the modalities in enhancing the trade among them. Minister thanked everyone and welcomed everyone next year as well.

Food and Hospitality Oman
2015-09-07 08:00 - 2015-09-09 17:00 | Food and Hospitality Oman, Muscat, Oman
Food & Hospitality Oman is an international trade exhibition that serves as a business and networking platform for companies and industry stakeholders to promote the latest products and services in the food and beverage, agriculture and fisheries, food processing technologies, kitchen and catering equipment, hotel supplies and equipment, and restaurant and café segments.
It serves as an avenue to showcase the growth and development of the food and hospitality industries, which is seen to contribute largely to Oman’s GDP.
It is a highly effective platform to:

Source unique products services
Identify new business opportunities
Expand business networks

Indian Business Delegation to Iran During Iran Confair
2015-08-08 08:00 - 2015-08-11 17:00 | Indian Business Delegation to Iran During Iran Confair, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
TPCI has recently participated during Iran Confair (Building & Construction Fair) during 8-10 August, 2015 with a business Delegation of 10 members from diversified sectors of Building & construction Industry.
The main objective of the delegation was to connect Indian Companies representing Building and Construction sector with their Iranian counterparts while enhancing bilateral trade ties between India-Iran.
Apart from Delegation B2B meetings, TPCI represented by Mr. Mohit Singla, Chairman of Governing Council and Official CEO and Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Sr. Director took active initiative to meet the key officials of Trade Promotion Organisation, Ministry of commerce & Industry & Mining of Iran.
TPCI representatives met the following officials of TPO, Iran during this visit.
Mir Aboutaleb Badri Ph. D.
Deputy of Marketing & Trade Relations
Mr. Mahmoud Bazari
Director General of Goods (Export Promotion)
Mr. Ahsan Ghamary
Director General Exhibitions and delegations
The following points were discussed during various meetings with TPO, Iran:

Iranian side was keen to share the information that after the signing of EU 5+1 agreement, investments will enhance in Iran. 100% FDI in Non-SEZ & tax holiday in notified Iranian SEZ’s makes Iran a very attractive market for Investors.
Iranian side highlighted the high duty on their saffron export to India which is suffering due to 0% import duty levied on Afghanistan as a result of LDC, FTA.
Iranian side is seeking technology transfer in textile sector and also wanted machinery and yarn for their consumption. They are also welcoming investment and joint ventures in this sector.
The Iranian side informed TPCI delegation about the increase demand in priority sectors such as Food & Agriculture, Textile, IT, Pharmaceuticals & Building & Construction products.
Modalities were discussed in the connection with signing the MOU between TPO and TPCI. This will help in facilitating the trade delegations and taking part in exhibitions in India and Iran.
This will open new avenues between two great friends India and Iran. This would surely be a great help for TPO to organise its activities in India. It will be mutually benefited for both the countries. Mr. Rohit Vadhwana, Second Secretary (Commerce) from Indian Embassy, Tehran, Iran was also attended the meeting with Mr. Badri and discussed the modalities of signing the MOU.e

Interphex & In-Pharma 2015
2015-07-01 08:00 - 2015-07-03 17:00 | Interphex & In-Pharma, Tokyo, Japan
Interphex & In-Pharma is the Japan’s largest International trade show for Pharmaceutical R&G and manufacturing. Interphex & In-Pharma Japan provides a great platform for Companies from Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sectors to showcase their product/services in the Japanese market to explore the trade, investment, joint venture opportunities, optimize company and brand image in Pharma sector.
The show covers the whole process of pharmaceutical production and serves as the perfect business platform to see, touch and make practical comparison of the latest, innovative product/technologies from Japan,Asia and the rest of the world. During this edition in 2015 more than 1250 companies from 30 countries participated in the event and 40000 professional visitors become witness the success of the event.

22nd International Food, Beverages & Hospitality Trade Fair
2015-05-26 08:00 - 2015-05-29 17:00 | 22nd International Food, Beverages & Hospitality Trade Fair, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
Iran Food + Hospitality + Bev Tech is the most important trade show for food products in Iran. It provides a common platform for manufacturers, supplier and traders of food products and services from Iran and other countries to meet and collaborate.
During this edition in 2015 more than 951 companies from 25 countries, and 33000 unique visitors participated to launch and source new products for the Iranian market, network with industry professionals, find suppliers and generate new business.
The Iranian food market is one of the most important markets in the entire Middle East. According to WTO, during 2013 Iran imported agro & food products worth 13.140 billion USD from the world.

SIAL 2015, China
2015-05-06 08:00 - 2015-05-08 17:00 | Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai , China
Being the Asia’s premier tradeshow for Food and Beverages over the past 14 years, SIAL China is playing a vital role in accelerating and streamlining the peace of change in Asian food sector.
SIAL China provides an ideal platform to discover more business opportunities, optimize company and brand image, help in generating leads and provides the best networking platform.
India food product exports to China stands at USD 846 million only compared to total Chinese food product import of USD 94 billion.
2734 exhibitors from 82 countries discussed business with more than 55,00 registered trade visitors during the 2015 edition of SIAL China.
