THREE prominent local companies featured at the Auckland Food Show that was held last week.
According to the Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) newsletter Pacific Periscope, all the eight companies that exhibited and sold their wares in the Pacific Trade & Invest (PT&I) Pacific Hub stand at last week’s Auckland Food Show reported positive experiences.
“Our exhibitors have all reported very favourable sales at the show. We created a facility called the Pacific Hub that hosted eight companies,” said Michael Greenslade, PT&I NZ Trade Commissioner.
“This clustering initiative attracted other Pacific companies to exhibit in the same area as well, creating a unique Pacific flavour at the show.”
The Pacific Periscope said the eight Pacific Island companies that participated were Papua New Guinea’s Banz Kofi; Niue Vanilla from Niue; C-Corp’s Solomons Gold chocolate and cacao nibs from the Solomon Islands; Samoa Breweries’ Vailima Beer and Pacific Oil’s CocoSina coconut oil from Samoa; three companies from Fiji: J Punja NZ Ltd with bottled water, wraps, biscuits and other products; Carpenters Fiji with bottled water and FMF Foods Ltd with a range of biscuits.
It said for most exhibitors, participation at the show was much more than merely selling product.
“They were equally interested in establishing online networks, collecting direct, face-to-face feedback, finding new distributors and establishing commercial trade links,” Mr Greenslade said.
“All of the exhibitors are engaged in post Food Show discussions, which we will closely monitor.
“It is quite likely that further announcements of outcomes will be made shortly.
“PT&I is delighted to support Pacific Island companies attend these events.
“It was particularly pleasing to hear from participants for many of whom the food show was the biggest, best and most professionally-managed show they’d attended so far,” Mr Greensalde said.
It reported the Auckland Food Show was a consumer show that connected a large number of exhibitors with thousands of dedicated food lovers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
