Baku, May 16 (AzerTAc). WorldFood Azerbaijan, the 16th Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition, will take place here on 19-20 May. The exhibition is organized by Iteca Caspian LLC and ITE Group Plc (UK). Support is provided by the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs’ (Employers’) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
This year, 120 companies from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iran, UAE, Pakistan, Russia, USA Turkey, Ukraine and other countries are expected to take part in World Food Azerbaijan. Thirty percent of the exhibitors will be newcomers. World Food Azerbaijan 2010 will be subdivided into several thematic exhibitions, covering almost all the areas of the food industry. World Food Drink will feature a wide range of drinks; SeaFood will present seafood products and everything associated with their transportation and storage; WorldFoodTech will exhibit equipment for the food industry, supermarkets and laboratories; and FoodPack will introduce visitors to a vast selection of packaging equipment from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia and other countries. This year, there will be a greater display of equipment for beginning production - for example, equipment for mini factories starting production. The exhibition will present the traditional sectors: meat and poultry, canned goods, dairy products, ice cream, groceries, fruit and vegetables, children’s and dietetic food, tobacco products and more.
This year, for the first time in the Caucasus region, World Food Azerbaijan will include HalalFood Azerbaijan, which will bring together manufacturers of halal products from Azerbaijan and other countries.