FiSA 2010 to be the Largest Show in 15 Years

SAO PAULO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- FiSA South America, Latin America's largest and most comprehensive event for the food ingredients sector, takes place in Sao Paulo on September 21-23.  

Brazil's food industry is growing; 2010 sales revenue is expected to be 10% up from its total of R$ 291.6 billion in 2009. This has a direct impact on the 15th Food Ingredients South America (FiSA) Trade Show, which expected to be the biggest ever: twice its size of 2008, with 95% of the exhibition area already booked. FiSA is Latin America's largest event for the food ingredients industry, and will be held at the Expo Center Norte Exhibition Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 21-23, 2010.  

FiSA comprises not only of a trade show but also includes an exclusive congress for the sector covering innovations and trends. The trade show is vast – in 14,000m(2) of the Blue Pavilion of Sao Paulo's Expo Center Norte, more than 250 exhibitors from Brazil and all over the world will present state-of-the-art developments, trends, new products and processes for food production. The Show's main sponsor is Duas Rodas Industrial. Other important exhibitors from Brazil and worldwide include, Cargill, Bunge, Purac, Tate & Lyle, Gelita, Fortitech, Doehler, Solae, Alibra, Vogler, and M.Cassab – among an enormous range of other companies, large and small.

"FiSA is Brazil's only food ingredients event and is a fundamental element in the development of the Brazilian foods industry. As well as providing the ideal environment for transfer of technology, it is the best platform for launches, networking and making new partnerships," says Joris van Wijk, Executive Director of UBM Brazil, the Show's organizer.

Marco Bootz, Latin American Sales Director of Purac, says: "We believe that FiSA is highly important for the food ingredients market; it is an excellent opportunity to form relationships with clients and to strengthen our brand, enriched by the content of the Congresses."

The event programme also includes the traditional FiSA Awards – the food industry's "Oscars" – recognizing the most innovative new products and food ingredients.

Food safety

Following the dynamics of the global food market, FiSA 2010 will include a space solely dedicated to food safety. The FiPSS Pavilion (Processing Safety and Services) will be the meeting point for food manufacturers, traders and service suppliers looking to adapt new legislation and consumer requirements. The FiPSS Pavilion covers a range of issues, from quality to health qualification and traceability. This year's leading innovations in food safety are expected to be in analytical equipment for quality and contamination control, clean environments and biotechnology.

FiSA 2010 is expected to beat its record of 8,000 visitors from more than 40 countries, achieved at the last FiSA, in 2008. This year, more than 12,000 professional are expected to visit the show and include CEOs, Directors, executives in purchasing, sales, marketing and quality control, and researchers.

UBM Brazil

UBM Brazil (www.ubmbrazil.com.br) is a division of United Business Media Limited (UBM), a global leader in business media, headquartered in London, and present in more than 30 countries, serving business in a wide range of markets.  The group, which has 6,500 employees, brings together buyers and suppliers all over the world through specialized events, and print and electronic media.  UBM was the first multinational trade show organizer to operate in the Brazilian market, in 1994. Since then it has become Brazil's third largest organizer of international events.  

SOURCE UBM Brazil