Latvian entrepreneurs at “World Food Moscow 2011”

From September 13-16, 2011, Latvian entrepreneurs will participate in the international food and beverages trade fair “World Food Moscow 2011” in Moscow. The entrepreneurs from Latvia will present their products in joint Latvian national stands, organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA).

This year several Latvian entrepreneurs are participating with new products for the Russian market: ZS „Kalna Smīdes-1” with ecological honey, ZS „Jaunkalēji” with rye bread baked in an oven on maple leaves, SIA „Grāvendāle” un SIA „Rital D” producing and supplying meat products and SIA „Polipaks” with packaging printing and production services.

Vegetable producer SIA „Dimdiņi” has been participating in the trade fair for several years already. SIA „Livonia”, producer of birch juice and non alcoholic beverages, is participating for the second time. Products well known by Latvian and Russian consumers are beverages like „Mežezers”. SIA „Lienama Alūksne” gained a lot of popularity among Russian consumers with its new brand „Very Berry”. And last but not least SIA „Pure Food” presented a new product this year „Hrenovina”, which is tomato paste with horse radish.

The national stands were located in two pavilions in separate groups for sweets, meat and milk products. The aim of the Latvian participants is to expand activities in the Russian market by finding potential cooperation partners in the framework of the trade fair.

In 20 years time “World Food Moscow” has become one of the worlds highest level trade fairs for the food and beverages industries. This year 55 countries participated in the trade fair from all food sectors. Every year about 60,000 people visit the trade fair, including wholesale traders, distributors, retailers and representatives from the restaurant sector.

Latvia is a long-term cooperation partner and one of the suppliers with the highest quality food products for Russia. Latvian products have been represented in Russia for many years at the most important Russian trade fairs, among which the 'World Food Moscow”.

Participation in the trade fair was made possible by the European Regional Development Fund, Program for entering foreign markets, in the framework of the program “Entering foreign markets – strengthening international competitiveness for the sector”.

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For more information contact:
Inga Griķe
Project manager food sector
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Phone: +371 6 7039414
Mob: +371 2 9472835
Fax: +371 6 7039401
E-mail: inga.grike@liaa.gov.lv
www.liaa.gov.lv

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