Nearly US$ 1 million is available for promoting grape juice in Brazil and abroad, through marketing actions and participation in international fairs, among them Gulfood 2010, held in Dubai.
Author: Geovana Pagel
Among the 16 films scheduled, there are productions by directors from Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq. The exhibition should take place at four sites in São Paulo.
The Arab Chamber should participate in the promotion of business roundtables with Arab companies at fairs in Brazil. It sponsors the Equipotel project and partners in the Fruit & Log and Abras ones.
The maker of threads and fibres, established in São Paulo by the Bonduki family, of Syrian origin, should invest in expanding sales to traditional markets and furthering contact in North Africa.
Colibri, based in Arapongas, in the state of Paraná, already sells to Algeria and the Emirates and is negotiating with importers from Qatar and Sudan. The new contacts were made at fair Abimóvel.
The ceramic and porcelain tile producer is investing in new clients in Saudi Arabia. In October, a company representative should visit the Arab country.
The country was named best destination for adventurers and radical sports fans in 2009 by the National Geographic Adventure magazine. In September, Brazil will host an international industry meeting.
The brand, which is based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and has been exporting rice to Lebanon and Palestine since 2004, also begun selling to Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Algeria this year.
PW Company, which already exports to Mercosur countries, is seeking contacts in the Arab market and plans on building a factory for Halal-certified animal feed.
The company already exports to Japan, has opened a representation office in Portugal, signed a contract with a distributor in Canada and is now seeking an opportunity in the Arab countries as well.
The history and the mysteries of Egyptian civilization should be part of the route of a cultural trip to the country. Those interested may participate in an open lesson, on Wednesday, in São Paulo.
The daring colours and modelling by designer Dafna Edery have promoted a revolution in the family company, which has been making wallets and accessories for 30 years, and opened the foreign market.
Accessory designers Thereza and Paula Lino, who already export to the United States, Greece and Belgium, are negotiating with an Arab importer, the owner of several shops in the emirate.
The Brazilian women’s shoes brand, which had strong marketing action with local media advertisements and a parade in Dubai, has nine stores in the Arab countries and should open two more in 2010.
