Embaré launches a caramel line at Gulfood featuring typical Brazilian fruit flavours such as cupuassu, graviola and pitanga.
Author: Marcos Carrieri
Marcos Carrieri
A journalist with stints in daily newspapers and press offices, he holds a master’s degree from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in business communications from the Methodist University of São Paulo.
Embaré launches a caramel line at Gulfood featuring flavours of typical Brazilian fruits like cupuassu, graviola and pitanga.
The food industry fair opened this Sunday (23rd) in Dubai. Confectionery companies had orders placed by Arab clients.
Although its leading trade partners are India and China, the Arab country believes South American and African nations harbour the best opportunities in years to come.
Café Cacique, the manufacturer of soluble coffee Café Pelé, is taking advantage of the Gulfood to showcase labels bearing its customers’ brands. The goal is to offer the new product to Arab clients.
Nearly 300,000 tonnes were exported from Brazil in January, up 3.2%. Export revenues stood at US$ 566 million, down 4.4%. The United Arab Emirates are the leading importer of eggs.’
Foreign sales were down 9.61% from January 2013. A slowdown is expected early on in the year, and recovery should take place over the next few months.
The poultry and fertile egg producing company based in the state of Paraná is exhibiting at the fair in Dubai, aiming to reinforce customer relations and seek out new contacts.
Brazil’s Federal District governor Agnelo Queiroz says the event is a chance for the country’s capital to show its commitment to sustainability and to discuss water resource management.
Meeting with Brazil’s Michel Temer was also attended by the Kuwaiti ambassador in Brazil. They discussed potential investment ventures and investment protection agreements, and an eventual visit to Saudi.
The Brazilian stand at the leading food industry fair in the Middle East will feature product tastings and a record number of exhibitors. Companies expect to boost sales to the Gulf.
The International Monetary Fund expects Brazilian economy to grow 2.3% in 2014 and 2.8% in 2015. Estimates are lower than what was announced last October. As for the Arab countries, forecasts for this year were lowered.
Volume exported to the region increased by 3.7% in 2013, year in which shipments in general dropped. Saudi Arabia is still Brazil’s greatest buyer.
According to a study by the Brazilian Coffee Exporters’ Council, volume shipped to the countries in the Middle East and North Africa increased by 36% in 2013.
