Café Canecão, one of the companies exhibiting at the stand organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and the Ministry of Agriculture, closed deals of US$ 100,000 yesterday, in the first day of the fair. Agro Food has also negotiated a US$ 60,000 coffee export contract. Gulfood, the food sector fair that takes place in Dubai, ends on the 27th.
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Sector associations have started expanding their actions turned to the Arab market. Producers of cattle beef and fruit, apart from participating in the Gulfood, bet on partnerships in the retail market and in the promotion of events for opinion makers. In the case of chicken, the target is to open space for small companies.
On the 25th, the organisation is going to promote a meeting between Brazilian businessmen and local specialists who are going to speak about channels for product distribution, consumer habits and marketing. The event should take place in the sidelines of Gulfood, a fair in the food sector.
A group of 39 makers of non-ferrous metal artefacts will have their products promoted in six countries, including the Emirates, over the next two years. The action is the result of an agreement between the Non-Ferrous Metal Artefact Union of the State of São Paulo and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency.
Embaré, a maker of caramel sweets, milk and dairy products, already exports its sweets to the Arab countries. Now the company wants to win the market with dairy products. To present the new line, the company is going to participate in the Gulfood, a food sector fair to take place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, at the end of the month.
The Brazilian companies that participated in the medical and hospital sector fair in Dubai closed deals for the value of US$ 2.8 million. Olidef CZ, for example, which participated in the fair for the fourth time, is going to export incubators and infant radiant warmers to Saudi Arabia.
Net Trading, from São Paulo, specialized in the food business, is going to participate in the Gulfood, a fair to take place in Dubai, this month. Later a company representative should visit six countries in the region after new clients.
The Bank of Brazil office in the United Arab Emirates should be inaugurated in March. The executive responsible for the operations, Renato de Azevedo, is already living in the country. One of his main objectives is attracting Arab investors to do business in Brazil.
Buyers from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Algeria are among the 59 importers invited to participate in the Business Meeting promoted by the Brazilian High-End Furniture Manufacturers Association, to take place today in São Paulo. The meeting precedes the Abimad fair, to begin tomorrow and end on Sunday.
Company Savon, a maker of powdered drinks, wants to start exporting to the Arab market. For this, company representatives are going to participate in a food sector fair in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to take place at the end of the month. Apart from juice, the company is going to offer chocolate drinks to the Arabs at the event.
The resources should be invested over five years in the areas of oil and gas, ports, highways, public transportation, sanitation and airports, among others. The local government wants to expand infrastructure to supply the growing demand of the population, expected to double in ten years.
Group UMG, from the United Arab Emirates, is building a furniture sales and distribution centre, covering an area of over 12,000 square metres. The centre is in Jebel Ali Free Zone and the plan is to attract Brazilian companies.
Company Alibra, based on the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, a maker of dairy products and powdered food mixes, aims to expand sales in the foreign market. The first country to be visited this year will be the United Arab Emirates, as the company is going to participate in the Gulfood, a trade fair for the food industry to be held in late February.
The market has grown 21.4% in comparison with 2006, and around 8 million desktop computers and almost 2 million notebooks were sold. The figures are by the Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association.
