The internationalisation strategy of the Brazilian brand of accessories, famous for their sunglasses, started in 2005, with the opening of the first point of sales in Lisbon. Today, Chilli Beans has three franchises in Portugal and their own store in the United States. The company now wants to find a trade partner in the Arab countries.
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The government of the Arab country suspended for six months the ban on the purchase of the product from foreign markets and removed the tariffs charged over many foodstuff products, amongst them bovine meat. According to directors at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, the measure opens new business opportunities for Brazilian companies.
The Brazilian fashion designer signed her first sale to Saudi Arabia in the beginning of this month. Elisa Chanan is one of the new names in Brazilian couture and is part of the Fashion Rio fashion shows, in Rio de Janeiro. She started exporting in the second semester of 2005 and already has clients in six different countries.
Five importers from the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are going to see the main fashion event in Brazil, which starts tomorrow. They are part of a buying project organised by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency and the Brazilian Association of Stylists.
The company Amazon, distributor of shoes and raw materials in Egypt, is going to import about US$ 100,000 in shoes and inputs. This is the third time the company participates of Francal, the largest shoes fair in Latin America, which ended on Friday (07) in São Paulo.
The greatest shoes fair in Latin America received importers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria. The shoes company Tomi Salloum is going to export 3,000 pairs to Lebanon and Arezzo should start selling to the Emirates. Klin, in turn, wishes to supply to the whole region.
The meeting, organised by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná, is going to discuss business between Brazil and the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Holding a trade mission from the state of Paraná to the region next year is also on the agenda.
The entity plans on taking about 10 Brazilian companies to the 53rd edition of the show, which takes place between the 3rd and 12th of September in the Syrian capital. The products that interest the local market the most are medical and dentistry equipments, raw-materials in general, agriculture machinery and commodities.
Co-op Islami, specialised in selling halal foods, wishes to expand its network of partners in Brazil to ensure supply to the new supermarkets they are planning on opening in Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, India and United Arab Emirates. Representatives of the company visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber yesterday looking for help in finding exporters.
Producer of bovine and pork meats and processed products, Estrela Alimentos, company created in 1979 in the interior of the state of São Paulo, has 80% of their exports directed to the Arab market. Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt are the main destinations.
Francal, shoes and fashion accessories fair, is going to gather 1,000 exhibitors as of tomorrow in São Paulo. Amongst the Arab importers, are representatives from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Exports from the shoes sector yielded US$ 1.8 billion last year. Brazil sells to 123 countries, including 12 Arab nations.
A representative of the group Eta Ascon, based in Dubai, will be in São Paulo next week looking for companies interested in opening stores in the country. According to the secretary-general at the Arab Chamber, Michel Alaby, as well as the entity, he will visit companies like Patachou, Hering and the barbecue restaurant Montana.
Isaura Daniel* São Paulo – The Brazilian companies interested in opening franchises in the Arab world should speak to the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex). According to information given today (29) to ANBA by the project manager in the international events unit at Apex, Monique Sallas, the agency is listing the companies interested
Isaura Daniel* São Paulo – Brazilian franchises went from yearly revenues of US$ 10.5 billion in 2001 to US$ 15.6 billion last year. The information was presented today (29) by the Relationship manager at the Brazilian Franchising Association (ABF), Rogério Feijó, in the seminar "The Ways to Internationalisation of Franchises in the Arab World", in
