Exports promotion agency Apex-Brasil and Brazil Design Center opened registrations for companies interested in developing or tailoring products and packaging for exports.
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Sabores de Tradição of Manaus is negotiating with a British distributor to supply the UK and the UAE. Its cakes are gluten- and lactose-free and made with ingredients from the Amazon rainforest.
Rizzo Kombis sent six of these vehicles to the United Arab Emirates this year. The company specialized in restoration of the vans and already sold to more than nine countries.
The Espírito Santo state shoe company ships 20% of its exports to Arab countries. Known for its men’s leather sandals, it will showcase its new releases in Medina next October.
Brazil’s Bebecê exports shoes and sandals to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It ships product to 20 countries and has a goal of selling 190,000 shoe pairs to foreign countries this year.
The footwear fair was visited by buyers from 45 countries, among them Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. In all, 1,100 foreigners attended the exhibition.
The regional edition of Halal Expo will run from November 6 to 8 in Chile and businesses from all over the world can exhibit. The event will feature seminars with industry specialists and matchmaking sessions.
From September 6 to 9, the organization will hold a marketing week with local products only at Hyper One, one of the main supermarket chains in the Arab country. Companies can register until August 5.
Foreign buyers attending the fair Francal believe current export prices are good. Executives from the UAE and from Ecuador that were visiting the stands said the plan to buy more from Brazil.
The Brazilian brand has a franchisee in Jordan and is working to expand in the region. If it comes to fruition, the prospect of having manufacturing operations there could help increase its foothold in Arab markets.
Out of the kitchen of Yamani Assaad come brigadeiros, camafeus, cupcakes and other delicacies. In the Bekaa Valley, she cooks for different types of events and once prepared 3,500 sweets for an engagement party.
In a meeting in the city, business owners shared their plans of selling fruits and taking part in the renewable energy sector in the region. The Arab Chamber’s CEO and Minerva’s sales manager were the speakers.
Francisco Luz, Brazilian ambassador in Amman, met recently with executives of large companies from the Arab country that displayed interest in doing business in the education and pharmaceutical sectors.
A meeting on Thursday will feature presentations from Michel Alaby, the CEO of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, and Janaina Azevedo, the commercial manager for meat packer Minerva.
