{"id":267771,"date":"2020-02-16T21:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=267771"},"modified":"2020-02-17T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T11:51:45","slug":"arab-chamber-brings-companies-to-gulfood-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-chamber-brings-companies-to-gulfood-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Chamber brings companies to Gulfood show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai \u2013 The 25th<\/sup> edition of Gulfood, the Middle East\u2019s premier food and beverage industry show, began this Monday (16) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce\u2019s stand features eight companies – A\u00e7a\u00ed Amazonas, NP Zanchetta Cerealista, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), Dinda, O Primo Log\u00edstica, Agr\u00edcola Ferrari, Aqua Amazon, and Royal Queen A\u00e7a\u00ed.<\/p>\n

A\u00e7a\u00ed Amazonas international business manager Jo\u00e3o Cl\u00e1udio Gil is representing A\u00e7a\u00ed Amazonas at Gulfood. The company is present in 10 different companies, including the United States, Europe, Asia and Saudi Arabia \u2013 it\u2019s halal-certified by Cdial Halal to sell to Arab countries.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s goal is on selling 100% pure a\u00e7a\u00ed, according to Gil. \u201cOur a\u00e7a\u00ed is pure and sugar-free, and we\u2019re one of a handful of companies on the market that are selling a\u00e7a\u00ed powder made using refractive window technology \u2013 which retains flavor,\u201d said the executive.<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s completely unadulterated, the product also gets sold as an ingredient to other companies, which add guaran\u00e1 or date syrup to it \u2013 like Royal Queen A\u00e7a\u00ed, which is also putting out its product at the Arab Chamber\u2019s stand.<\/p>\n

A\u00e7a\u00ed Amazonas\u2019 is at the trade show to branch out across the whole Gulf. \u201cIt\u2019s an interest fruit, it suits the weather here,\u201d said Gil.<\/p>\n

According to Gil, his Saudi Arabian client will make a visit to the stand. \u201cIt\u2019s an excellent show. We hope it will yield great results,\u201d he said. The company has been in business for 14 years in Brazil, and it began exporting 2 years ago. It ships 20% of its output out of the country, and Gil said he plans to bring that up to 40% by 2021.<\/p>\n

Cereal company NP Zanchetta Cerealista carries raw skinless peanuts and peanut oil. On the market for 30 years, it also went international two years ago. The product gets sold in over 20 different countries \u2013 including Argelia, Russia, South Africa, Australia and Mexico. NP Zanchetta had been to Gulfood as a visitor last year; now, it\u2019s an exhibitor out of the Arab Chamber stand. \u201cThis is our first time showing our product on the international market. Our goal is to showcase our brand, meet our clients in person and find new contacts,\u201d said partner and co-owner Caique Zanchetta.<\/p>\n

Felipe Ferraz had been to the Gulfood show last year representing the RCMA Group, formerly active in Europe only, which got bought over by the Singapore-based Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) in a bid to ship sugar to other countries. The goal at the trade show is to find new clients and expand in the Arab countries and worldwide. \u201cWe want to grow in sales volume and new markets,\u201d said Ferraz.<\/p>\n

Company Agr\u00edcola Ferrari specializes in selling sesame and popcorn kernels. According to salesman Bernardo Sele, it sells in 30-plus countries \u2013 including Arab ones like Egypt and the UAE. \u201cThis is an international show. We joined Apex-Brasil\u2019s (the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) grains pavilion last year, but they really downsized this year, so we joined the Arab Chamber to get contracts and find new clients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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