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Pro Food/Pro Pack & Agbiz 2014 food, packaging and agriculture expo next week

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Pro Food/Pro Pack & Agbiz 2014, Sri Lanka’s only comprehensive food, agriculture and packaging exhibition, will be held for the 13th consecutive year on 22, 23 and 24 August at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Hall. The exhibition is organised by the Sri Lanka Food Processors Association together with Presidential Award Winning Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services. The event which has witnessed an evolutionary increase over the decade has been in existence and will be held under the theme “from the farm to the kitchen” denoting the entire chain of the food industry which include the inception of the food which mainly revolve around farms, to the process and finally, the food table of the consumer. The event scheduled to be held within a span of three days, will feature all facets of the food and beverage industry and will include intricate details and the meticulous process that is required, for food products in order to make them available to the consumer. The event is renowned for providing a unique and comprehensive platform for the discovery and introduction of food processing, engineering and packaging services among the host of other benefits both the visitors and the stall holders would receive. This year’s event will feature two landmark concurrent events, in the form of ‘Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Asia’ and ‘Halal Food Asia,’ giving an unparalleled opportunity for a meeting place between all stakeholders in the long chain of the food industry. Pro Food/Pro Pack & Agbiz 2014 will also feature two separate pavilions from two of the largest global players in the industry – India and China. The event is set to attract all stakeholders from many South East Asian countries as well. The event has been earmarked as ‘a must attend’ throughout the entirety of its existence, and has been renowned for providing all visitors and stall holders a unique experience. This is the only event of this kind to be held in the Island and over the years it has been known to provide each visitor and stall holder with a unique and unparalleled experience in terms of networking, sales leads and knowledge. The exhibition is supported and endorsement by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The National Agri Business Council join hands with the organizers to provide an insight to the agri business areas. Elephant House, Maliban Biscuit Manufactories and Colombo Machinery & Equipment have come forward as the Platinum Sponsors together with Nikini Automation and Zenra Tea as the Gold Sponsors. Alli Company, CMC Engineering Export GmbH, Serendib Flour Mills and Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd. are the Silver Sponsors of the event. Official Insurance Partner is Sanasa Insurance and the Official Printing Partner is Sharp Print Holdings.

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