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invite all professionals in these industries<br />
who aims at growth to gain in<br />
Antalya.”<br />
410 FIRMS AND OVER 3500<br />
BRANDS<br />
Stating that holding the 25th Food-<br />
Product concurrently with the 29th<br />
HotelEquipment was reacted positively<br />
by exhibitors and visitors, Mrs.<br />
Yürgül also added “we gathered<br />
around 3500 brands from 410 exhibitors<br />
active in the accommodation,<br />
food and beverage industry in<br />
our fair held between January 17 and<br />
20 of <strong>2018</strong> in Antalya. Our fairs which<br />
show a growth of 40% in comparison<br />
to the last year has allowed us to<br />
completely fill up our closed exhibition<br />
area of 40.000 sq. Exhibitors had<br />
a chance there to exhibit new and<br />
innovative products during the fair.”<br />
43,523 DOMESTIC AND<br />
FOREIGN VISITORS IN 4<br />
DAYS<br />
Giving information about visitor attraction<br />
activities of the fair, Arzu<br />
Yüngül said “we brought totally<br />
43.523 professional visitors together<br />
with our exhibitors in 4 days, as<br />
a result of visitor attraction activities<br />
carried out by ANFAS in Turkey and<br />
other target countries. Our fairs took<br />
a great interest from authorities of<br />
supermarket chains, owners of cafes<br />
and restaurants, food wholesalers,<br />
retailers, chefs and cooks, hotel investors<br />
& managers, purchasers, spa<br />
centers, interior architects, building<br />
contractors, public authorities as well<br />
as authorities of teacherages, public<br />
housings, official institutions and social<br />
recreational facilities.<br />
PROFESSIONAL VISITORS<br />
FROM 29 COUNTRIES<br />
Stating that the fair serves as an international<br />
meeting point, Mrs. Yüngül<br />
said “By means of the cooperation of<br />
the T.R. Ministry of Economy, ATSO<br />
(Antalya Chamber of Commerce and<br />
Industry), BAIB (West Mediterranean<br />
Exporters Association) and ANFAS<br />
in the context of the foreign visitor<br />
attraction activities, procurement<br />
committees from 29 countries including<br />
Azerbaijan, Germany, Albania,<br />
Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates,<br />
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Algeria,<br />
China, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Palestine,<br />
France, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Israel,<br />
Spain, Qatar, Kosovo, Libya, Lebanon,<br />
Malta, Egypt, Moldova, Serbia, Saudi<br />
Arabia, Tunisia and Jordan gathered<br />
with the exhibitors in the fair.”<br />
78 FOOD TURKEY <strong>March</strong> <strong>2018</strong>