Malaysian Exhibitors Clinch Sales of US$5.48 Million at Shanghai Trade Show

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysian exhibitors participating in the 13th SIAL China 2012, a trade show in Pudong, Shanghai from May 9-11, clinched RM17.3 million (US$5.48 million) in sales. The event is one of the largest and most significant for the food and beverage (F&B) industry in Asia. Fourteen Malaysian companies were housed at the Malaysian pavilion, coordinated by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade), and they displayed a wide range of products from the F&B industry. These included honey products, biscuits, confectionary, snacks, tea, coffee, energy drinks and frozen foods. Matrade, in a statement on Tuesday said the Malaysian companies received 1,233 inquiries, during SIAL CHINA 2012. The event had attracted the participation of international pavilions from 37 countries, including Korea, the United States,Spain, Portugal, Poland, India, Japan, Brazil, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates. -- BERNAMA