Tanabe City to Sponsor Booth at International Food Exposition

Accepting Applications for Exhibitors

Tanabe City located in Wakayama Prefecture plans to establish a booth at Foodex -- Asia’s largest international specialty food and beverage exhibition (March 8^th to 11^th of next year, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City). They aim to increase the level of recognition among local food products and expand the current market and are currently accepting applications for exhibitors. Tanabe City will bear a portion of expenses incurred.

At the Foodex in March of this year, 2,977 companies both originating in Japan and from around the world peddled their wares. In the span of 4 days, 77,361 individuals visited the exhibition. In the exhibition hall where many various vendors gather, the city has made use of 800,000 yen in subsidies for regional development, with the hope that vendors will be able to make business negotiations and engage in market research.

Those eligible for presenting at the City-sponsored booth include food and beverage-related vendors or organizations with headquarters in Tanabe City.

Each vendor will have roughly 180 x 60 x 90 centimeters (width, depth, length) for their display, including space behind that. Within this area, about 7 vendors can participate in the “basic course” exhibition over four days. Applications are also being accepted for 4 vendors for the “half course” who will utilize half of a designated exhibition space over the course of two days.

Tanabe City will cover the cost of exhibition as well as costs related to the design and decoration of the booth. For those participating in the “basic course,” the cost of participation (with decoration included) is usually 400,000 to 500,000 yen. Exhibitors will be responsible for electricity, water, and gas costs for their exhibition as well as travel fees, delivery fees, shared advertisement fees and other various costs.

Vendors interested in exhibiting are asked to submit their applications by 5:00 pm on June 4^th, 2015. In the event that there are many applications, concessions will be made for vendors who have no experience presenting.

Applications and questions can be directed to the Tanabe City Commerce & Industry Promotion Section (0739.26.9970).

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