FACTS & FIGURES: FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED!
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Your gateway to the Southern European, Middle Eastern and African food markets
FACTS & FIGURES: FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED!
2014: a Huge Success
Fi Istanbul closes with record attendance - 56% gowth in attendance! Staggering 4,704 Visitors + 200 Exhibiting Brands
The latest Fi Istanbul & Ni 2014 (24-26 April, Lütfi Kırdar Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre) was a great success!
2 halls of over 200 food industry exhibiting brands had three busy days of meeting with high quality, international key contacts and decision makers.
Exhibitors have described the event as ‘the go-to place’, ‘a must attend event for local, re-gional and international food professionals’, ‘a truly regional show’, ‘very beneficial’, ‘exceed-ed our expectations’ – and many have already booked their space for 2015!
OVER 4,700 HIGHLY QUALIFIED ATTENDEES
KEY STATISTICS TOP 5 VISITOR JOB POSITIONManager with staff
CEO / COO / President
Manager
Sr. VIP / Director
VP / Managing Director
22%
14%
11% 8% 7%
TOTAL ATTENDEES
EXHIBITORS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD
M2
OF VISITORS HAVE PURCHASING AUTHORITY79%
4,700+ MORE THAN
200
6,200 TOTAL FLOORSPACE
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VISITOR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
VISITOR GEOGRAPHICAL SPLIT
VISITORS FROM OVER 80 COUNTRIES INCLUDING• TURKEY• IRAN• BULGARIA• KUWAIT• ITALY• IRAQ• MACEDONIA• GREECE• CHINA• SYRIA• PALESTINE
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES• SAUDI ARABIA• EGYPT• GERMANY• ROMANIA • NETHERLANDS• THAILAND• RUSSIA• MOLDOVA• MOROCCO• YEMEN
• CYPRUS• INDIA• PAKISTAN• CZECH REPUBLIC• BELGIUM• SPAIN• SLOVENIA • PORTUGAL• HUNGARY• GEORGIA• SERBIA
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VISITOR BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
79% Purchasing Power
VISITOR PURCHASING POWER
26% attendees have an annual budget of more than €250,000
VISITOR INGREDIENTS OF INTEREST* Weighted from multiple choice
* Blanks excluded
Fi Europe Fi Asia Fi Russia Fi South America Fi India Fi Asia-China Fi Istanbul Hi Europe 4
VISITOR FEEDBACK
“Fi Istanbul is an excellent opportunity to meet face-to-face
with companies we work with. I personally really enjoyed the
conference as it brings people together to discuss these trends in
more depth”.
R&D Manager,
North Star Innovation
“Fi Istanbul is a great opportunity to strengthen key supplier relationships, and to meet with new suppliers offering high quality products”.
Production Manager,
Nestlé
“Fi Istanbul is a great opportunity for food professionals. I found new potential partners from a large variety of ingredients sectors at the show. I found Fi Istanbul to be extremely rewarding”.
Product Development Manager, Pepsico
EXHIBITOR FEEDBACK
“Fi Istanbul has been a great experience to develop our business. With an incredibly high potential, this show offers the opportunity to meet with people from all different sectors in the food industry”.
Sales Engineer,
Omya
“Fi Istanbul gave us the perfect opportunity to welcome our
business partners and exchange information to prolong our success
in the food market. Exhibiting has really helped us to move forward
with all our partners”.
Food Engineer Sales,
TUNÇKAYA
“Fi Istanbul is a key regional show for FMC, where we get to
showcase our technology to all the major players, as well as meet new
potential costumers”.
Regional Marketing Manager,
FMC Health and Nutrition
• R&D MANAGER, HARIBO• STRATEGIC BUYER, NESTLÉ• PURCHASING MANAGER, PEPSICO• SECTOR HEAD, IPS• KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER, LESSAFRE
• PROCUREMENT MANAGER, MANCHESTER RUSK• MARKETING MANAGER, TERRABISCO• GROUP MANAGER, ÜLKER• SALES MANAGER, EUF• SALES DIRECTOR, GOODPACK EUROPE
2014 VISITOR SAMPLE
“The right food ingredients are vital for a healty distribution of the foods. Thanks to Fi Istanbul 2014 we can bring together the correct ingredients with both producers and consumers. I strongly believe that this exhibition benefits greatly the overall Turkish Food Industry”.
Dr. Mehmet Çetin Duruk, Chairman GIDAKAT
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR MEDIA PARTNERS & ASSOCIATIONS