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Booming China retail market evolving
China's retail market is growing exponentially. Accounting for roughly 14 percent of the economy, how retailing progresses is gravely important to the entire economy, and to China's growth prospects. It is equally important to China's trading partners

Japan's FamilyMart to open 4,500 stores in China by 2015
Japanese convenience store china FamilyMart announced plans to operate 4,500 outlets in China by 2015, adding to its current number of over 1,000 outlets. A FamilyMart official said, despite the current anti-Japan protests, the company remains committed to planned expansion in China and even announced a goal of 8,000 Chinese outlets by 2020. FamilyMart operates in China in collaboration with Ting Hsin Group, a major Chinese food company.

Kellogg forms JV in mainland China
Kellogg, the maker of PopTarts, Frosted Flakes, and Eggo waffles announced a JV to sell cereals and snacks in mainland China. Kellogg will tap Yihai Kerry Investments subsidiary Wilmar International's domestic infrastructure and expertise. Wilmar will contribute infrastructure, supply-china scale, and a sales and distribution network to the 50-50 JV.

Top Retail @ SIAL CHINA

Since SIAL CHINA entering local exhibition industry in 2000, it has become one of the most annual anticipated shows in food & beverage industry in China. Together with retail sector, SIAL CHINA has evolved into a top quality product.

Focusing on retail and hospitality, SIAL CHINA 2013 dedicates its full resources to create professional platform for medium and high end food & beverage market in China. That includes over 90 national pavilions with over 2000 exhibitors, and over 7 halls showcasing fresh meat, seafood, sweets, gourmet, frozen, organic, seasoning, coffee, beverage, alcohol and many others.

Exhibitors are expecting to meet visitors such as Lotus, Metro, Auchan, WalMart, BeiJingHuaLian, Citysuper, Goodwell, Spar, Tesco, HEC, Yohan, Vanguard, Amazon, Carrefour, and other premium retailers, distributors and department stores. Hospitality & Retail Forum will also make its way back to offer a highly b-2-b platform for industry information presenting, exchange, trading and negotiation, a special zone combined with forum and One-to-One meeting.

With new direction from Ministry of Commerce People Republic of China on promoting domestic brands to overseas and importing more developed brands into China, SIAL China 2013 offers 3 retail oriented events to embrace it:

Hospitality & Retail Forum
In 2012 show, more than 14 high level conferences hosted by the industry experts were held in this area including: SIFEA, SINODIS, CITY SUPER, SHIYAO Investment, SFGC, GOODWELL, XTC, FABBRI, NESTLE, and others. In 2013, it will continue to be the place to meet the under-the radar buyers.

VIP Buyer Lounge
SIAL CHINA is the place to meet the inaccessible actors of the Chinese distribution. In order to offer an opportune environment for trading and negotiation, SIAL CHINA will have a special zone to facilitate the connection between exhibitors and prestigious players of the retail and distribution in China. In 2012 Show, the area brought several major players for our exhibitors, including: CITY SUPER, SPAR, GOODWELL, etc.

SIAL Innovation for retail
SIAL CHINA is the place to encounter innovations. SIAL Innovation has been a key event for the past 8 years, it offers to our exhibitors a platform to showcase their latest innovative products and communicate on food innovations, this area will be visited by more than 70% visitors. The SIAL innovation observatory provides a unique opportunity for retail traders in a single area, all of the new concepts and innovations launched worldwide, emphasizing new consumer trends.

SIAL CHINA 2013 reveals business opportunities in Food & Beverage industry, and reveals food innovations in Asia！


Preview: Asia's largest professional
Food & Beverage Exhibition

SIAL CHINA 2013, May 7-9
Shanghai New International Expo Center

7 halls (+1 extra hall)
85,000 sqm
2,000 exhibitors from 90 countries
45,000 visitors from 100 countries

Contact Media:
Ms. Mia WANG ?Communication Manager
mia.wang@comexposium-sh.com / www.sialchina.com