Europe Edition
The first 'Freskon' International Exhibition of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, held from 23 to 25 April at Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, exceeded all expectations. The goal of TIF-Helexpo to promote 'Freskon' as a point of reference for the sector in the broader region of South-East Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean was achieved. The total number of trade visitors that visited the event came to 4,155, of whom 600 were foreign, coming from over 36 countries around the world. In fact, they included the 120 hosted buyers invited by TIF-Helexpo. The number of exhibitors came to 200.
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The 'specific weight' of foreign representatives was good, given the fact that the overall turnover of the foreign hosted buyers coming into contact with Greek exhibitors amounts to 3.2 billion Euros, which demonstrates the importance of the event and the 'players' it managed to attract. There were over 2,500 business meetings held, with numerous Greek exhibitors noting that they had never achieved contacts of this calibre before, even at sector exhibitions held in Germany.
These quantitative and qualitative figures underlined the role that Freskon was called upon to play as a strategic link between the Greek production of fresh fruit & vegetables and the international markets, major foreign retailers and supranational distribution networks. This first major event demonstrated the enormous prospects of Freskon in the best possible way. After this year's valuable experience, the event will return even more dynamically in 2016.
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The parallel events of 'Freskon' were also very successful and included a special section named 'FreshCon Market', where 18 top international retail chains met with Greek exhibitors and explored fields of cooperation with each other.
There was great interest in the International Cherry Congress, which attracted over 600 participants from around the world and achieved significant representation of all the cherry-producing countries of the Mediterranean. During the Congress, the international cherry market was mapped and focus was placed on the Greek cherry and its dynamism. In fact, according to expert estimates, this year's season, which will begin in mid-May with the harvest of early varieties, is expected to be marked by good production and increase in volume compared to last year.
Moreover, there was significant attendance at all the speeches made by representatives of the fresh fruit & vegetable sector, who focused on this dynamic sector of the Greek economy.
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Consistent in its social role, TIF-Helexpo, supported by the exhibitors participating in 'Freskon', donated approximately 5 tonnes of fruit and vegetables used to decorate the exhibition premises to the charity organisation 'The Smile of the Child', thus adding a social character to this major commercial and financial event.
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