ATHENS, Greece – The fourth edition of Greece Food Expo, which took place at the Metropolitan expo centre in Athens March 18-20, 2017, welcomed more than 60,000 industry professionals from 25,000 companies active in Greece, Cyprus and 60 other countries around the world, according to the organisers.
Thanks to its coordinated promotion actions, the incredible wealth of exhibits, the high quality of domestic products, but also its strategic planning, the exhibition managed to surpass all expectations of both exhibitors and visitors, placing Greek Food & Beverages in their rightful place: on the agenda of thousands of major international buyers.
With an impressive increase of 24% in exhibitor numbers –approximately 1,000 Greek and 200 international companies– in just one year, FOOD EXPO is consolidating its reputation as the leading Food & Beverage trade show in Southeast Europe.
From its very first day, the exhibition welcomed dozens of international trade journalists and representatives from the diplomatic delegations of 15 countries, who were impressed by the organizational level, the huge number of exhibitors and the wealth of exhibits.
At the same time, a plethora of professionals from the entire spectrum of the market were present in the exhibition, making effective contacts and concluding important trade agreements and, thanks to FOOD EXPO, the superior quality of Greek Food & Beverage products was spread all over the world.
A record number of trade visitors from 25,000 businesses
The 4th FOOD EXPO managed to attract more than 60,000 professionals from 25,000 businesses from both Greece and the rest of the world, who used the trade fair to catch up on the latest Food & Beverage trends, innovations, and technologies and make key investment decisions.
Exhibitors & visitors were both impressed with the trade show’s potential
Everyone felt overwhelmed by the incredible success of the exhibition, which is now undoubtedly one of the most important events for Food & Beverages in Europe.
The exhibition proved that the sector, not only has a solid past, but also a dynamic present and an extremely promising future; that it constitutes one of the most important pillars of Greece’s national economy and that it must have a key role in the country’s new productive reconstruction model.
The fastest growing international trade show managed—in just four years—to quadruple its size in term of exhibitors, visitors and exhibition surface, once again proving that Greece is also a place of creation, effort and progress.
