5 reasons to be at World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai this year
Published on 06/07/2017
Shanghai, the world’s biggest city, is China’s seafood gateway. Import volumes of key products are rising, new facilities are being built to handle live produce, and e-commerce is making it easier to buy and sell seafood there.
In the middle of this frenzied fish-related activity sits
World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai. For over a decade, the event has been the place to be to connect with China’s leading fish and seafood buyers and suppliers.
The show is back for 2017 - just over a month away on August 19-21 – and there are loads of great reasons why you should be there.
Why you should be at World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai 2017
Here are the five biggest reasons why World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai is a must-attend event for seafood professionals in 2017.
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Meet international buyers & suppliers – This show is Shanghai’s first port of call for international companies looking to enter China’s multi-billion dollar seafood sector. Last year’s event attracted over 31,000 attendees from over 39 countries and regions. Domestic, and regional, buyers and importers can meet the cream of the crop of global seafood producers.
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Secure new supplies – It is not just international firms who exhibit at SIFSE. Domestic companies are exceptionally well represented too. That means buyers actively on the hunt for new partners, products, and supplies, can meet directly with businesses from around the globe looking to do the same - in one place, at one time.
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Grow your market knowledge – We all know growing market knowledge is imperative towards securing success. Attending this exhibition puts you in contact with nothing but seafood specialists, so you have a huge knowledge pool to dive into. Get info on the latest trends and topics at World Seafood Shanghai.
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Take part in unique business matchmaking sessions – The Central China Seafood Market is a unique match-making event co-organised alongside SIFSE. Here, Chinese companies are put in contact with international exhibitors in intense, 30 minute sessions designed to make deal making a smoother, more efficient process.
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Taste the seafood on show – What better way to know the quality of the products on show than by giving them a taste? At World Seafood Shanghai, Seafood Tasting Sessions provide a platform for national pavilions and exhibitors to showcase their cuisines to the event’s visitors. For buyers, this allows you to make more informed decisions on who to do business with after the show’s conclusion.
So there you have it. As a platform for doing business in the Chinese fish and seafood sector, World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai is unparalleled – and Shanghai itself might just be the ultimate Chinese destination for fish and seafood.
Shanghai: the ideal market entry location
This show is located in
Shanghai for a reason. Apart from being home to 24 million people, 34 million including the suburbs, the city also leads Chinese seafood consumption. It’s China’s largest seafood port too – and its geographical position makes Shanghai the ideal distribution hub as well.
Within easy reach of Shanghai include the provinces of Jiangsu, Hubei, and the municipality of Chongqing – a wider market of over 155 million people.
World Seafood (SIFSE) Shanghai is the leading fish and seafood show in China’s largest city. If you’d like more information on the event, and just why you should be there, please
contact our team today.