Meet serious food and beverage buyers
70% of exhibitors agreed that SIAL Middle East is the best exhibition to meet buyers from the region.

If it is important to your business to meet new buyers, find distributors and strengthen your presence in a region with over 2 billion consumers, then a presence at SIAL Middle East 2013 needs to be in your marketing plan.
12,630 496 98% 86%
trade attendees from 92 countries hosted buyers from 18 countries of exhibitors met their event objectives of exhibitors had meetings with  hosted buyers

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Six reasons to book a stand

1. Sales

Find distributors, make direct sales and build relationships in a region where a face-to-face conversation matters. In 2012, hosted buyers represented companies with a turnover worth US$420 billion.

2. Channel Support
Identify new distributors to support your sales channel. In 2012, 34% of exhibitors wanted to find a distributor. 98% sucessfully met their event objectives.

3. ROI
For less than the price of a magazine advert you could be putting your products literally into the hands of thousands of buyers.

4. Customer Relationships
Build relationships and teach customers to get more from your products face to face. In 2012, 87% of exhibitors rated the quality of visitors as good or excellent.

5. Market Research
Try out a new product and get immediate feedback. In 2012, 91% of hosted buyers agreed that SIAL Middle east was a great show to find new products.
 
6. Get on the media radar
Over 100 press will be in attendnace - come to the show ready with a press release and use the press office to engage with industry journalists.

> View the 2012 post show report
> Complete a stand enquiry form
> Download the sales brochure or if you are short of time, view our sales prezi

Exhibitor profile:
  • Bakery
  • Bakery equipment
  • Canned & preserved products
  • Confectionery
  • Cured meats
  • Dairy products, eggs
  • Food ingredients
  • Food processing equipement
  • Foodservice & hospitality equipment 
  • Frozen food
  • Fruits & vegetables
  • Gourmet & fine food
  • Grocery products
  • Health products and food supplements
  • Meat/Poultry/Game
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Organic products
  • Prepared meals & convenience products
  • Retail equipment & services
  • Seafood

SIAL Middle East 2013 stand packages:
SIAL Middle East 2010
Space only stand: Your company is free to design and construct its own stand – ideal if you want to stand out amongst the crowd.
Price: US$396 per sqm (minimum of 24 sqm required)

Shell scheme stand: Your stand will include modular walls, name board, carpet, lighting, 13amp power socket, electricity and basic stand cleaning.
Price: US$458 per sqm (minimum of 9 sqm required)

Upgraded shell scheme stand: A shell scheme stand with additional furniture package (table, chairs, shelves, counter)
Price: US$486 per sqm (minimum of 9 sqm required)
Pavilion packages are available for the following countries:
  • Argentina
  • Belarus
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • France
  • India
  • Spain
  • Taiwan
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Kenya
  • Korea
  • Malaysia
  • Morocco
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • USA
  • Vietnam
Complete the stand enquiry form or contact us to book your stand today

Elly Habt, International stand sales & national pavilions
E: elly.habt@turretme.com
T: +33 176 77 20 16

Alexis Wheatley, Middle East stand sales
E: a.wheatley@turretme.com
T: +971 2 401 2805

"The Hosted Buyers Programme is a great initiative and brought us new opportunities from new markets. We are very satisfied with our participation at SIAL Middle East. We look forward to being back next year.
                                                          Mr. Romeo Dakdouk, General Manager, SARA Food Group
Exhibitor survey results

 98%
 93%
 99%
of exhibitors successfully met their event objectives
were satisfied or very satisfied with their overall participation agreed that they were considering their participation for 2013
87%
 86% 70%
rated the quality of visitors as good or excellent had meetings with members of the hosted buyer programme agreed that SIAL ME was the best place to meet buyers in the region

> Find out detailed information about the visitor profile and hosted buyers in the 2012 post show report

The exhibitor experience

In 2013, great emphasis is being placed on enhancing the exhibitor experience. Put simply, that means good communication, more marketing initiatives dedicated to exhibitor promotion and a state-of-the-art system for arranging meetings with hosted buyers.

Your participation in SIAL Middle East shouldn’t just be about three days in Abu Dhabi. To get the most from your investment, it should form an essential part of your 2013 sales plan - there is a global PR and direct marketing campaign at your disposal!

1. Sign your stand contract and return it to your sales account manager
2. Your company name will be added to our online exhibitor list and promoted via twitter
3. You will be sent a copy of the Exhibitor Manual – your essential guide to building your stand and planning your trip
4. Our marketing team will also be in touch with the Marketing Manual. This will outline all of the ways in which you can promote your company free of charge
5. You will be assigned a contact within the SIAL Purchasers Club management team. This is to ensure we are inviting buyers who match your criteria, and to introduce you to the online meeting system

Free promotional vehicles include:
  • Online exhibitor entry
  • Editorial space within fortnightly industry e-newsletters, sent to over 80,000 contacts
  • Editorial space within the Official Preview, a 32-page supplement inserted into Hotelier and Caterer Middle East
  • Editorial space within quarterly pdf newsletters, sent to over 80,000 contacts
  • Social media including LinkedIn and twitter
  • Exhibitor listings on official invitations, mailed to over 40,000 contacts and inserted into over 30,000 trade magazines
  • Editorial space within the show catalogue
  • A dedicated visitor registration page - invite your customers to visit your stand through an email and registration page branded with your logo
  • Hard copy and electronic visitor invitations

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