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8 – 12 APRIL 2010, Margaret River Wine Region Festival, Margaret River
This yearly event is an abundance of wine, food, music and art experiences. The exciting program of events includes the following highlights: Thursday 8 April –Vintage Vibe Street Fiesta & Wine Barrel Cart Race, Margaret River main street; Friday 9 April – Fashion Show featuring Western Australian designers; Saturday 18 April - Vintage Festival at Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre, featuring over 50 of the region’s best wineries and foodies plus the People’s Choice Poster Art Competition and local artisan displays; Sunday 19 April – Vintage Concert at Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre; Petanque Competition (Saturday & Sunday) plus food, wine & art events at individual wineries throughout the duration of the Festival. For more information www.margaretriverfestival.com
21 - 23 JULY 2010, 6th biennial Enviro Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
Enviro 2010 invites papers focussing on the following elements - water, waste, resource recovery and energy. Abstract submissions close 4 November 2009. For more information www.enviro2010.com.au/2010/program.html
24 - 27 DECEMBER 2009, 2009 Hong Kong Food Festival, Hong Kong
The 7th Hong King Food Festival takes place at the Hong King Convention and Exhibition Centre with over 500 booths presenting a wide range of international signature delicacies including beverages, snacks and food products. Over 1,000,000 free admission tickets are being distributed worldwide with over 730,000 visitors attending the 6th Festival in 2008 (including 40,000 Mainland China and Overseas Tourists). For enquiries contact Ms Cherie Lo, Hongkong-Asia Exhibition (Holdings) Limited, cherrie@hka.com.hk or www.hka.com.hk
JANUARY 2010 AMAG USA Supermarket Promotion, The Food Emporium (Retailer) and Haddon House (Importer/Distributor), New York City
USA market-ready grocery food and beverage exporters are invited to submit their products to leading New York supermarket The Food Emporium as part of a major instore promotion sponsored by the Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign and delivered in conjunction with the G’DAY USA initiative. Expressions of interest are to be directed to Peter Brennan of Austrade Washington, who has been retained as Project Manager for this promotion, +1 202 797 3067, Peter.Brennan@austrade.gov.au Application deadline 25 September 2009.
17 - 19 JANUARY 2010, Winter Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, USA
The Winter Fancy Food Show is one of America's premier trade-only events for the specialty foods industry. It has proven to be an extremely valuable vehicle for Australian specialty food manufacturers exporting their products to the USA. Visit www.fancyfoodshows.com for more information. The Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) Campaign is offering a financial assistance package to all new and current licensees of AMAG participating in the show. Please contact Ms Ranjit K Singh at ranjit.singh@australianmade.com.au for further details.
13 - 15 JUNE 2010, Fine Food New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
This is the inaugural Fine Food event to be held in New Zealand. This event will continue to be held on an ongoing biennial basis, it is a partner event to the highly successful Fine Food events held each year in either Sydney or Melbourne and every other year in Brisbane and Perth.
Why New Zealand?
·New Zealand is officially out of recession
·4 million population, similar lifestyles, trends and joint food standards
·It is relatively easy to gain market entry into New Zealand
·Australia is a well-known supplier to NZ, brand and regional knowledge is strong
·50% of the New Zealand supermarket industry is owned by Australia's Woolworths
·Australian made goods have duty free access under the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement
For more information, contact Mannie Shea, Senior Export Advisor, Western Australia, Austrade
(08) 9261 7908.