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Sweet Cred wins $9m worth of business on opening day of Sweets Middle East

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 04 - 2009 at 12:32
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A leading UK sweets manufacturer has signed more than $9m worth of business on the first day of Sweets Middle East and SnackTec Middle East exhibition. Sweet Cred has confirmed two year deals with distributors across the GCC including the Al Bahar Group in Kuwait, Balsharaf in Saudi Arabia, Federal Foods from the UAE & Qatar, and V.M.B Brothers in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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  • Clive Garrard, CEO, Sweet Cred.
    Clive Garrard, CEO, Sweet Cred.
"Sweets Middle East has given us fantastic exposure to high-quality trade clients and given Sweet Cred a strong foundation in the region," said Clive Garrard, CEO, Sweet Cred.

"We produce unique products which are cutting edge, exciting, interactive and enjoyable across all price points."

The company has the exclusive rights to the Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United football brands and produce confectionery with the club's logos across a variety of sweets.

"We find the Middle East a young market ready to accept new and exciting products which are brand and quality conscious," he added.

Sweets Middle East runs until 4 November 2009 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) alongside Sweet & SnackTec Middle East. The exhibitions are organised by Dubai World Trade Centre in conjunction with Koelnmesse, organiser of the world's leading confectionery show ISM.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, GCC spending on food imports is set to reach $49bn by 2020, with the sweets and confectionery market worth Dhs300m in the UAE alone, and growing at 10% annually according to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

"It's great news that exhibitors at Sweets Middle East and Sweets and SnackTec Middle East are doing such great business,"


said Helal Saeed Almarri, CEO, Dubai World Trade Centre.

"Dubai provides an ideal gateway to the rest of the Middle East and this deal highlights the opportunities available. Exhibitions are still the best way of generating new business through serious business networking and face-to-face interaction."

Sweet Cred first broke into the Middle East market by exhibiting at Gulfood 2008 where it generated great interest for its products. Since then the company has built strong ties with the region culminating in this, its biggest deals of the year. Sweet Cred has already confirmed its participation at Gulfood 2010.

More than 150 companies from 35 participating countries are exhibiting at Sweets Middle East and Sweets and SnackTec Middle East with new participation from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Portugal, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Sweets Middle East and Sweet & SnackTec Middle East run until 4 November 2009 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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About Sweets Middle East
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Koelnmesse GmbH present Sweets Middle East 2009, held in Hall 2 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 2 - 4 November 2009.
DWTC together with Koelnmesse, supported by the International Sweets and Biscuits Association (AISM), have based Sweets Middle East on a very successful model, ISM in Cologne. Accordingly, the Dubai event will showcase a wide, global range of confectionery, snack products, ice cream, and raw pastes.

About Sweet & SnackTec Middle East
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Koelnmesse GmbH present Sweet & SnackTec Middle East 2009. The 1st International Exhibition for Processing, Manufacturing and Packaging for the Sweets, Confectionery and Snack Industry, held in hall 2 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, will run concurrent to Sweets Middle East from 2 - 4 November 2009.

It is the ideal platform for producers, suppliers, importers & exporters of the sweets, confectionery and snack machinery industry from across the MENA region and GCC countries.

About Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
As the organiser of Sweets Middle East and Sweet & SnackTec Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre offers more than 30 years' experience of delivering world-class events in the Middle East, providing local, regional and international exhibitors with unmatched expertise and in-depth market knowledge.

Our team organises 18 of the largest and most successful international and regional shows in Middle East, providing an ideal platform for business development in the region.

Our commitment to ongoing innovation within the exhibition industry has supported the rapid growth and development of a wide range of business-to-business and business-to-consumer shows, and delivered consistent satisfaction to exhibitors and visitors. DWTC works with the region's leading trade bodies and industry associations to ensure that all conferences deliver full value and are built upon the real needs of their specific sector.

For more information, please contact:
Jon Barber
Public Relations Manager - Exhibitions & Events Department
Dubai World Trade Centre
P.O.Box 9292, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: (Dir): +971 4 308 6124
Fax: +971 4 3188607

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