Centre to serve as local food outreach platform

Members of the Federal General Commercial Association of Macau Small and Medium Enterprises will organise promotional activities in February at the Portuguese-speaking countries Food Products Exhibition Centre, according to Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).
The exhibition centre in the Tap Seac Square Glass House opened in March 2016 as an initiative by IPIM to promote food and beverage products from the Lusophone countries, with three local companies – Dine in Macau, Macao Fine Wine Bazaar Co, Ltd. e Macao College Student Business Initiation Services Company Limited – now choosing to expose their products in the centre.
Although the Centre primarily caters to Business-to-Business (B2B) deals – most products host a machine-readable optical label directing visitors to the company’s website upon scanning – the three local companies aim to promote their products directly to consumers.
Local company Dine in Macau will promote its Portuguese salt and wine products between February 9 and 11 in the Centre, with wine importer Macao Fine Wine Bazaar Co. Ltd. showing its products at the end of the month.
Representatives from both companies told IPIM they usually supplied products directly to restaurants, expecting the showcase could be an opportunity to attract local consumers wanting to purchase quality wines at lower prices than found in restaurants or supermarkets.
Food product company Macao College Student Business Initiation Services Company Limited – with a showcase planned for 23 to 25 February – the initiative could be a way to enhance co-operation between local SMEs.