Announcement! Health Ingredients South East Asia to be Launched in April 2016

Co-located with CPhI and taking place on the 6-8 April 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 29, 2015 /CNW/ - Growth of Indonesia's health & wellness food retail sales is impressive: an annual growth of 11,8% is to be expected. Nutraceuticals are also forecasted to grow with 10% this year. The Indonesian government is acknowledging and providing specific requirements for health claims and functional foods, hence the ability for the industry to seize opportunities now.

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For this reason, it is with great pleasure that we, as the organisers of the market leading Food ingredients and Health ingredients events introduce our newest event: Health ingredients South East Asia. Health ingredients South East Asia 2016 will provide industry professionals with the latest industry insights in nutraceuticals, dietary supplements and functional foods at the international Nutrition und Wellness (NuW) conference. This will take place on 6 and 7 April 2016.  The Health ingredients event will be launched next April in Jakarta, Indonesia alongside CPhI South East Asia 2016 and connects ASEAN decision makers and business partners who are responsible for developing health, natural, nutrition and wellness ingredients and solutions.

We strongly believe that now is the right moment to launch Health ingredients South East Asia in Indonesia. Brand Director, Olav Masseling is confident that this launch show will be a success: "We have a strong attendee base in Indonesia though Fi Asia. Our health ingredients (Hi) shows: Hi Europe and Hi Japan are high-level industry gatherings. We have learned that manufacturers are expected,in the coming years, to increase marketing of Health &Wellness products and product launches in the ASEAN region. Indonesia, with a population of 248M people, has a large and growing internal market. With many international ingredients companies looking to expand in the region, we have seized the opportunity to bring the advantage of these positive market attributes to our visitor and exhibitor client bases through the launch of Hi South East Asia 2016."

As the organiser of Fi Asia and CPhI Asia, two successful ingredients events in Indonesia, UBM knows the local market. It promises to deliver a high-level of industry professionals combined, the event will attract 6,000 attendees and 260 exhibitors from 23 countries to the show.

To pre-register for the exhibition for free or to register for the conference, visit http://www.figlobal.com/hisoutheastasia Hi South East Asia is organised by UBM, the organisers of key events, Food ingredients (Fi) Europe and Fi Asia, part of the Fi Global portfolio.

About Food ingredients Global - the trusted route to market since 1986 

Food ingredients was launched in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1986. Its portfolio of live events, extensive data, digital solutions and high-level conferences, are now established throughout the world and provide regional and global platforms for all stakeholders, in the food ingredients industry. Over 500,000 people have attended our shows over the years with billions of Euros worth of business created, as a result. With over 25 years of excellence, our events, digital solutions and supporting products, deliver a proven route to market, with a truly global audience. For more information about the Food ingredients Portfolio please visit http://www.figlobal.com.

About UBM EMEA 

UBM EMEA connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets.  Through premier brands such as Routes, CPhI, IFSEC, Ecobuild, Seatrade, and many others, UBM EMEA exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across seven industry sectors.

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