FOOD AND HOTEL ASIA FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENT —
WA EXHIBITORS
821. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Agriculture and
Food:
I
refer to the WA display and delegation at Food and Hotel Asia's Food
and Beverage 2022 event.
Hon Alannah MacTiernan: That was a fabulous
event.
Hon COLIN de GRUSSA: Indeed.
(1)
What process was undertaken to select the exhibitors listed in the minister's
media statement ''WA food and beverage showcase at Asia's
premier trade event'', dated 5 September 2022?
(2)
Can the minister provide details of the financial assistance provided to each
of the exhibitors?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
This was a fantastic piece of work
done by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in
promoting WA agrifoods and beverages into the Asian region, and it was very
well received. For the member's information, in addition to the
businesses that were actually on the stand, I think up to another 40 large WA
businesses had their own stand there. All in, it was a great event.
(1) An expression
of interest process for WA food and beverage producers to participate in a range
of potential international trade market activations was undertaken by the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Businesses
self-nominated through this EOI, which was advertised through direct email to
over 300 businesses, in DPIRD's export e-newsletter and across social
media networks directly relevant to the WA food and beverage sector.
The WA showcase stand had physical
capacity for between 20 and 25 WA businesses to exhibit one to three product
ranges per business. Some 40 other Western Australian businesses had individual
stands at the event.
DPIRD,
in consultation with the Western Australian government's trade and
investment office in Singapore, reviewed
the EOIs, taking into consideration current market demand for product
categories, the businesses' export readiness and/or current market
presence, while at the same time ensuring a diverse range of product categories
and regions were presented to showcase Western Australia's supply
capabilities.
(2) The cost of the WA showcase stand hire and design
was supported by DPIRD. DPIRD also provided pre-briefings to the exhibitors, a welcome dinner and delegation pack,
and also worked with the Singapore office
to provide personal introductions to relevant buyers. All other costs were at
the individual exhibitors' expense, including their own freight,
logistics, travel, meal, accommodation and insurance costs.