India: A Successful Return to Gulfood

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From February 13-17, 2022, FAS New Delhi and Mumbai representatives participated in a trade mission to Gulfood 2022, the world’s largest food and beverage trade show held annually in Dubai. FAS India led a delegation of 14 prominent Indian buyers to the exhibition and facilitated over 150 business-to-business meetings with 75 U.S. food and beverage companies. Early responses received from delegation members indicate that as a result of participating in the event, over $200,000 in immediate purchases of U.S. food products took place, with an additional $5 million in sales expected in the next 12 months.

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