TIM eMagazine Vol.4 Issue 2
Unagi kabayaki by
ASMAROS
D
TI-CITEM highlights world-class Philippine seafood
at the largest international food expo in the
country
DTI-CITEM will showcase top quality seafood
at The Cold Room special setting of the country’s
biggest international food trade show.
The Philippine archipelago is home to one of the
richest and most diverse aquatic ecosystems in the
world. It is through this that the country enjoys
an abundance of commercial and domesticated
fish, crustaceans and mollusks. These are distributed from major fish ports
to all over the country and exported to nations like Europe and the USA,
with tuna being the largest fishery export from the Philippines followed by
seaweed, shrimp and crab products.
The fishing industry is a significant sector in the Philippines, contributing
around 2% of the country’s GDP. The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), through the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions
(CITEM), aims to showcase what the Philippine seas have to offer in the
global market at the IFEX Philippines NXTFOOD ASIA last 24-26 May 2019
at the World Trade Center Metro Manila.
One of the new event features - unveiled in this edition is The Cold
Room: Seafood at Sub-Zero. This curated setting will feature the best
export quality seafood from the country’s top and rising seafood exporters.
To preserve the freshness of these marine products, the whole special
setting will be housed in a specially designed cold storage facility custom-
built by Cold Front Technologies Asia, Inc.
Trade buyers and visitors were invited to enter The Cold Room and
experience temperatures below zero to see and taste the various
selections of fresh, frozen and value-added Philippine seafood like tuna,
seaweed, prawns, octopus and other high-value marine food products.
“See-food” diet
One of the companies to be featured in The Cold Room is first-time
Brand new packaging
from Donny's Choice
DTI-CITEM highlights
world-class Philippine
seafood at the largest
international food
expo in the country
exhibitor, ASMAROS Global Corp., whose main products are authentic
unagi kabayaki and frozen unagi fillet. The company operates the only eel
farm in Asia, outside of Japan, that is certified by the Japan Agricultural
Standard (JAS). ASMAROS highlights its use of Japanese systems and
technologies in producing top quality unagi kabayaki sourced from
Philippine seas.
Returning this year as part of this new special setting are Donny’s Choice
Fresh Seafood and Century Pacific Food, Inc. Donny’s Choice specializes
in fresh frozen marine products like their peeled shrimps, nobashi prawns
and lapu-lapu fillets. This year’s IFEX Philippines will also witness the debut
of their newly-designed product packaging.
For this edition, Century Pacific will be featuring their fresh frozen
bangus products sourced directly from open sea cages from the province
of General Santos. With the Philippines being the “Milkfish Capital of the
World,” Century Pacific aims to highlight the fish quality, deboning skill and
the unmatched flavors and taste of the Philippine bangus.
Catch these brands and taste the fresh flavors of the Philippine seas at
The Cold Room: Seafood at Sub-Zero and discover what’s next in the world
of food at IFEX Philippines NXTFOOD ASIA on 24-26 May 2019 at the World
Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay City, Philippines.
IFEX Philippines NXTFOOD Asia is the country’s biggest international
trade exhibition for ethnic and specialty food, tropical fruits, vegetables,
seafood, beverages, bakery and confectionery products, meat and poultry,
Halal-certified products, as well as natural, organic, and healthy food
products. The three-day event is reputed as the premier business-to-
business platform for local and international food companies to discover
new markets, launch new products and transact with the world’s biggest
buyers. IFEX Philippines NXTFOOD ASIA is organized by DTI-CITEM and
co-presented by the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau
of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Agribusiness and Marketing
Assistance Service (AMAS).
www.citem.gov.ph
One of the
featured sea-
foods at The
Cold Room:
Seafood at
Sub-Zero
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