The Largest Ingredients Sourcing Hub in Latin America

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

For the first time, food and pharmaceutical industries will join
forces to create the largest ingredients event in Latin America

The food and beverage industry is witnessing a move from reactive
to proactive, with consumers now actively seeking functional foods
that provide benefit-adding solutions to the various health
challenges they currently face or will face later in life.

Over the last few years, nutraceuticals (both disease preventing
and health beneficial products) and functional foods have become a
regular addition to the weekly shopping basket of the ever
increasingly health conscious consumer. This shift has created a need
for immediate investment and collaboration between the pharmaceutical
and food sectors.

South America has been identified as the world's biggest region in
continuous improvements in the food and pharmaceutical product lines.
This has contributed to a major chance in the way manufacturers
source their ingredients for both food and pharmaceutical solutions,
making companies in both sectors re-think their business strategy.

In an effort to fulfill the need for a sourcing hub for both food
and pharmaceutical ingredients, leading event organiser UBM Live has
announced the co-location of three major events in one single venue,
Expo Centre Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil. These three focused events,
Food ingredients South America, Health ingredients South America and
CPhI South America, on the 6 - 8 August 2013, will create the largest
and most efficient ingredient sourcing hub in Latin America.

With strong synergies in the fields of research and development,
these three events perfectly complement each other, adding value for
exhibiting companies and visitors looking for the latest innovations,
cost-effective ingredients and new business opportunities. The result
is an ingredients sourcing hub which provides distinct benefits for
both buyers and suppliers such as reducing months of research, foster
business relationships or finding the resources to serve this niche
market.

The show has generated an unprecedented interest with a forecasted
audience of more than 15,000 attendees. 700 exhibitors from across
all five continents guarantee a place for innovation featuring food
and pharmaceutical ingredients, raw materials distributors as well as
service providers for end-product manufacturers.

Joris Van Wijk, Managing Director UBM Brazil said: "After 17 years
delivering the trusted route to market for both food and
pharmaceutical companies, we want to provide a more complete event
for attendees. The expansion in the neutraceuticals and food
supplements platform is at a crucial point in Brazil and in this way,
attendees will find a large range of food and pharmaceutical
ingredients, which we believe will help the launches of these
products."

This B2B platform will shape the way ingredients are sourced in
this market and is a chance for strategic partnerships to be
kick-started in the region, as well as an opportunity to learn about
the latest innovations through its conferences and educational
sessions.

With limited premier spaces available, the organisers recommend
ingredients manufacturers to visit
http://www.fi-southamerica.com/book-a-stand for a personal
consultation on how exhibiting at this event can add real value to a
business.

In addition, and with interest in this region at an all time high,
the organizers are encouraging both food and pharma professionals to
register for the show while visitor passes are still available.
Registration is quick and free via
http://www.fi-southamerica.com/register and
http://www.cphi-sa.com/register

About UBM Live

UBM Live [http://www.ubmlive.com ] 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 Fi Europe,
CPhI, Food ingredients, TFM&A, Fi South America, Hi South America,
the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences,
awards programs, publications, websites and training and
certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of
companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

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Contact:
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