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Around 20 Indian firms attend ‘Hospitality Qatar 2018’

Published: 09 Nov 2018 - 01:46 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 05:46 pm
The Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar, P Kumaran, is inaugurating Indian pavilion at ‘Hospitality Qatar 2018’ exhibition.

The Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar, P Kumaran, is inaugurating Indian pavilion at ‘Hospitality Qatar 2018’ exhibition.

The Peninsula

DOHA: Around 20 Indian companies participated in the 3rd edition of ‘Hospitality Qatar 2018’ exhibition organised by IFP Qatar from November 6 to 8 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC).

The exhibition witnessed participation from exporters, manufacturers and traders from food and food processing and packaging sector as well as the hospitality sector from over 15 countries including Qatar, Iran, Algeria, Turkey, Russia, Austria and India, said a release.

The Indian pavilion at the exhibition was inaugurated by P. Kumaran, the Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar. The Indian pavilion was organised by WegVoraus, a business promoter and exhibition organiser headquartered in New Delhi; with a participation of around 20 companies with the support of the Indian Embassy in Doha. The Pavilion was among the largest international participation received by the expo with companies representing nearly every food product in the sector.

Among the major players participating in the pavilion were PCL Foods, Zimdra Foods from the Rice Sector, Jay Shree Tea from the Tea segment, VNKC Agrocom who specifically pioneer in peanut segment and Fedora Impex from the Kitchen Equipment Sector.

Others included manufactures and exporters like Savour India representing breakfast cereals; Kaloon Agro - Honey; Evexia - Food Supplements, KCPM & SIGC - Cardamom, Orchid Exim - Sesame seeds and spices and others from rice and cereals like KKRM, Meghdoot etc. Apart from food, the pavilion also had participation from the food packaging sector – Spectra Plast providing plastic based packaging material supplies and solutions.