MEDIA RELEASE: 11 Philippine Food Manufacturers to represent Philippines at the FoodPhilippines Pavilion at Taipei Food Show 2019

​11 Philippine food manufacturing companies set their eyes on the Taiwanese mainstream market as they join this year’s FoodPhilippines Pavilion at the Taipei Food Show 2019 happening at the World Trade Center Taipei on 19-22 June 2019.   

This year,  Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO),  along with its commercial affairs section, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Taipei,  partners with the Center for International Trade Exhibitions and Missions (CITEM) to once again showcase our lineup of top-tier food manufacturers and exporters at the FoodPhilippines Pavilion at the said show. 

Taipei Food Show is Taiwan’s leading food trade fair and exhibition platform and is considered one of Asia’s leading food shows.   Under Taipei Food Show Umbrella, the trade exhibit will house several halls that will feature the following categories:  Foodtech & Pharmatech Taipei, Taipei Pack, Taiwan HORECA and Halal Taiwan.   Organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA),  Food Taipei aims to link the entire food industry supply chain in Taiwan with the global market.    

In 2018,  the Taipei Food Show  joint expo created an outstanding record of 1,628 exhibitors and 4,059 booths in 2018. (Food Taipei had 1,079 exhibitors and 2,197 booths).   The FoodPhilippines exhibitors last year  booked initial sales commitments totaling over US$25 Million,  not counting repeat orders.

“This year, our participation at the Taipei Food Show, will feature a strategically curated selection of Philippine food manufacturers and exporters eyeing the 24 million Taiwanese market, and Taiwan as gateway to other advanced economies in East Asia targeted for a sustainable marketing reach and campaign,”  said MECO Chairman and Resident Representative Angelito T. Banayo.

Our FoodPhilippines lineup of exhibitors this year, will be composed of a mix of more established mainstream companies and high-innovation food manufacturing companies.    Leading our line-up of more established exporters are companies such as Century Pacific Food, Inc., Destileria Limtuaco & Co. Inc., Team Asia Corporation, Tropicana Food Products, Inc., and Grand Asia Integrated Natural Coco Products Corporation, whose joint capacity, product range and supply position them to successfully  penetrate Taiwan’s mainstream buying public.   

Six  other companies such as JND Manufacturing Industries, Inc., Leonie Agri Corporation, Mira’s Turmeric Products, Pasciolco Agri Ventures, Yearluck Food and Industrial Corporation and Yanyan International Philippines, Inc.  will introduce their products to Taiwan, in order to target Taiwan’s lucrative niche market segments such as health, wellness and specialty herbal, natural, organic and general food products.

Century Pacific Food, Inc.   is one of the Philippines largest canned goods manufacturing and exporting companies, and boasts of a wide array of products from canned tuna and sardines, canned meat, bottled seafoods, frozen and processed meat and poultry products, preserves, coconut water and milk and fruit preserves.

Destileria Limtuaco is the country’s oldest distillery dating back to 1850.  Boasting a rich 167-year history,  the company is a leading producer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, Philippine craft spirits and trendy liquor.   

The Philippines is the world’s second largest producer of coconuts and coconut products next  only  to Indonesia.   Given our supply stream and capacity,   three major companies are joining FoodPhilippines at Taipei Food Show this year to reinforce our global market leadership and further  expand our market reach.

Team Asia Corporation is a major manufacturing company for coconut products and VCO.  The company boasts of its coconut products that are free from genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and free from any chemicals and pesticides and passed through a rigid production process.

Tropicana Food Products, Inc., founded in 1975, has emerged to become one of the Philippines most diversified and most integrated manufacturer and processor of coconut products in the world.   

Established in 2015,  Grand Asia Integrated Natural Coco (GAINCOCO),  has emerged to be one of the Philippines’ major exporters of coconut products offering a wide range of coconut product applications.  The company has an existing processing capacity of 500,000 coconuts per day.   

Fine food and specialty food producers also complete the line-up of companies looking to tap into Taiwan’s lucrative and niche specialty and health foods market.

Mira’s Turmeric Products leverages on the healing properties of natural and organic products such as ginger and turmeric to offer their line of sugar free powders for various food applications, under the Mira’s Well food line.

Leonie Agri Corp manufactures culinary herbs, herbal products and juices and natural and organic lines to target Taiwan’s health conscious niche market.

JND Manufacturing Industries, Inc. offers its line of fine and specialty food with high-nutrition content, such as those made from mung beans and mooring leaves.   

Pasciolco Agri Ventures joins this year’s line-up of companies with their wide-ranging products lines composed of biscuits, confectionaries, and natural and organic products for the cookery and baking market segment.   

Yanyan International Philippines, Inc. completes the line-up of Philippine exhibitors with their range of products from bread, carbonated and non-carbonated drinks, chocolates, juices, pastries and snack foods and natural and organic products.

Yearluck Food and Industrial Corporation joins us at Taipei Food Show again to build on their increasing base of Taiwanese buyers for their quality ice cream cones and similar products.   

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About the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) 
www.meco.org.tw 
MECO represents economic and cultural interests of the Philippines in Taiwan and has been authorized and conferred with authority to perform functions usually carried out by Philippine foreign missions but of a non-political, non-security nature. It performs consular functions and is tasked with the duty of protecting and promoting the well being of Philippine nationals in Taiwan.
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About the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Taipei 
www.investphilippinestaiwan.com 
The Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Taipei is the commercial affairs section of the Manila Economic and cultural office and represents the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry for trade and investment promotion and representation in Taiwan.