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GRIMME TECHNICA WILL NOT TAKE PLACE of Fruit, Table Grapes and other agricul-
tural products.“This trade show is a must
for fruit importers in South East Asia so it
will help us consolidate the internation-
Since 2004 the in-house exhibition The spare parts supply is ensured and
GRIMME Technica has taken place every could be extended by an on-line shop in alization of our associates. We’ve been
attending to ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA for
two years at our headquarters in Damme cooperation with the GRIMME Premium many years already and our interest in
(Germany). Due to the uncertain devel- Partners. Shipping of the machines and the Asian markets continues to grow”.
opment of the Corona virus crisis and our service are also guaranteed.
responsibility to guarantee the greatest Circle 41 on enquiry card Owen Zhang, General Manager at
possible safety to our visitors and staff, Chinese fruit giant Goodfarmer also ex-
GRIMME Techncia, which was planned pressed his confidence: “Goodfarmer
for December 1-4, 2020, has been can- GET IN THE PRIORITY has participated in ASIA FRUIT LOGIS-
celled. “This decision was very difficult TICA for 13 consecutive years. We re-
for us, as GRIMME Technica is one of unite with our old partners and make
our most important shows. But with the LANE FOR ASIA FRUIT new friends through this platform every
level of great uncertainty that currently year. The buyers are very professional.
prevails, we unfortunately had no other LOGISTICA We believe the quality of participants is
choice”, says Christoph Grimme, Man- one of the key indicators of success for
aging Director of the GRIMME Landma- any trade show, and ASIA FRUIT LOGIS-
schinenfabrik. All shows and events of TICA always delivers.”
the entire GRIMME Group have been Dan Mathieson, Chief Executive of Zes-
cancelled worldwide until December 31, pri, said “Me and our global sales and
2020. This also includes Potato Europe in marketing team in Singapore are really
Villers/St. Christophe (France) as well Exhibitors at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA excited about having ASIA FRUIT LOGIS-
as the Beet Europe in Seligenstadt (Ger- can be first in line to get preferred lo- TICA here. It’s a terrific location for the
many). event. We’re missing that personal con-
cations in the hall floorplan for this No-
vember’s event provided they submit tact with our customers and colleagues.
their applications before the start of next There’s nothing like the face-to-face
month. meeting to really have the conversation.”
Companies from 40 different coun- In addition to the unrivaled business
tries and regions have already con- opportunities at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA,
firmed bookings for Asia’s leading fresh visitors can look forward to an informa-
produce show. It takes place on 18-20 tion-packed program of events.
November 2020 at Singapore EXPO, the It all gets underway with ASIA FRUIT
city’s world-class exhibition center close CONGRESS, Asia’s premier fresh pro-
to Singapore international airport. duce conference event, which takes
More than 6,000 professional visitors Exhibitors at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA place on 17 November 2020, as always
came to the GRIMME Technica in need to apply for their stands online be- one day ahead of ASIA FRUIT LOGIS-
Damme (Germany) in 2018. fore 1 July 2020 to get in the priority lane TICA. This year’s ASIA FRUIT CONGRESS
for stand placement. You do this by ac- offers delegates the perfect opportunity
cessing the online application platform to discuss the impact of the coronavirus
at the website: https://www.asiafruitlo- (Covid-19) crisis on the business in Asia,
gistica.com/Exhibitors/ and to look forward
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And to give exhibitors even more flex-
ibility, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA has made
a special legal provision to its standard VIV MEA POSTPONED TO 2021
terms and conditions for 2020. Exhib-
itors who’ve already submitted their The international
stand applications can now cancel par- event VIV MEA which
ticipation at any time provided it is be- was planned in Abu
The narrated live show was one of the fore they confirmed the stand placement Dhabi for August 31–2
highlights of GRIMME Technica, which proposal by July. September 2020 is
cannot be held this year due to the ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA is helping the postponed to 22–24
Corona Pandemic. global fresh fruit and vegetable business November 2021.
Shows and events are extremely im- to reconnect in Asia in 2020. Exhibitors COVID-19 is disrupt-
from every continent have already sub-
portant marketing tools for existing cus- mitted applications and are now prepar- ing the business around the world much
tomer relationships and new customer ing their participation at Asia’s leading longer than predicted. While there is
acquisition. Therefore, alternatives and fresh produce trade show on 18-20 No- uncertainty about the re-activation of in-
new concepts will be developed in or- vember 2020. ternational travel, there is also concern
der to stay in contact with customers and about the general health.
to offer the greatest possible transparen- “We look forward to attending ASIA Postponing the event to November
cy of information. FRUIT LOGISTICA in Singapore this 2021 is the most responsible decision
year,” said Federico Milanese, Interna-
In the seven factories of the GRIMME tional Development Manager at Italian to take. The postponement allows the
Group in Germany, Denmark, China and kiwifruit marketer Gingold. “We attend- organizer to deliver – together with all
the USA manufacturing is still going on. ed the show from the very beginning parties involved – the mission to stage
Due to the high quality of manufactur- and for us, it’s such an important show strong, high value-adding events for and
ing and the ultra-modern production that gives us the opportunity to meet all with the industry.
processes, it was possible to overcome our clients in Asia and to plan the new In November 2021, the 3rd edition of
any bottlenecks in the supply chain with season together.” VIV MEA will take place in Abu Dhabi,
individual parts from external sources. U.A.E., again at the ADNEC facilities.
Thanks to the introduction of strict hy- “Our participation in this edition of This much awaited event will finally offer
giene rules and new working processes, ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA is very import- the opportunity to connect the Middle
all plants worldwide are able to continue ant for us”, said Joaquín Gómez Carras- East and Africa markets with the top sup-
their operations in manufacturing. co, President at Apoexpa, the Spanish pliers from the world, from Feed to Food.
Association of Producers and Exporters
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