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The 2nd edition of World Tea & Coffee Expo, India's only International trade show dedicated to the Coffee and tea Sectors ended successfully on 13th September 2014 with reviews that are positive from exhibitors and visitors alike. The Expo, held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India from 11th Sept till 13th Sept 2014, provides 7 days herbal slim the only trade platform in India for the hot beverage niche for networking, business expansion and ideas exchange.

"Around 40 Indian and foreign exhibitors took part in the expo, which attracted over 4,100 business visitors from all parts of the country and lots of from foreign shores," said Ms Priti Kapadia, director of Sentinel Exhibitions Asia Pvt. Ltd, the organisers of the event. The expo witnessed striking of bulk deals, joint ventures/alliances, franchise enquiries, appointment of marketing agents and generated a large number of business enquiries.

This 3-day Expo showcased products, machineries and technologies from Indian and international companies related to Tea, Coffee and allied sectors. Displayed were Tea and Coffee brands along with tea/coffee vending machines, machinery, exotic and new-age products like Lemon tea, White tea, Anti-Diabetes Tea, Slimming Tea, Certification bodies, National and International Boards etc. Visitors included decision makers containing retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hypermarkets/multi-product retail chains, tea/coffee estate owners, hotels /airline and food and beverage professionals, a lot of whom placed large orders with exhibitors.

This unique event was inaugurated by Dr. Liu Youfa, the Consul General of China in Mumbai who remarked that, "There is a great scope for bilateral trade in the Coffee and tea sectors between India and China as both the countries are big producers and consumers of hot beverages and both the Asian giants are witnessing significant changes in lifestyle."

Ms. Saroja Sirisena, Consul General, Consulate General of Sri Lanka, who also graced the inaugural session said, "India and Sri Lanka can share their natural benefit to increase bilateral exchange the tea and coffee sectors. Trade platforms such as this have the possibility to create easier for countries to use each other." Eminent personalities Mr. R C Agarwal of FAITTA and Mohani Tea Leaves Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Suresh Kotak of Kotak Commodities Ltd., also graced the expo with their warm presence and shared their valuable ideas.

Ms. Aparna Kulkarni from Neel Beverages Pvt. Ltd., one of the exhibitors said, "We are into ready-to-drink beverages offering various types of teas for example Ice Tea, Lemon Tea etc which are convenient to carry, store and use. Participating in World Tea & Coffee Expo gives an exposure at national and international level with this prospects visiting meet us at a single location instead of us having to travel everywhere to satisfy them. I am thrilled to be a part of this show being an exhibitor."

Mr. R C Agarwal of Mohani Tea Leaves Pvt. Ltd. (an exhibitor) added, "We are extremely strong in North India and participation at this expo gave us a chance to meet prospects and business partners from across India."

In the words of Mr Tedesco Enrico, of Teamac Srl Italy, "India is really a market of over 1 billion people and this platform gave us an opportunity to present our state-of-the-art machinery to Indian tea companies."

Mr Sumit Shah of Madhu Jayanti International Ltd (an exhibitor) stated "We used this platform to launch a new product here that has been perfectly received. The expo has far exceeded our expectations when it comes to quality and quantity of tourists."

World Tea & Coffee Expo thus fulfilled the requirement for an organised event for Coffee and tea Companies in India to come together to showcase their goods, network, share learning and slim forte experiences and find suitable solutions to the industry's problems. Workshop and conference gave the event vibrancy along with a knowledge sharing avenue. International participation was from Italy, Australia, UAE, Rwanda, and Switzerland. The organisers are intending to result in the 3rd edition of World Tea and Coffee Expo (WTCE) bigger in terms of content and size and are prone to announce the dates soon.