Press Release No. 10-2018

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN JEDDAH RECOMMENDS GREATER EXPOSURE OF PHILIPPINE FOOD PRODUCTS IN SAUDI MARKET

Jeddah, 22 March 2018 – Consul General Badajos, together with Consul Rodney Jonas L. Sumague, Cultural Officer Sittie Zubaida Murod-Malang and Trade Assistant Vivian Malli-Pungutan, visited the “Saudi Food” at the Jeddah Center for Forum and Events on 21 March 2018. Saudi Food is an annual four-day international exhibition for food, beverages, catering and hotel, including equipment, supplies and services.

Consul General Badajos (center) and Consul Sumague (right)
talking to marketing executives at the Saudi Food Exhibition.

Participating countries in this year’s exhibition include Thailand, Malaysia, China, Ethiopia, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, India, South Africa, Tunis, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

Consul General Badajos (center), Consul Sumague (second from left), Cultural Officer Murod-Malang
(leftmost), Trade Assistant Malli-Pungutan (rightmost) with one of the exhibitors at the Malaysian booth.

Seeing the potential of the Saudi market, Consul General Badajos recommended to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), for greater exposure of Philippine food products in the Kingdom, through the participation of Philippine business groups in the major food exhibitions in Jeddah. These include the Foodex Saudi scheduled on 12 to 15 November 2018 also at the Jeddah Center for Forum and Events and “Saudi Food” next year. “Philippine food products, especially organic and healthy halal products, have a lot of potential to be patronized in the Saudi market due to the growing Saudi population as well as increasing awareness on health concerns” Consul General Badajos said. END