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PRAN gets $5.25m orders at Paris Food Fair
DHAKA, Oct 25, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh’s food processor PRAN has bagged
export orders worth around $ 5.25 million at Sial Food Fair in France.
About 400 importers from 85 countries visited PRAN’s stalls at the five-day
fair, one of the largest food fairs in the world, which began on October 21,
said a press release today.
This year, about 7,000 exhibitors from 109 countries participated in the
fair held at Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Paris of France. PRAN Group
participated in the fair for the ninth time.
Chief Operating Officer at PRAN Export Limited M Mizanur Rahman said this
year the group displayed its over 500 products, including 20 new products, in
two stalls. Candy, chocolate, lollipop, juice, noodles and biscuit items were
the center of attraction among the buyers, he added.
Rahman said PRAN products are now being exported to 141 countries.
Besides, Venezuela, Kosovo, Serbia, Costa Rica and Czech Republic are newly
added in the list as new import destinations of PRAN as they booked orders in
the fair.
Marketing Director of PRAN-RFL Group Kamruzzaman Kamal said the main
purpose of participating in the exhibition is to expand export market.
Sial Fair is one of the largest food fairs in the world and traders and
buyers from every corner of the globe participate in the fair, he added.
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