4th China International Import Expo November 2021
So honored to represent The Philippines and be a part of it!
Cooking demos at the Philippine Pavilion and Carrefour Livestreaming featuring Philippine food brands such as Liwayway(Oishi), Century Pacific, Dole, NutriAsia etc.
Ocular visit 2 days before the opening with Vice Consul Mario Tani (Left Photo) and Agriculture Counsellor Ana Abejuela (not in the photo)
Opening Day! The calm before the storm!
On our way to the site with Josh Antonio(Left Photo).
Me prepping for the opening ceremony(Right Photo).
Opening Ceremony
Ambassador Jose ‘Chito” Sta. Romana, Consul General Josel Ignacio, MOFCOM DDG Luo, Vice Consul Mario Tani with Pavilion Exhibitors and Chef Noemie Lacay
Commercial Counsellor Glenn Peñaranda, the late Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, MOFCOM DDG Luo and Agriculture Counsellor Ana Abejuela
With Commercial Counsellor Glenn Peñaranda(Left Photo) and NutriAsia Distributor Mr. Sun(Right Photo)
With CEO of Liwayway(Oishi) Larry Chan
Daily cooking demos
The Philippine participation in the CIIE is organized in partnership with the Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, EMB and Liwayway Corporation. The delegation partners include the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Office of the Agricultural Counsellor in Beijing (DA-OAC-Beijing), the Department of Tourism in Shanghai, Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT), and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII)
The country’s food sector was represented by 40 Filipino companies namely:
AG Grays Farm, Agrinurture Inc., Avante Agri-Products Philippines Inc., B&C Healthy Snack Foods Inc, Castillo Import Export Ventures Inc, Century International (China) Co., CJ Uniworld Corp., Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures Inc., DOLE Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, DOLE Packaged Foods (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Eau de Coco, Eng Seng Food Products, Excellent Quality Goods Supply Co., Fisher Farms, Gerb Golden Hands Trading, Good Sense Food & Juices Corporation, Hancole Corporation, Hijo Resources Corporation, Innovative Packaging, Island Fun Inc, Jegen S.W.E. Enterprises, JNRM Corporation, Jugard Foods Co. Ltd., M. Lhuillier Food Products, Magic Melt Foods Corp, Marigold Manufacturing Corporation, Monde Nissin, Nutri Asia, Oleofats Incorporated, Orich International Traders Inc, Raspina Tropical Fruits Inc, Republic Biscuit Corporation, S&W Fine Foods, See’s International Food Manufacturing Corp., Sunnjef Plantation Inc, Tanduay Distillers Inc, Team Asia Corporation, Uni Steady, Vegetari Vegetarian Products, and Weambard International Technology Inc.