About the Event
This event is exclusive to export-ready Queensland food and beverage suppliers only.
The Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre, trading as FIAL, in partnership with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), is inviting export-ready Queensland food and beverage suppliers to attend an exclusive online business matching event with buyers from the ASEAN region.
This unique event is a first for Queensland and provides an online platform for export-ready, Queensland food and beverage suppliers to meet one-to-one, in virtual meeting rooms, with qualified buyers from the ASEAN region. Buyers represent major supermarket chains, convenience stores, e-commerce platforms, distributors, food service, importers, and more.
About the ASEAN Opportunity
There is a strong desire to increase ASEAN trade and investment from across the food, beverage, and agribusiness sector. The ASEAN market is on-track to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. More than 60 million households in ASEAN countries are part of the ‘emerging middle class’, with incomes exceeding the level at which they can begin to make significant discretionary purchases. That number could almost double to 125 million households by 2025, making the ASEAN region a pivotal consumer of the future.
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia and New Zealand recently announced the substantial conclusion of negotiations to update the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). The update of this agreement provide a great opportunity to increase trade with ASEAN countries. Provisions on electronic commerce, competition, customs procedures and trade facilitation, trade in goods, rules of origin, trade in services and investment will be updated. It is expected that the Second Protocol to Amend AANZFTA will be signed in 2023.
Southeast Asia is primed for growth, amid a flood of global downgrades, the Asian Development Bank’s September Outlook upgraded its forecast for the region’s GDP growth from 4.9% to 5.1%. Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam to grow by 3.2% to 7.6% this year despite economic uncertainties and volatility.
Buyers from ASEAN countries are particularly interested in innovative and first-to-market health and wellness food and beverage products. More specifically, increase interested has been observed in the following product categories:
- Grocery, convenience and snack products
- Beverages
- Organic products
Event Details
Queensland food and beverage suppliers have to opportunity to secure 20-minute, one-to-one online meetings with buyers from leading retailers and distributors in ASEAN countries.
This event is powered by the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue. Suppliers must be registered for the Catalogue to participate.
Your profile on the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue will be sent to relevant buyers for review. It is the buyer’s decision to choose whom they want to meet with. You will be notified prior to the event, as to whether you have been successful in securing an appointment.
Registration
You must be a Queensland food and beverage supplier and registered on the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue to be eligible to participate in this event.
For exhibitors that are not registered on the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue you will need to register your business here. Once your registration is approved, you can register your interest for the exclusive Queensland ASEAN Virtual Meet the Buyer here.
For exhibitors that have an existing account on the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue you can register your interest for the exclusive Queensland ASEAN Virtual Meet the Buyer here.
Please note your products must have market access to ASEAN countries, should you wish to register for the event, otherwise your registration is deemed to be invalid.
Please note that completing an Expression of Interest (EOI) does not guarantee meetings with buyers - selection will be at the discretion of the buyers. Successful applicants will receive a link to join a private and secure virtual meeting room.
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*Fee only payable if meetings secured. Fee is capped at $80 if you secure at least one appointment.
Special Conditions
- Suppliers must be a Queensland Food & Beverage company and be export-ready
- Suppliers must have a profile on the Queensland Food & Beverage Export Catalogue
- Meetings are set at the buyers request. Suppliers are not guaranteed a meeting.
- Suppliers must be available to accept meetings at the times scheduled by FIAL. Changing the time of a meeting may incur an administration fee.
- Cancellation must be communicated to FIAL in writing no less than 48 hours prior to the event. Cancellation fees may apply within this time.
- FIAL reserves the right to change the agenda, speakers and one-on-one meeting schedule. FIAL reserves the right to cancel or change the date of the event.
Terms and Conditions
- This event is tailored towards companies within the Australia’s Food and Agribusiness industry and meeting places will be prioritised for companies within the industry with a product.
- Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) reserves the right to change the agenda, speakers and representatives at any given time.
- You may be invited from time to time, by e-mail or telephone, to take part in surveys and case-studies. These surveys and case-studies may contain information about this event or other Food Innovation Australia activities you may have participated in. We reserve the right to exclude participants who provide false or misleading answers. We reserve the copyright for all survey content.
- FIAL reserves the right to cancel/change the event itself and/or speakers, guests, agendas, presenters without prior notice. Full refunds will be provided for events where fees were charged. FIAL and its partners bear no responsibility for any travel costs incurred by participants associated as a result of cancellation/changes to the event.
For further information, please contact:
Rod Arenas - GM Commercial
Email: rod.arenas@fial.com.au
Amber Keep – Communications and Stakeholder Coordinator
Email: amber.keep@fial.com.au
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Building Capability
We design and deliver industry-led workshops to equip food and agribusinesses with the capabilities and skills to capitalise on growth opportunities.
Creating Connections
We connect food and agribusinesses with the research expertise, funding and export markets needed to harness opportunities.
