Held between 25-29 May 2016 in Bangkok city of Thailand for 12th time this year, THAIFEX-World of Food Asia 2016 Exhibition was attended by more than 30 thousand visitors and around 1,800 firms operating in food sector from 30 countries including particularly Turkey, China, Cambodia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

The exhibition which is the most important fair in its sector in Southeastern Asia was attended under the national participation organization realized by the Central Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association with 34 firms and 3 promotion groups.

In the evening of the second day of the exhibition, a reception was given by Turkish Ambassador to Bangkok Mr. Osman Bülent TULUN for the fair participants at the Embassy. The Board of Directors of the Central Anatolian Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association, the representatives of Turkish Flour Yeast and Ingredients Promotion Group (TFYI), the personnel of the General Secretariat of OAİB, and the representatives of the other participating Turkish firms attended the reception.

At TFYI info stand, Turkish Flour Yeast and Ingredients Promotion Group furnished visitors with cookbooks in English, containing recipes of sweet and salty bakery products and catalogues introducing the sector. In addition, kitchen aprons, bags and baker’s sets carrying the name and logo of the Promotion Group were distributed throughout the exhibition.

The shows performed by the sand animation artist Mr. Veysel Çelikdemir using flour and sand attracted great attention from the visitors. Chef Cook Emin Aydemir prepared and served bakery products such as “kurabiye”, “börek”, “poğaça”, etc. to the visitors, showing off his art.