ISM MIDDLE EAST 2022

PRODECA - Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda is organising an ESPAI CATALUNYA with the participation of Catalan companies  from the chocolate, confectionery and snacks sector at the ISM Middle East trade fair, held in Dubai (UAE) from 8 to 10 November 2022.

FAIR DATA AND VISITOR PROFILE

14th edition of the international trade fair for the sweets and snacks sector for the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa).

Organised by Koelnmesse and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), and inspired by the sector's most important fair worldwide, ISM Cologne, it brings together professionals from the region's sweets, savoury snacks and confectionery industry.

FIGURES FROM THE 2021 EDITION

• Exhibitors: 250, from 40 countries
• Visitors: 9.000

ORGANISATION OF THE SPACE

The ESPAI CATALUNYA is a shared exhibition area with no dividing walls.

Each company will have 6 m2 with a counter, display cabinet, high table and 2 stools, plus company graphics. Storage will be shared.

If a company needs a display fridge or other furniture not listed above, it must arrange and pay for it directly. In all cases, it must notify Prodeca sufficiently in advance so that both the electrical supply and the layout of furniture and other items can be planned for.

All companies will be included in the fair catalogue.

A draw will be held to allocate the exhibitors' locations.

COST AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

• Cost per 6 m2 stand: 3,100 euros + VAT

Companies interested in taking part must complete the registration form and send it to Prodeca together with payment or proof of payment of the registration fee.

Company registrations will be accepted until the space contracted for this fair is fully allocated.

Should the minimum number of participating companies needed to organise this space not be reached by the stated registration deadline, Prodeca will cancel the activity and refund companies the amounts paid, with no entitlement to any further compensation.

APPLICATION AND PAYMENT DEADLINE

• Closing date for applications: 2 June 2022
• Registration fee: €1,500 + 21% VAT = €1,815

A company will be considered admitted once it has submitted its application within the stated deadline and paid the registration fee.

If the company withdraws, it will forfeit 100% of the amount paid. Prodeca reserves the right to assess the reasons given by the company for cancelling its participation and to refund a percentage of the amount paid.

Prodeca reserves the right to select companies according to criteria of sector fit and product suitability for the fair's market. Should demand for spaces exceed those offered, Prodeca will apply the criterion of order of arrival of applications and corresponding payments.

TRANSPORT OF SAMPLES

• Prodeca will appoint a company for the transport of samples. Exhibitors may nevertheless engage another transport company.
• If the exhibiting company chooses to engage another transport service, Prodeca will accept no responsibility and will not coordinate arrival at the fair venue, which is in all cases the responsibility of the contracting company.
• Prodeca covers the cost of outbound transport of samples for exclusive use in the fair display, up to a maximum of 1 m3 per company and up to a maximum of €300 per company.
• For these purposes, sample transport means transport from the warehouse of the carrier appointed by Prodeca to the fair venue. Should the exhibiting company have engaged a company other than the one appointed, it must submit to Prodeca an invoice for the amount corresponding to sample transport, up to the maximum amounts stated, together with a detailed summary of the transport service provided.
• Should an exhibitor send a larger quantity, the transport company will invoice the difference. Insurance, duties, import costs and any others are not included and are in all cases at the exhibiting company's expense. Should a company need an additional transport service, such as collection of goods from its warehouse or return transport, it must arrange this directly with the carrier before the fair and at its own expense. Prodeca will send specific instructions on this point.