Canadian Food Exporters Mission to Mumbai & New Delhi, India November 28 – December 4, 2008

Dear Exporter,

The Canadian Food Exporters Association, in cooperation with the Canadian High Commission & Consulates in India, are pleased to invite you to participate in a Canadian Food Exporters Mission to Mumbai and New Delhi, India from November 28 – December 4, 2008.

Economists are optimistic about India’s consumption growth potential, and believe that rising income levels, increasing urbanization, a changing age profile (more young people), increasing consumerism, a significant rise in the number of single men and women professionals, and the availability of cheap credit will push India onto a new growth trajectory. These segments of the population are aware of quality differences, insist on world standards, and are willing to pay a premium for quality (Source USDA Foreign Agricultural Service).

The Canadian High Commission in Delhi, the Canadian Consulate in Chandigarh and the Asia Pacific Division at AAFC has developed a listing of products (below) that are considered a good prospect for this market. If your product(s) are on this list then you should seriously consider participating in this mission.

The mission will include meetings with importers that work closely with high-end hotels, hotel managers, retail importers and retailers that have gourmet outlets. It will also include store visits in each location as well as networking receptions, which in India is an important aspect of relationship building with potential partners. To view the draft agenda for this program go to http://www.cfea.com/events/indiaagenda.pdf.

The cost to participate in the full program is CDN $1,000.00 per person.  Participation fee includes the costs of the meeting rooms, bus rentals, networking receptions, and IFE show entry pass.

At the end of the program you will be able to submit your travel expenses to the CFEA for partial reimbursement (45% of an economy class airfare ticket and a per diem of $180.00 per day up to a maximum of 9 days).

Please visit https://www.cfea.com/events/indiaform.htm for our online registration form or download a PDF version at http://www.cfea.com/events/indiaform.pdf.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (416) 445-3747/1-888-227-8848, email: susanp@cfea.com.

Susan Powell

President

This program is partially funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Agri-Food International Program