LISBON, PORTUGAL 12-13-14 FEBRUARY 2018 
International Trade Fair for Portuguese Food and Beverage.  23.rd Edition
TESTIMONIALS


Testimonials of the international importers


Moyses David
BAID'NHER
BRAZIL
What do you think about this year edition of SISAB PORTUGAL?
I have been already participating in SISAB PORTUGAL for many years, but I have to tell you that this edition of 2013 surpasses all the expectations. The area of SISAB PORTUGAL increased a lot, and we had much more options to choose from in terms of the products and the level of organization is really high this year.
What do you think about the Portuguese products?
In our company we have already been working for a long time with the Portuguese products, but each year we are pleasantly surprised by their qualities. This year SISAB PORTUGAL has again shown us excellent wines, cheeses and sausages.




Let Chen e Guangsheng Zhou
TenWow Group
CHINA
What is your opinion about SISAB PORTUGAL?
This is our first time at SISAB PORTUGAL and we can tell that according to what we see it is very well organized in general.
What are you looking for?
Mostly we came looking for wine, that was the product with which we had previous experience. However, SISAB PORTUGAL was fundamental to understand the quality, richness and variety of wines that are produced in Portugal in the different regions and from the different wine grapes. We import a lot of wines, but after this visit we are going to have a different understanding of the Portuguese wines.



Mohamed Ouasti
CORFIT
MOROCCO
Is your participation at SISAB PORTUGAL going well?
This is the first time I am at SISAB PORTUGAL and I am really pleased with the organization! This is really a well organized event with a great variety of products. I came looking for bakery and chocolate and from what I can observe at SISAB PORTUGAL I am returning to Morocco with excellent impressions and great opportunities for further business.



Mahfouda Ohida
al kotla
LIBYA
What is your opinion regarding this 2013 year edition of SISAB PORTUGAL?
The first time I came to SISAB PORTUGAL was in 2008 and I would like to underline an amazing progress that this event had up to this moment with a rather good organization. As far as I noticed, this year SISAB PORTUGAL was a unique one in terms of the number of participants.
What products are you looking for?
I mostly came searching for wines, but ended up impressed by sausages and cheeses, that are of a very good quality.



Macdonald Vasnani
CONSOLIDATED SHIPPING
Pauline Diogo-Django
OCEAN FARE
GHANA
How is your participation in SISAB PORTUGAL going so far?
This is our first time at SISAB PORTUGAL and we are also using this opportunity to get to know your country. We import fish and sea food and we can tell that we are very satisfied with the offer we find here.
Have you been impressed by any kind of products?
Except of products that we distribute in Ghana, we were impressed by your fried chicken, roasted suckling pig and of course the codfish.



Fumihiko Kimura e Dunsaku Nistina
WINE BOUTIQUE LA TACHE JAPON
JAPAN
How is your participation at SISAB PORTUGAL going?
We are very satisfied with the decision to come to Portugal to do business at SISAB PORTUGAL. We came here looking for fish and we have already had some references, but nothing prepared us for such a variety that we found here. And I am talking not only about the products we were looking for, but also about meat products, cheese and wine. We are leaving very satisfied and with a very positive opinion about SISAB PORTUGAL.



Testimonies of the Portuguese exhibitors



MARTA SANTOS / PEDRO MAIA
LIPORFIR
Does the participation at SISAB PORTUGAL mean the focus on the export?
Liporfir is a family company which works with the dried salted codfish and we are located in Aveiro. We count on export of our products that is around 5% of our current volume of sales.
How is the Trade Fair going?
This is the first time we are at this event and we have a very positive feedback as we have made lots of contacts and we felt that importers remained satisfied with our codfish. We have made lots of contacts with importers from Brazil and developed connections with the markets of the countries with a big number of Portuguese migrants. What is more, we had contacts with the buyers from Macao, Japan, Austia and Canada, the countries that count on import of codfish of a really good quality of Liporfir.



SUSANA TORRES
SOLAR DO LOUREDO
What markets are you looking for at this SISAB PORTUGAL?
We are presented at some markets such as France or Germany, but we would like to reach the markets of the Northern Europe and Brazil. We have made contacts with some Brazilian and North-American importers, and these are the markets we are going to start working with all our dedication. In spite of the fact the company Solar do Louredo is a quite recent one (only two years), we produce the best Vinho Verde in the country, and we have already received medals in Brussels and Vienna in Austia.
How is your participation going?
We were very surprised already at the beginning of SISAB PORTUGAL. Only during the first morning we made contacts with about 30 importers and we had times when we were talking with two buyers at the same time. For us it was just excellent, because we already had high expectations, but this rhythm surpassed a lot what we were expecting. It went very well, better than we expected. We have already confirmed the participation for the next year edition with a bigger stand.


FILIPE RAMOS
RANGEL
What is the outcome of the presence of Rangel at SISAB PORTUGAL?
This year Rangel was presented for the first time at SISAB PORTUGAL and I can tell that we liked a lot the concept of this event. We have made lots of contacts, and lots of them were the promising ones. We are a company providing links for connections for the companies of the food and beverage sectors and that is why the contacts with the exhibitors were very positive and useful. We have the benefit of having some clients from Africa which also provide us with the contacts of suppliers. This was the first time at SISAB PORTUGAL as the food area is a relatively new one for the Rangel Company. Taking into consideration the abovementioned, we consider that it was important to be present here. Everything leads to the conclusion the stake at SISAB PORTUGAL is to be maintained.


NUNO TAVARES
CERES
Are you already exporting? What markets?
The Ceres Group is a company celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015 and because of the initial origin from the North of Portugal, we have already some representation at the Spanish market (Galicia). With the brand of Perola we are also at the Portuguese-speaking African countries, with a great emphasis on Angola, but also at Cabo Verde, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe. In such a way, Angola and Spain are our strongest markets and they have the biggest volumes in our business.
Did you plan an active and strong participation at this SISAB PORTUGAL. Why?
In fact, this is our first time at SISAB PORTUGAL. This year we felt the necessity to be exhibiting with the own brand as we have been growing during the recent years quite rapidly and we believe that it is reasonable to continue to rely on the markets for further export. Our participation at SISAB PORTUGAL was very positive; we have made a lot of contacts not only with the Portuguese-speaking African countries, but with countries with a big number of Portuguese migrants, such as markets of Belgium and Luxemburg. The importers from Egypt were a great surprise at this Trade Fair, as if to consider the fact this country is the biggest world wheat importer, it could be a good opportunity for the future business. We are sure to be back at SISAB PORTUGAL during next editions; this is an objective to be kept.



JOÃO SANTOS
REI DOS FRANGOS
How is your participation at SISAB PORTUGAL going?
This is the first time we are at SISAB PORTUGAL. We are a company of restaurants and grilled products from Leiria, and we export such products as fried chicken, codfish with cream or duck rice to the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland.
What is the share of export within your company?
We just export in small quantities, but the Trade Fair is going very well, the buyers enjoy our frozen fried chicken, a world innovation, and now we are to do the follow-up of the contacts made. This was the objective of this SISAB PORTUGAL.



DUARTE MATOS
FÁBRICA DE TORTAS AZEITONENSE
Do you participate at SISAB PORTUGAL because you focus on export?
We have renewed facilities, with a new factory and a great production potential. We export in small scale. We are at the markets of Germany, England and Luxemburg, but want to go much further.
What markets are you interested in?
We are looking for the new markets. Our products are well accepted by markets, this is very important. We have made lots of contacts at this SISAB PORTUGAL. We have some contacts via phone and facebook asking how to get access to our products. A Torta de Azeitão is probably the most popular product. Our internal market activities fell a lot. We really need to look for new markets...


SISAB PORTUGAL with a high patronage of
the President of the Portuguese Republic.