USDA to promote Paris health food show

AgExporter, June, 2002

FAS will host a U.S. Pavilion Sept. 17-19, 2002, at the Health Ingredients Europe (HI Europe) 2002 exhibition in Paris, France. This is Europe's only exhibition and conference dedicated solely to the health food ingredients industry. Across Europe, functional food demand is expected to grow 30 percent over the next two years.

That makes it the fastest-growing food segment in the region. In France alone, the market for organic food expands 20 percent annually: sales in 2000 reached $1 billion and are expected to reach $2.4 billion by 2003. While the health food market is specialized, it is by no means limited. Makers of spices, vitamins, plant extracts, diet foods, food supplements and natural aroma products have a place in this trade show. Many European health product manufacturers are expected to attend, looking for ingredient suppliers. For more information on exhibiting products at HI Europe, or for information on other USDA-endorsed shows, contact: Sharon Cook, FAS' Trade Show Office. Tel.: (202) 720-3425 ; Fax: (202) 690-4374; E-mail: Sharon.Cook@fas.usda.gov