Anyone looking for organic superfoods such as guayusa, maca and ginger, as well as international specialities ranging from Kampot pepper to panela and virgin coconut oil, should visit the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) at SIAL.
Photograph provided by Import Promotion Desk. Guarana do Brasil.
International buyers will meet carefully selected and evaluated producers of organic natural ingredients from developing and emerging economies at the international food fair, which takes place in Paris from 17 to 21 October. A total of around 55 companies will be present at the joint stand run by IPD and its Swedish partner, Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS).
Superfoods Guayusa – natural energy boosters
Producers from Ecuador are showcasing a wide range of organic extracts and fruit powders, which are often referred to as superfoods due to their natural ingredients. These include guayusa with the EU organic label, which is valued for its high caffeine content.
Maca root is considered a good source of antioxidants and vitamin C and is used in functional foods. Companies in the IPD programme process the yellow, red and black tubers into high-quality extracts. Ginger extract suppliers can also be found at the IPD booth. The pungent compounds in ginger not only give the extract its characteristic flavour but also have health benefits.
The initiative for promoting imports connects European buyers with reliable partners from developing and emerging economies
Further specialities “from around the world”
The producers in the IPD programme offer high-quality products in organic quality that meet EU requirements and are in demand on the EU market.
These include many specialities, such as black, white and red Kampot pepper from Cambodia, panela from Colombia, coconut blossom sugar from Indonesia and Palmyra blossom sugar from Cambodia, frozen strawberries from Morocco, dried mango from Peru, further dried exotic fruits and virgin coconut oil from Sri Lanka and walnut kernels from Ukraine.
Import Promotion Desk (IPD)
The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is an initiative to promote imports in Germany. IPD forms a link between small and medium-sized enterprises in selected developing and emerging countries and European importers. The aim is to integrate the partner countries into global trade, thus making a contribution to sustainable economic, social and ecological development in these countries.
IPD opens access to the EU market for small and medium-sized enterprises from the partner countries and supports them in establishing trade relations. IPD opens up new sources of supply in the partner countries for European importers who want to organise their entrepreneurial commitment in a sustainable way and supports them in the procurement process for certain products and services.
IPD is currently active in 21 countries: Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
IPD focuses on specific sectors: fresh produce, natural ingredients for food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, sustainable seafood, cut flowers, sustainable tourism, and digital services & products.
The global development organisation sequa gGmbH is responsible for setting up and implementing the IPD in close cooperation with the German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Association (BGA). The IPD is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
IPD is part of the “Partners in Transformation – Business & Development Network”, into which the BMZ programmes for economic actors are organised. The aim of “Partners in Transformation” is to promote socio-ecological and feminist economic transformation in the partner countries.
Further information at www.importpromotiondesk.de/en/
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