The China Post
Date: October 27, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The 2016 Kaohsiung Food Show and Kaohsiung International Hotel,

Visitors check out bargains offered at the 2016 Kaohsiung Food Show and Kaohsiung International Hotel, Restaurant, Baking and Catering Show on Wednesday, Oct. 26.(Courtesy of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council )

Restaurant, Baking and Catering Show (Kaohsiung HORECA), the two most important professional events of their kind in southern Taiwan, opened Thursday, Oct. 27 for a four-day run at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. The exhibitions boast a record 360 exhibitors and 14 national pavilions, and are likely to attract 23,000 visitors, according to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which is hosting the twin shows.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Lai Kuo-hsing, director of the Kaohsiung branch of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, said that after 10 years of development, the Kaohsiung Food Show has become the best platform for importers and distributors in southern Taiwan to source new products.    [FULL  STORY]