Hi Europe Returns to The Netherlands in 2014!

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AMSTERDAM, Apr. 16 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    - The global meeting place for health and wellness industry innovation

    Europe's leading nutritional ingredients event, Health ingredients (Hi)

Europe & Natural ingredients (Ni), will take place in December 2-4 2014 in

Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is the premier event in Europe offering food &

beverage manufacturers and producers the opportunity to find new suppliers and

source health and natural ingredients.

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    Consumers are now seeking beneficial, functional foods that provide

solutions to their nutritional challenges, and the health and wellness food &

beverage industry is going through a period of substantial growth. The

Netherlands currently shows significant development and opportunity, with an

18% increase in its health and wellness sales between 2008 and 2013.

Furthermore, sales in the Benelux region reached EUR10 billion in 2013 and are

expected to rise by EUR1 billion by 2018. Sales in products with specific

health benefits and those renowned for their health properties are driving the

upward trend in health and wellness. With an expected real term growth of 7% by

2017, the global health and wellness industry is on its way to hitting a record

high of $1 trillion dollars.

    To capture these market trends, Hi Europe will provide a global meeting

place and environment for buyers and sellers within the worldwide health &

wellness ingredients industry, to conduct business. The show will highlight

ingredients and solutions for food and drink formulation/reformulation, dietary

supplements, nutraceuticals, organics and packaging & processing. Registration

for the event is now open at http://www.hieurope.com and pre-registration saves

EUR110 onsite fees, while registering before June 1st includes a free market

report on 'The Growth of Nutraceuticals'.

    Brand Director, Natasha Berrow, is anticipating the best edition to date,

commenting: "We are delighted to host Hi Europe here in the Netherlands this

year.  This event has proven to be the most successful platform for companies

who want to market themselves in the vibrant and ever growing nutrition &

wellness market. In what is a truly global meeting place for professionals of

the health and natural ingredients industry, 8,000 attendees are predicted to

attend the show over the 3 days to unearth new business partners, suppliers and

the learn about the latest innovations shaping the industry."

    We at UBM Live expect the 2014 edition to be the best to date, with 87% of

stand space already booked. Over 500 health and natural ingredients providers

will exhibit at Hi Europe, including leading companies such as Naturex, Kerry

Group, Nexira, Roquette and Tate & Lyle. The show brings four newly focused

elements to the portfolio - notably nutritional solutions, contract services,

packaging and processing innovations, and formulation / reformulation, offering

a complete 360 degree perspective of the trillion dollar health, natural and

nutritional food and beverage industry.

    Over 8,000 attendees are expected over the 3 days of Hi Europe,

representing a worldwide audience from over 90 countries from a broad spectrum

of product categories and industry stakeholders. As 82% of visitors are

expected to do business, they will be seeking solutions to further develop

products or reformulate their existing ones, keeping up to date on market

developments, increasing their networks and taking the opportunity to grow

their market share with key global suppliers. Combined with a high-level

conference, Hi Europe will also provide the opportunity for visitors to attend

seminars and workshops, on industry developments and key market trends.

    Hi Europe is presented by the organisers of key event, Food ingredients

(Fi) Europe, part of the Fi Global portfolio.

    About Food ingredients Global - the trusted route to market since 1986

    Food ingredients was launched in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1986. Its

portfolio of live events, publications, extensive data, digital solutions and

high-level conferences, are now established throughout the world and provide

regional and global platforms for all stakeholders, in the food ingredients

industry. Over 500,000 people have attended our shows over the years with

billions of Euros worth of business created, as a result. With over 25 years of

excellence, our events, digital solutions and supporting products, deliver a

proven route to market, with a truly global audience. For more information

about the Food ingredients Portfolio please visit:

http://www.foodingredientsglobal.com/europe

    About the Organiser

    UBM Live connects people, and creates opportunities for companies across

five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,

promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as

Fi, NuW, MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and

many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,

websites, training and certification programs are an integral part of the

marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors. UBM Live is

a division of United Business Media (LSE: UBM.L, http://www.ubm.com), a leading

global B2B media provider with 6,500 staff in 40 countries. Incorporated in

1918 as United Newspapers Limited, we live by the motto: "We explore, we

exceed, you excel."

    For more information about UBM Live, please visit: http://www.ubm.com.

    SOURCE: UBM Live