"Civet coffee were the products that were most widely sampled by the visitors."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s Kopi Luwak, or civet coffee, and chocolate were hot favourites among the visitors at the Seoul Food and Hotel exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.
"During the four days of exhibition, export transactions reached US$1.23 million. The products that got us the best deals were civet coffee and chocolate," said Pradnyawati, Director of Development and Promotion of Citra, the trade ministry`s directorate general of export development, here on Wednesday.
She said there were 2,333 participants - 1816 from Korea, and 517 from outside the country - at the food and beverage exhibition.
"Chocolate and civet coffee were the products that were most widely sampled by the visitors. With regard to margarine products made from fish oil, it is enough to get appreciation from the visitors, especially buyers from Korea and Japan," Pradnyawati added.
Indonesia`s pavilion was in the international zone, along with 42 other countries, including the United States, China, Thailand, Poland, Colombia, Canada and Australia.
Indonesia was represented by six companies: PT Selaras Ibu Pratama, PT Cocomas Indonesia, Sumatra Coffee Luwak, Civet Coffee Victory Dragon PT, PT Nusantara Wahana Interfood and CV. Purnama Kingdom.
As per the records, 25 companies expressed interest in Indonesian products and want to cooperate with the country's companies.
Pradnyawati noted from a survey conducted during the exhibition, South Korean consumers preferred food that was spicy and not too sweet, as well as fish snacks.
(T.I025/INE/KR-BSR/F001)
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