The BtoB Events has commended the Russian contingents to the just-concluded Food and Beverage West Africa exhibition, stating that exports from the country are estimated at $22 million.
The exhibition was held at the Landmark Centre, Victoria in Lagos.
This year’s Food & Beverage West Africa is a major food exhibition in sub-Saharan Africa. It showcases different types of food from around the world, as well as equipment for the food, processing industry and Horeca.
According to the organisers, in all, 11 Russian companies participated in the Made in Russia exposition, showcasing meat, dairy, fat-and-oil products, ready-made foods, grain and leguminous products, food ingredients, alcoholic and soft drinks, food industry equipment, and packaging.
Adding that this large number of Russian agro-industrial companies were represented in Nigeria at one time and in one place for the first time.