HOME For Exhibitor Feature / Special Zone Food ingredients and additives industry have being facing a huge internationalization of distribution, and are required more international harmonization. ifia JAPAN 2008 / HFE JAPAN 2008 are planning to hold ‘The World Food Ingredients & Additives Forum’ in order to respond to any problems accompanied in such movement especially in Asia and Western countries. Speakers would be from the leading companies in the industry and the forum should be the place of international information exchange with the themes / topics about problems related to government / regulations, market, safety control, health, taste, environment, etc. Come 13 years of Asia’s largest food ingredients and additives event, ifia JAPAN 2008, will transmit the latest information on food ingredients and additives contributing to taste / health. More than 31,000 buyers, from throughout all over the world were in attendance at the last event. ifia JAPAN 2008 is focusing high-valued added ingredients for differentiation in the food market, domestic local specialty products, products for the food service industry and distinctive products from overseas, etc. and welcomes those kinds of ingredients suppliers. We aim to contribute to the domestic and international development in the industry. This zone is for exhibitors in prepared seasonings and other materials. Attendees who are close to customers from the food service industry will visit this zone. For further prosperity for food flavor industry, please use the space to promote a role and safety of flavor. People are more conscious to food safety and security issues these days. With enlarged space, the zone seeks more efficient business meeting for exhibitors. Exhibiting food ingredients and materials which lubricate mastication / swallowing as well as ingredients contributing better taste and functionalities to nursing care food. HFE JAPAN 2008, the 6th Healthy Foods Expo has become a leading venue for manufactures and suppliers of the health conscious Japanese market. Now doctors prescribe supplements, evolved tables and capsules appear, the industry is facing diversified demands and internationalization of distribution. HFE JAPAN 2008 will provide new business chance to the functional food supplier and its users, as well as the latest information and technologies in order to contribute to develop the healthy food industry. As government tends to cut the cost of health care, prevention of diseases with daily food intake become more important. Functional food takes important role these days, and doctors has started educating people to use supplements properly. HFE Japan proposes you a chance for product development focusing on fusion of healthcare and food that have an infinite of possibilities for new business. It is not well known that a huge hint of product is often supported by Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM). HFE JAPAN seeks enrichment of OEM satisfaction. Health and beauty care food takes an important role in the health market. The zone exhibits previous trend of collagen, hyaluronic acid, ceramide as well as other materials for the new trend of 2008. please take the chance to introduce your new products and specialized technology to develop beauty care and health food materials. Responding to the requests from exhibitors who hope to introduce their products related to ifia’s food ingredients / additives and HFE’s Functional food, new special zone named ‘Better taste and functional food ingredients zone’ will be held in 2008. ifia JAPAN and HFE JAPAN, having more than 30,000 buyers from food / functional food industry, are recognized as the highest grade trade show.