November 16: Nepali tea manufacturers are all set to participate in the 6th Mumbai World Tea Coffee Expo 2018 to be held in Mumbai, India from November 29 to December 1.

The organisers claimed that global companies are converging for the expo with India growing leaps and bounds in the tea and coffee sector – both in terms of production and consumption as well as innovation.

According to the organisers, WTCE marks South Asia’s largest dedicated annual business gathering of the tea, coffee and related segments. The expo offers huge potential for appointing distributors, bulk deals, joint ventures, franchising, networking, meeting government officials, marketing alliances and overall branding, reads a statement issued by Sentinel Exhibitions Asia Pvt Ltd, the organiser.

With 70+ exhibitors from seven countries including government pavilions and anticipated 4000+ trade visitors from across the world, companies participating at WTCE 2018 can expand their foothold in the market or enter newer markets, according to the organiser.

“The show has become the ideal launch pad for new products especially for SMEs who don’t have large budgets,” the statement said.

The 2018 edition shall feature tea and coffee brands/products, machineries, innovative technologies, flavours, ingredients, sugar/sweeteners, vending solutions, packaging, certifications, boards etc from Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Australia, Nepal and India.