The main goal to achieve at “Riga Food 2009” was establishing new contacts to boost exports, as well to consolidate our positions in the domestic market through the improved corporate image and sales promotion activities. During the exhibition, we got valuable contacts with potential partners, agents, distributors and brokers operating in the European and Eastern markets with whom we have already started negotiations on further cooperation.

At “Riga Food” we also presented our newest products––a new line of biscuits and eco bread not in sale yet. Visitors tasted our products and inquired us about shops where these products will be available. Moreover, we got worthwhile customer opinions about our products. We were pleased to see among visitors the representatives of several mass media. It was a great opportunity to tell them about our novelties.
Atis Blinds, Marketing Manager, SIA Lāči

We take part in the exhibition every year to get better business publicity, to attract new clients and to consolidate the existing clientele. Positively, the exhibition allowed us to extend business relations both in domestic and the Baltic market. The exhibition was a success because its visitors and participants were the existing and potential clients of NDC. We felt a strong interest on the part of food manufacturers interested in a better and competitive offer that NDC of course can provide for. Being NDC’s target audience, private persons were supplied with a full information package about NDC services. Private persons were especially interested in water examination that is becoming one of the most acute day-to-day issues. NDC surely stood out from the crowd for abundance of services provided to businesses and private persons. Owing to our positive experience in recent years, we plan to take part in “Riga Food” next year too; however, it greatly depends on the economic situation and our budget capacities. We will surely look through any opportunities to take part in "Riga Food 2010".
Ralfs Vaiveris, Head of Marketing, NDC

“Riga Food 2009” was a great opportunity to present company’s products to the existing clientele because it is not presently easy to attract new clients. We succeeded to grab the interest of potential business partners therefore we are presently working hard to consolidate our relations. It should be admitted that even though there were less visitors at the exhibition this year, it was a more relevant audience compared with years before. And it is a positive trend.

I would like to emphasise the fact that the number of participants-professionals was much higher. In spite of the current economic situation, “Riga Food 2009” succeeded in attracting visitors. One of the factors increasing attendance of our stand was invitations our company sent to our clients. Financial situation remaining favourable, we will most likely take part in the exhibition also in future.
Agris Stukāns, Member of the Board, Monilaite Thomeko

We take part in this exhibition every year to promote our company’s products because such events in Latvia do not occur very often. This year we managed to establish contacts to develop an interesting project. Our cooperation with the organiser might be even more successful, if BT 1 would organise an exhibition dedicated to production equipment, thus gathering more relevant audience. If there is an opportunity, we will take part in the exhibition next year.
Ģirts Lazdiņš, Managing Director, Multivac Oy Latvia Branch

We took part in the exhibition to extend our clientele and, to be honest, we got on well this year––we managed to arouse interest of domestic and foreign consumers, as well as of our partners. We will join the exhibition next year, too, and had already booked a booth!
Ilona Dosberga, Head of Marketing, SIA New Vision

Even though our company has been operating in the food market as of 1992, we mainly took part in “Riga Food” to prove our market position and to present our products. I appreciate the overall exposition, but the organisers must think how to improve the air-conditioning systems.
Pēteris Kitins, Deputy Director, SIA Anatols

This year, unfortunately, the exhibition was not a success for our company––we hoped to attract new clients but failed to attain this objective due to low attendance—therefore, our evaluation is negative. In spite of it, we plan to take part in “Riga Food” next year too.
SIA Global Coffee

Participation in “Riga Food” has become our company’s tradition––we take part every year, because it gives us publicity and helps to find partners for cooperation. Apart from the domestic market players (RIMI), a great interest in our products was also expressed by Polish and Lithuanian entrepreneurs. The show was great; therefore you will meet us at “Riga Food 2010”.
SIA Iecavnieks

The exhibition is an appropriate tool to promote our products and allowed us to explore routes to Russia’s market. To our opinion the overall event appeared to be a success.
SIA Rozula

Taking part in “Riga Food” on a regular basis we strive to attract new clients, to promote our company (because there are many people who do not know us) and our products. The same time, it is an opportunity to remind our clients about us. This year, visitors showed a great interest in our products, and the overall event was good, so we are most likely going to participate in it also in future.
Līga Grīsle, Executive Director, Saldus gotiņa

The embassy took part in the exhibition in order to help Hungarian companies to get in contact with Latvian distributors. Despite the low attendance we managed to arouse interest about Hungarian products. We faced several technical problems (irrelevant freezer unit) before the exhibition, therefore I would suggest to the organiser to pay more attention to the organisational side of the event. Overall impression of the event was positive. Our representatives are probably going to visit the exhibition “Baltic Furniture 2009” held by BT 1.
Inguna Andžāne, Assistant to the Commercial Counsellor, Hungarian Embassy in Latvia

As we have expanded the assortment of our products, “Riga Food” was a good opportunity for us to present the new product––Dallmayr coffee. For the time being we are appraising benefits of “Riga Food 2009”. We did not take part in the exhibition for a couple of years, therefore the contrast between previous events and this one is even more surprising––“Riga Food” has become even more professional and interesting.
Irēna Putniņa, Member of the Board, German Product Baltics

Owing to the financial means granted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, the association Mārketinga padome in collaboration with the Latvian State Institute of Agrarian Economics support small and medium-sized, and the Green Spoon trademark enterprises. Covering stand design costs and providing co-funding for booth rental we help enterprises to gain more publicity and to boost sales. We have to support our enterprises both financially and organisationally in order to facilitate their participation in fairs.

Arranging the Green Spoon stand at the exhibition we aimed to inform visitors about our premium quality products and international media about the perfect and very special Latvia-made dainties.
Dana Rozenfelde, Project Manager, Mārketinga padome