Hi Europe Returns to The Netherlands in 2014!

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

- The global meeting place for health and wellness industry
innovation

Europe's leading nutritional ingredients event, Health ingredients
(Hi) Europe & Natural ingredients (Ni), will take place in December
2-4 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is the premier event in
Europe offering food & beverage manufacturers and producers the
opportunity to find new suppliers and source health and natural
ingredients.

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Consumers are now seeking beneficial, functional foods that
provide solutions to their nutritional challenges, and the health and
wellness food & beverage industry is going through a period of
substantial growth. The Netherlands currently shows significant
development and opportunity, with an 18% increase in its health and
wellness sales between 2008 and 2013. Furthermore, sales in the
Benelux region reached EUR10 billion in 2013 and are expected to rise
by EUR1 billion by 2018. Sales in products with specific health
benefits and those renowned for their health properties are driving
the upward trend in health and wellness. With an expected real term
growth of 7% by 2017, the global health and wellness industry is on
its way to hitting a record high of $1 trillion dollars.

To capture these market trends, Hi Europe will provide a global
meeting place and environment for buyers and sellers within the
worldwide health & wellness ingredients industry, to conduct
business. The show will highlight ingredients and solutions for food
and drink formulation/reformulation, dietary supplements,
nutraceuticals, organics and packaging & processing. Registration for
the event is now open at http://www.hieurope.com and pre-registration
saves EUR110 onsite fees, while registering before June 1st includes
a free market report on 'The Growth of Nutraceuticals'.

Brand Director, Natasha Berrow, is anticipating the best edition
to date, commenting: "We are delighted to host Hi Europe here in the
Netherlands this year. This event has proven to be the most
successful platform for companies who want to market themselves in
the vibrant and ever growing nutrition & wellness market. In what is
a truly global meeting place for professionals of the health and
natural ingredients industry, 8,000 attendees are predicted to attend
the show over the 3 days to unearth new business partners, suppliers
and the learn about the latest innovations shaping the industry."

We at UBM Live expect the 2014 edition to be the best to date,
with 87% of stand space already booked. Over 500 health and natural
ingredients providers will exhibit at Hi Europe, including leading
companies such as Naturex, Kerry Group, Nexira, Roquette and Tate &
Lyle. The show brings four newly focused elements to the portfolio -
notably nutritional solutions, contract services, packaging and
processing innovations, and formulation / reformulation, offering a
complete 360degree(s) perspective of the trillion dollar health,
natural and nutritional food and beverage industry.

Over 8,000 attendees are expected over the 3 days of Hi Europe,
representing a worldwide audience from over 90 countries from a broad
spectrum of product categories and industry stakeholders. As 82% of
visitors are expected to do business, they will be seeking solutions
to further develop products or reformulate their existing ones,
keeping up to date on market developments, increasing their networks
and taking the opportunity to grow their market share with key global
suppliers. Combined with a high-level conference, Hi Europe will also
provide the opportunity for visitors to attend seminars and
workshops, on industry developments and key market trends.

Hi Europe is presented by the organisers of key event, Food
ingredients (Fi) Europe, part of the Fi Global portfolio.

About Food ingredients Global - the trusted route to market since
1986

Food ingredients was launched in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in
1986. Its portfolio of live events, publications, extensive data,
digital solutions and high-level conferences, are now established
throughout the world and provide regional and global platforms for
all stakeholders, in the food ingredients industry. Over 500,000
people have attended our shows over the years with billions of Euros
worth of business created, as a result. With over 25 years of
excellence, our events, digital solutions and supporting products,
deliver a proven route to market, with a truly global audience. For
more information about the Food ingredients Portfolio please visit:
http://www.foodingredientsglobal.com/europe

About the Organiser

UBM Live connects people, and creates opportunities for companies
across five continents to develop new business, meet customers,
launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets.
Through premiere brands such as Fi, NuW, MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A,
Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live
exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites,
training and certification programs are an integral part of the
marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
UBM Live is a division of United Business Media , a leading global
B2B media provider with 6,500 staff in 40 countries. Incorporated in
1918 as United Newspapers Limited, we live by the motto: "We explore,
we exceed, you excel."

For more information about UBM Live, please visit:
http://www.ubm.com.

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Contact:
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Sarah Kenny
Marketing Executive
UBM Live
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1100 AS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31(0)20-409-9543
Sarah.kenny@ubm.com