Wish you were here?: Firms’ chance to join trade mission to the Caribbean

IT is a region famous for its white, sandy beaches and turquoise waters which attract tourists from across the globe.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2013, 01:01 BST
A beach in Barbados.A beach in Barbados.
A beach in Barbados.

But the Caribbean also has much to offer Yorkshire’s business community with particular opportunities for firms in the food and drink sectors.

Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean region are home to a wealthy British expatriate community and there is a demand for high end, niche market food and drink products, well-known British branded goods confectionery, condiments, dairy products, quality frozen food, snacks, soft drinks and speciality beers, as well as specialist foods, such as diabetic and gluten-free products. Opportunities exist in the wholesale, retail and hotel industry and tourist trade.

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Those keen to find out more are invited to a breakfast seminar, held by the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce’s World Trade at 1 Club, on Tuesday, from 8.30am to 11am at The Country Park Inn, Hessle. The Chamber is organising a trade mission to the Caribbean in February, supported by a £650 grant from UK Trade & Investment to Yorkshire and Humber companies that would like to go.

The breakfast seminar costs £20 plus VAT per person for Chamber members and £22.50 plus VAT per person for non-members. Call Alison Burnett on 01482 324976 or email her at [email protected]

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