International matchmaking event at the premium quality food trade fair TAVOLA 2020, Kortrijk

Stadhuis van Kortrijk, België
wikipedia/Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer)
date September 14, 2020 - September 15, 2020
city Kortrijk, Belgium
organisation Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) i

The TAVOLA fair, organised from 13-15 September 2020, is specialised in premium food and drinks. Strong market leaders and small artisan producers guarantee an unusual assortment of strictly selected delicatessen and delicious high-end products.

Thanks to the exceptional product experience and outspoken focus on new products, Tavola has succeeded in maintaining its position as the leading event among the community of food retail, speciality outlets and catering organisations. Making Tavola one of the most attractive, premium quality food trade fairs in Europe.

The access to the fair is strictly limited to a professional public.

The matchmaking event during the fine food fair TAVOLA is an opportunity for buyers to meet in an innovative way food & beverage producers. The event, which take place on Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 September will organise face-to-face buyer-producers meetings. This kind of event is an initiative from Enterprise Europe Network.

A number of extra activities will be organised to make it as attractive as possible for foreign companies to travel to Belgium:

  • 1. 
    On Tuesday we are organizing a breakfast session during which we will provide international companies with information about the Belgian food and beverage market.
  • 2. 
    On Wednesday morning we are organizing an inspiration bus tour from Kortrijk to Brussels airport where we stop at a number of specialized distribution companies and stores with an innovative concept.

More then 150 European buyers have already participated in the previous editions.


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Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)

EASME replaced the EACI (Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation). It has been set-up by the Commission to manage a number of EU programmes on its behalf:

  • Horizon 2020: Research
  • COSME: Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
  • LIFE: Environment and climate action
  • EMFF: The Maritime and Fisheries Fund
  • Intelligent Energy – Europe
  • The Eco-innovation initiative

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