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Turkish Flour Yeast and Ingredients
Promotion (TFYI) attracted great interest from visitors at FCBAI Bakery
Fair 2017 organized for the 9th time by Filipino-Chinese Bakery
Association, Inc. (FCBAI) in which TFYI is a member and with which TFYI
carries out joint activities in the Philippines, one of the major
markets of Turkey in wheat flour exports. TFYI participated for the
second time this year in the said fair. 
Held for the 9th time this year in
Manila city of the Philippines between 17-19 February 2017, the 9th
Exhibition on Bakery, Confectionery and Foodservice Equipment and
Supplies 2017, which is held once every two years, was attended by many
firms operating in flour imports, bakery, confectionery sectors from a
large number of countries including particularly the Philippines,
Turkey, USA, Belgium, China, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
and Vietnam. Being the most important fair in bakery
sector in the Philippines, FCBAI Bakery Fair 2017 was attended by
Turkish Flour Yeast and Ingredients Promotion Group (TFYI) together with
4 wheat flour exporter firms and 1 yeast/baking powder exporter firm
which export products coming under the field of activity of the
Promotion Group and to which free stand area was allocated by TFYI. In
addition, Bastak Instruments, a Turkish firm exporting flour additives
and quality control devices, and Marsa Yağ San. ve Tic. A.Ş., a Turkish
firm exporting vegetable oils, margarine, pasta and instant soups,
participated individually in the fair. 
At TFYI info stand, the visitors were
furnished with cookbooks in English, containing recipes of sweet and
salty bakery products and catalogues introducing the sector. In
addition, kitchen aprons, bags and baker’s sets carrying the name and
logo of the Promotion Group were distributed during the fair. The shows performed by the sand
animation artist Mr. Veysel Çelikdemir using flour and sand attracted
great attention from the visitors. Chef Cook Emin Aydemir prepared and
served bakery products such as “kurabiye”, “börek”, “poğaça”, etc. to
the visitors, showing off his art. The opening ceremony of the fair held on
17 February 2017 was attended by TFYI Delegation headed by Mr. Turgay
ÜNLÜ, Chairman of UTG, accompanied by Ms. Esra CANKORUR, Turkish
Ambassadress to Manila, and Mr.Halil ÖZTÜRK, Turkish Commercial
Counsellor to Manila, as well. Concurrently, TFYI Chairman Mr. Turgay
ÜNLÜ, UTG Vice Chairman Mr. Nurettin DEMİRPOLAT, UTG Directors Mr. Adnan
HEKİMOĞLU, Mr. Avşin KAŞIKÇI and Mr. Orhan İLHAN paid a visit to
Turkish Ambassadress to Manila Ms. Esra CANKORUR at her office on 18
February 2017. 
On 19 February 2017, a dinner brought
together Filipino importers that constitute a component of the “Turkish
Flour Quality Certification System(TRFQ)” project whose pilot
implementation will be launched by TFYI in the Philippines, and
UTG-member firms participating in the fair. At the dinner attended by
Turkish Commercial Counsellor to Manila Mr.Halil ÖZTÜRK as well,
assessments were made on some matters concerning the quality
certification system. On the other hand, negotiations were
conducted with the representatives of Malaysian, Singaporean and
Taiwanese bakery associations visiting TFYI stand on the first day of
the fair, exchanging views in the scope of the activities that can be
carried out in the said countries in line with the quality certification
system project.
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