Exhibition of Egyptian Typical Food Products Contest takes place in Orman Botanical Garden – Egypt Today

Exhibition of Egyptian Typical Food Products Contest takes place in Orman Botanical Garden – Egypt Today

CAIRO- 27 March 2022: The Ministry of Trade and Industry, and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has launched the second phase of the Egyptian Typical Food Products Contest on Friday. The Two-day contest represented an open marketplace for entrepreneurs in the typical food sector in addition to an award ceremony took place on Saturday at the Orman Botanical Garden in Giza. Ahmed Reda, Associate Minister of Trade and Industry and the supervisor of the Industrial Council for Technology & Innovation Centers, said that the Egyptian Typical Food Products Contest is like a cornerstone for introducing the Egyptian food heritage and preserving the historical identity of the Egyptian food. He pointed out that the contest enhances the creation of job opportunities for young people and entrepreneurs, as well as new creating new investment opportunities for food producers and distributors, which enables them to open their outlets and thus increase their products’ export opportunities. And this is what the strategy of the Ministry of Trade and Industry pursues; increasing the number of exports and reducing imports. Reda also noted that this contest is closely related to the initiative launched under the auspices of H.E. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi under the