Our heartiest congratulation to IHPE 2009 for braving the economic and health issues. The Singapore Pavilion members were pleased that their participation in Brunei was received well by His Majesty. Their first encounters with His Majesty had left deep impressions in each of the exhibitors. They appreciated the Royal’s effort with the business community. We are also honoured to know that our ranges of products were well accepted by the chefs, operators of supermarkets and distributors. We were also pleasantly surprised that some of the products were sought after by the Bruneians which saw some items sold out before the 4 th day was out. This was better than expected despite the unfavourable economic climate and the H1N1 situation. All in all, Singapore hopes to be back with more variety that can be accepted by the Bruneians next year. We look forward to the next IHPE 2009.

Although the number of visitors turnout at the IHPE 2009 was not satisfying compared to the previous years due to the H1N1 situation, but it was still a very successful exhibition for us despite the new regulation – no cooking inside the hall. All the promotion strategies implemented by our team have yielded very positive and satisfactory results, thus we enjoyed a tremendous return in this exhibition, which also pleased our overseas business partners greatly.

The selected high tech (Niche) Japanese food and health care products and ingredients, beverages and energy drinks has a great potential to be incorporated in to the newly established Brunei brand. We , Bioinnovare & Teichu Company, are proud to be the first in successfully introducing several such items manufactured from Japan in the 4th IHPE 2009. The local newspaper coverage on these activities was also one of the major highlights. We hope to be back in 2010 again. The expo event manager Sunlit Advertising was very cooperative and helpful to us.

It was our first time participating the Expo for our company which distribute Chemical Company of Malaysia range of health food supplements in Brunei. The response was good. Our sales during the period were fine. Overall the exhibition went well and the staffs of Sunlit Advertising were helpful in every request we make.

I learnt about the expo through the media and took the opportunity to drive all the way up from KB to see for myself all the products which are on offer. This is a way for us Bruneians to show our full support for our local products. This is my first experience visiting the expo, and I must say, I’m quite impressed with the variety of products displayed here.

Throughout the years I’ve seen an increase in local products. This is a great improvement for SMEs in Brunei, especially by introducing the Brunei Halal Brand. As a consumer, I sometimes feel doubtful when purchasing imported product, but with the Brunei Halal Brand, I feel more confident purchasing these products as it is made in Brunei.