COSMOPACK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM & EXHIBITION
IN NEW YORK HAS COME TO THE END
The first edition of Cosmopack International Business Forum & Exhibition at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York has come to the end. The B2B event has been organized by COSMOPROF/COSMOPACK, the leading international exhibition for the beauty supply chain of BolognaFiere Spa. New York has been selected as the international ‘meeting point’ for the beauty business community.
The event, organized in collaboration with Cosmetica Italia, Polo TecnologicodellaCosmesiand with the participation of ICMAD(Independent Cosmetics Manufacturers and Distributors) and ITA (Italian Trade Agency),showcased the excellence of the Made in Italy and put under the spotlights the know-how and the innovation of leading international companies in the beauty sector.
More than 676 B2B meetings involved83 buyers and distributors,coming from USA, Canada, Europe, China, Korea and United Arab Emirates, and 44 vendorsrepresenting the whole beauty supply chain: from raw materials to machinery and technologies, fromcontract manufacturingto primary and secondarypackaging. More than 30 international magazines attended the event.
The success of Cosmopack International Business Forum & Exhibition comes from its new format, which is based on B2B meetings and which offered to all participants concrete business opportunities and the possibility to enhance their professional network.
Key professionals in the beauty sector took part to workshops, conferences and round-tables focused on regulations, trends and communication strategies specific for the US market.
The companies attending Cosmopack International Business Forum & Exhibition worked hard during the two-days event in New York. “This new Cosmopackinitiative is really interesting - Franco Giuliani ofPharmacossaid –The distributors attending are highly professional and this helped us maximizing the results of our meetings. This is also the proof that it is really important to promote the Made in Italy in strategic markets as the North-American one, where the know-how and the high quality of the Italian supply chain are really appreciated”.
“Taking part to this Cosmopack event helped us transferring our competence in machinery from the pharmaceutical to the beauty sector - Valentina Marchesini,Marchesini Groupsaid - Cosmopackputs in evidence how trade fairs are evolving. Even companies specialized in machinery can take advantage from new opportunities to promote their activities and products”.
“Cosmopackis the most important event for the beauty industry –David Greco, Vip Sales of HCT Groupsaid –Participating to this event in New York has been crucial for us, because we could meet both our clients and make new business contacts”.
Even the distributors of the major US retail chains joined and appreciated the initiative.
"What I like most of the Cosmopack New York event is the possibility to hold one-to-one meetings with some of theleading European manufacturers, Italian onesin particular" Paul Wahlgren, CEO of Skyler Brand Ventures declared.
“The in-depth seminars held at the Cosmopack International Business Forum & Exhibition were really engaging - John Morgan, Amway Chief of Global Discovery Team stated. "We had the opportunity to learn more about the latest trendsbut also the regulations in the US.Most of all, we took part to a unique event that gathered the entire beautysupply chainin New York”.
Cosmopack will be glad to welcome youin 2016 inBologna from 17 to 20 Marchon occasion ofthe 49th edition of Cosmoprof, 18-21 March, and in New York again next year.
BolognaFiereCosmoprofS.p.a, the world’s leading trade fair organizer in the cosmetics, fashion, architecture, building, art and culture sectors, features over 80 national and international exhibitions in its portfolio. BolognaFiereCosmoprof, a BolognaFiere Group company, is the organizer of Cosmoprof and Cosmopack. Cosmoprof is an international platform, with events in Bologna (established 1967), Hong Kong (established 1996) and Las Vegas (established 2002).