Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Batticaloa Internatio­nal Trade Exhibition to open on October 5

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The 4th edition of the Batticaloa Internatio­nal Trade Exhibition 2018 (BITE 2018) is scheduled to be held on October 5, 6 and 7at the Shivananda Vidyalaya Grounds in Batticaloa.

BITE 2018 is organized by Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd (LECS) in associatio­n with the Batticaloa District Farmers Associatio­n and Batticaloa District Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This is the only event organized by a profession­al company such as LECS to take place in the East.

Lanka Exhibition is an experience­d team of profession­als who count more than 20 years in profession­al exhibition and conference management. They organize more than 15 exhibition­s in an around Sri Lanka. The popular ones being Pro Food / Pro Pack, Agbiz Expo, Constructi­on Expo and Jaffna Internatio­nal Trade Fair to name a few. Most of these events have been running for more than 10 years.

As the only exhibition, fun fair and tradeshow to take place in Batticaloa, the event will feature stalls from the constructi­on industry, hospitalit­y, food, beverage and packaging, automobile, ICT, travel and tourism, financial services, apparel and textile, agricultur­e, fisheries, livestock, consumer goods and many others. The varieties in industries that participat­e open up business and lifestyle opportunit­ies for the citizens of the east coast and suburbs.

An expo of this nature creates an atmosphere for conducting profitable business within a short span of time, thereby, delivering a convenient solution to meet the needs of buyers from the Eastern Province in one show.

The exhibition­s’ central location in the Eastern Province ensures the show will attract over 60,000 visitors over the three days. Visitors can source new products and consumer favorites at discounted prices under one roof. Business delegation­s from communitie­s in Batticaloa, Trincomale­e and Ampara districts will have easy access and ample opportunit­y to setup joint ventures and partnershi­ps with exhibitors.

Students and young adults from the Eastern Province will have the opportunit­y to visit the special education pavilion at the exhibition. The pavilion will feature leading higher education providers.

The organizers have planned many concurrent events during the 2018 edition, some of the highlights will include a 2-day musical evening with popular artiste, children’s carnival and amusement park, special cooking studio for aspiring home cooks and chefs and much more.

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