Kerala B2B meet generates enquiries worth Rs 300 crore

Small-scale manufacturers at the 'Kerala Business-to-Business 2016' meet received enquiries worth Rs 300 crore on the last day of the three-day event here today.
The meet, organised by the Department of Industries and Commerce at CIAL Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre, witnessed a total of 7,200 business interactions during the three days.
As many as 469 buyers, including 77 delegates from 28 countries, participated in the meet, the organisers said in a release here.
In addition, 75 business visitors registered on the spot and participated in the event which generated over 3,530 business enquiries in three days.
As many as 253 enquiries received by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at the meet are in the final stages of confirmation, the statement added.

Food processing sector, which had the largest representation at the event, received the most number of enquiries.

A total of 200 SMEs from across Kerala participated.
The highest number of international delegates were from Sri Lanka.
K-BIP is the nodal agency for the event, which is organised in association with the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).