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Why Become A Sponsor ?
CIES - The Food Business Forum offers an array of sponsorship opportunities for both small and large companies.
Building on more than 50 years of experience working with food business companies from all over the world, CIES ensures the sponsorship offer is tailored to both the sponsor company’s and the sector’s need.
Only companies that add value to CIES members and delegates, by bringing additional services, knowledge and expertise, can become partners of CIES.

Sponsor companies will:
  • Be seen as a strong supporter of the food sector and its stakeholders,
  • Associate their brand with the CIES network through onsite visibility and pre- and post-conference marketing,
  • Enhance their reputation with the most senior audience of the sector,
  • Present their services or products to this sophisticated audience,
  • Network with top-level decision-makers from leading companies across the global food business.

Interested?
Please contact the person in charge of the programme you would like to support.

Opportunities & Benefits
The following sponsorship opportunities are available to CIES member companies:
  • Welcome Lunch, Cocktail and/or Dinner
  • Event Refreshment Breaks
  • Event Cyber Café
  • Delegates’ Lunch
  • Delegates’ Dinner
  • Delegates’ Working Kit
  • Store Visits
  • Exhibition area for products and services
  • Specific event sessions or breakouts
  • Retail intelligence for studies or publications
Sponsorship benefits can include the following elements:
  • Your company’s logo on all appropriate marketing materials
  • Your company’s logo, profile and hyperlink on the conference website
  • Your company profile and logo in the conference kit
  • Special discount / complimentary invitation(s) to the event
  • Exclusive pre-event access to the event participants’ list
  • Privileged contact with the programme committee
  • On screen visibility and special thanks on stage
  • Your company’s logo on the official CIES website
  • Visibility of your brand during the networking event, cocktail or lunches
  • A display rack for your literature in the networking area
  • Post-conference mailing to our attendees
  • Contribution to the conference or publication’s thematic
  • First option on future sponsorship opportunities
and much more....We of course welcome any suggestions our partners may have.

Please note that Sponsorship opportunities and benefits may vary from one programme to another.
CIES – The Food Business Forum would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of CIES activities in 2008.

CIES – The Food Business Forum would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of CIES activities in 2007.

CIES – The Food Business Forum would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of CIES activities in 2006.