EXPO PACK Mexico 2011 Shows Growth

Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO of PMMI, notes growth was evident. “Attendance exceeded expectations. And the growth we achieved shows an optimistic outlook by food and consumer goods producers in Latin America. That’s good news for everyone.”

Yuska added that Central American visitors increased for the second year in a row, with buying groups attending from Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica as well as the Mexican States of Puebla, Queretaro and Hidalgo. EXPO PACK México 2011 also saw an increase in multiple day visits to the show—5,141 visitors attended the show for more than one day, an increase of more than two-thirds (68 percent) in return visitors.