PLMA's 2005 “World of Private Label” show on 24-25 May in Amsterdam
21 May '05
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In Netherlands PLMA's 2005 “World of Private Label” International Trade Show will post a more than a 10% increase in the number of exhibitors and units, with the gains coming in both the food and non-food sectors. The Trade Show will be held 24-25 May at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam.
“The gain in exhibitors and units is being driven by a surge private label growth that is taking place in all European countries as well as by the ongoing eastward expansion of the European Union,” according to Brian Sharoff, President, PLMA.
“The surge in private label sales is documented in the latest ACNielsen data, which will soon be published in PLMA's 2005 International Private Label Yearbook. It will show that retailer and wholesaler brands in countries such as Germany and Belgium are now reaching market shares comparable to the 40% level that is traditionally posted in the United Kingdom,” he said.
“Private label share is expected to be recorded at 41% in Belgium and 38% in Germany, while retailer and wholesaler brands in France and Spain will be above 30% for the first time. Private label market share also is up in The Netherlands, Italy, Scandinavia as well as the UK,” according to Sharoff.
The increase in the number of exhibitors from Central and Eastern Europe is of special interest. There will be new national Pavilions from Slovenia and Lithuania in addition to exhibitors from Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Estonia. Exhibitors from more than 60 countries around the world, including 28 national or regional Pavilions, will be at the Trade Show. Almost all of the Pavilions at last year's Trade Show will expand their space this year.
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