Registration for Asia Pacific’s leading pet show, Pet Fair Asia 2024, which takes place in Shanghai from 21-25 August 2024, has opened.

With over 2,500 exhibitors expected to showcase their products across 17 halls at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), including six outside halls built to showcase businesses production lines, from food ingredients, food processing, and machinery to packaging machinery and equipment, it is an event not to be missed.

David Zhong, President of Pet Fair Asia., Ltd & Chairman of the Executive Committee of Asia Pet Alliance (apa), the directive body of Pet Fair Asia, said China is a manufacturing powerhouse and long known for innovations and fast adaptation of products to consumer needs and trends.

“Almost 70 per cent of the pet population in China is mainly owned by people from 19 to 30 years old. The young owners create a demand for smart and sophisticated gadgets, where China has already taken the lead. All these innovations can be experienced first-hand at Pet Fair Asia. The vast range of products exhibited at the show, make it a unique outsourcing platform for all buyers worldwide.”

Pet Fair Asia helps international buyers scout a wide range of outsourcing channels from Asia and beyond that satisfy any type of product need and budgets. It also gives access to a hub of innovative and cutting-edge pet products, all together in one place. The show is the best B2B event in China to showcase international brands and products to the large and still growing Asian pet markets.

Sun Jung Ho, Secretary General of Association of Korea Pet Product Export (AKPPE), said they have been participating in Pet Fair Asia since 2012 and have been running the Korea Pavilion since 2016.

“The China pet market is still growing very fast and we have been attending PFA every year since then to connect with this dynamic market. All Korean companies participating in PFA are very satisfied with their participation in the exhibition, especially because of the scale of the exhibition and its excellent management. We hope that the exchange between Korean products and the Chinese market will become more active in the future.”

Pet Fair Asia is the leading flagship event, part of the Pet Fair Network of events. The portfolio includes satellite events held annually in Beijing (Pet Fair Beijing), Shenzhen (Pet Fair South China), and Bangkok (Pet Fair Southeast Asia), with the aim of covering the needs of regional markets in a more targeted way.

The Pet Fair Network acts as a catalyst for the pet industry community in Asia, with the purpose of advocating the importance of Asian markets and allowing its participants to tap into the enormous opportunities that the region offers.

For more information about the show visit: www.petfairasia.com

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