DAMMAM, 5 October 2004 — A food and trading mission from Manila will be visiting Dammam today to meet with Saudi businessmen and promote Philippine food products.

The Food Selling Mission, which is composed of six companies, first arrived in Riyadh on Oct. 3 and met local businessmen there.

Trade Attaché Yusuf Usudan coordinated with the Chambers of Commerce and Industry, both in Riyadh and Dammam, to host the meetings.

Interested parties may contact Usudan at the embassy’s Trade and Economic Section 482-3816, 050-2921376 or fax him at 488-3945.

Inquiries can also be directed at [email protected] or at the Public Relations Office of the Chamber of Commerce Industry in Riyadh and Dammam.

Usudan said the mission will be endorsing various food products such as juices, noodles, coconut derivatives, fruit preserves, rice and flour based sweets, native delicacies, and sardines which can be rebranded to local specifications.