Victoria — Food is big business in the Seychelles islands which have a population of 90,000 people while welcoming 230,000 visitors every year. With an economy heavily reliant on tourism as its main source of income, the sale of food and hotel supplies is one of the core businesses in the islands, which import nearly 90% of the food consumed.
With an eye to creating more investment and trade opportunities, the Indian Ocean island's first International Food and Hotel Supplies Exhibition opened its doors yesterday at the NSC Hall at Roche Caiman, a central district near the capital Victoria on Seychelles' main island of Mahé, presenting a plethora of stalls offering different food, drinks and supplies used in the hotel industry.
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