Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia will bring together
15 exporters from eight Pacific economies under its Pacific
Showcase at Fine Food Australia 2026, giving the region’s
premium food and beverage producers a collective presence at
Australia’s largest trade exhibition for the food,
hospitality, and retail industries.
Running from 31
August to 3 September at the Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre, Fine Food Australia attracts more than
900 exhibitors and thousands of buyers, distributors,
retailers and foodservice professionals from Australia and
overseas. National pavilions representing major food
exporting countries will showcase products from around the
world, providing Pacific businesses with an opportunity to
present their products alongside established international
brands and connect directly with commercial
buyers.
This year’s Pacific Showcase features
exporters from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,
Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Niue and French Polynesia,
highlighting the diversity and growing sophistication of the
Pacific’s food and beverage sector.
Exhibiting under
the PTI Australia banner are Fiji Kava, VaiWai Natural
Water, Fiji Fire Hot Sauce, Heritage Kava Fiji, SolTuna from
Solomon Islands, Tanna Coffee from Vanuatu, The Cocoa
Provider, PNG Kava, Banz Kofi Fektori from Papua New Guinea,
Nishi Foods from Tonga, Niue Honey Company, Niue Vanilla
Organic, Wilex Samoa with its Koko Loa range and Bora Bora
Sea Salt from French Polynesia. Together they will showcase
products including premium coffee, cocoa, sustainably
sourced tuna, natural mineral water, kava, vanilla, honey,
artisanal sea salt and wild turmeric from Fiji.
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For
more than a decade, PTI Australia has used the Pacific
Showcase to help exporters build relationships with buyers,
distributors and retailers while raising the profile of
Pacific products in the Australian market. Previous
showcases have led to distributor agreements, retail
placements and new commercial partnerships, with many
exporters returning after securing valuable business
contacts through earlier PTI-supported
exhibitions.
PTI Australia General Manager of Exports
Jeremy Grennell said the Pacific Showcase demonstrated the
value of presenting Pacific businesses under a single
regional banner.
“Fine Food Australia is one of the
region’s premier trade events, and the Pacific Showcase
ensures our exporters have a strong presence in a highly
competitive international marketplace.
“By
exhibiting together, Pacific businesses benefit from greater
visibility and a stronger collective identity while still
promoting the unique qualities of their individual products.
It creates opportunities that many smaller exporters would
find difficult to achieve on their own.
“Our role
extends well beyond the four days of the exhibition. We work
with exporters throughout the year to build export
capability, prepare them for international markets and
connect them with the right commercial partners. Fine Food
Australia is where those efforts translate into meaningful
business conversations and long-term commercial
opportunities.”
The Pacific Showcase forms part of
PTI Australia’s broader programme to strengthen export
capability across the Pacific and create sustainable
economic opportunities for businesses throughout the region.
Funded by the Australian Government, PTI Australia works
with export-ready businesses to improve market access,
attract investment and promote Pacific products
internationally.
Visitors to Fine Food Australia can
experience the Pacific Showcase throughout the four-day
exhibition, sampling products ranging from specialty coffee
and premium cocoa to sustainably sourced seafood, artisanal
sea salt, vanilla, honey, kava and other premium products
that reflect the diversity and richness of the Blue
Pacific.
About Pacific Trade Invest
Australia
Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia is the
Pacific’s trade and investment promotion agency for the
Australian market. An agency of the Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat and funded by the Australian Government, PTI
Australia works to grow exports, attract investment, and
create economic opportunities across the Blue Pacific by
connecting Pacific businesses with international
markets.
About Pacific trade Invest at Fine Food
Australia
Since launching the Pacific Showcase at
Fine Food Australia in 2012, PTI Australia has leveraged the
exhibition as one of its flagship export promotion
initiatives, helping Pacific food and beverage businesses
access the Australian market and build international
commercial relationships. Over the past decade, the Showcase
has grown from a small regional display into a recognised
feature of Australia’s premier food trade exhibition,
providing hundreds of Pacific exporters with opportunities
to meet buyers, distributors and retailers, generate sales
leads and secure new commercial partnerships. The initiative
has also expanded in both scale and diversity, reflecting
the growing sophistication of Pacific products and PTI
Australia’s long-term commitment to positioning the Blue
Pacific as a source of premium, high-quality food and
beverage exports. Recent editions have attracted record
participation, with the 2025 Showcase featuring 14 exporters
from six Pacific economies and the 2026 Showcase expanding
further to 15 exporters from eight Pacific
economies.
