Some web sites are trying to encourage professional visitors by providing information, news, bulletin boards, and chat facilities, and support for all aspects of business. Some of them are doing this to encourage a high traffic flow to support advertising, and to leverage their current off web businesses - often buyers' guides and publications. Most will require membership or registration to have access to all of the facilities. It is possible that they may eventually want to charge for membership.

At the moment the sites appear to be just ahead of the demand, and some of the technology may be more suitable to countries with free local call access to the Internet. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to establish what the user needs are, and how big the potential market is.

Food and Drink Online 
The UK Grocery and Drinks Trade site. William Reed Publishing Ltd, publishers of The Grocer and Off Licence News, provide the latest industry news and events, company and product databases and the opportunity to put forward your views. All Services are initially FREE after registration.

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Food Channel Pro Section 
The Pro Section gives access to the new products database, articles, and a food news section.

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FoodOnline
Food Online aims to create and foster a dynamic and interactive environment for buyers and sellers of products and services.
It provides a Newsletter, an Equipment and Ingredients Marketplace, Today's News and Technical Articles, Discussion Forums, Engineering Marketplace, RFPs/RFQs Projects Out For Bid, Jobs, Product Showcase, Archive Search, Equipment Buyer's Guide, and events.

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Thought for Food 
A Food Professionals site with news, an on-line technical food magazine, software tools, ingredients and equipment database, information, discussion and chat rooms. It is a well designed, advanced site, which is ready for launch. Registration is currently free.

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WorldFoodNet 
A advanced site run by Chapman and Hall, IAFIS, and IFT. A powerful combination. It is based on Food Tech Expo, and is laid out like a virtual exhibition. Online Bookstore, Job Center, Food Forums, Industry Links, Supplier Directory, Seminars, Product Launches, and News Center. Registration is free.

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