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It grows the international participation of Seafood Barcelona to three months of his celebration

25/07/2012

25 July 2012

Seafood Barcelona wins international participation with the increasing incorporation of new countries to the first edition of the contest, that will celebrate between the 15 and on 17 October in Fira of Barcelona. Organised by Diversified Business Communications with the collaboration of Alimentary Exhibitions –manager of the Alimentary living room among others– the new living room already has companies leaders of more than 20 countries, 40% of external origin.

In Seafood Barcelona will give important appointment powers pesqueras like Norway, United States, Canada, Spain, Peru, Chile or Vietnam, beside countries like Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Holland, Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Low Countries, Ecuador, Turkey and Thailand, among others. The confirmation of the presence of these countries strengthens the strategic positioning of the living room like hub pesquero with preferential attention on the south markets of Europe –between which appear Spain, Italy, France and Portugal–, and of the Maghreb.

Photo: Namineni Srinivas
Photo: Namineni Srinivas.

In addition to the international expectancy that has generated, the first edition of Seafood Barcelona has attracted also the interest of the most representative signatures of the Spanish market and by his main associations and business federations, that have showed his unanimous support to his celebration. For the moment, Krustagroup, Marfrio, Innovaqua, Alfocan S.To, Preserves Dani, Alfrisa S.To, Budenheim Altesa S.L., Cantero Trade, S.L., Intecal, S.A., Mayekawa, L.L, Frime and Balfegó are only some of the companies that already have confirmed participation in the contest.

Seafood Barcelona will exhibit the most complete offer of products of the cool sea, in preserve, processed, and frozen products, as well as complementary services for his processing, conservation and logistical.

Epicentre pesquero south of Europe

Seafood Barcelona will gather under the same roof to buyers of fish and seafood and will allow to set up businesses in the important markets of Spain, the south of Europe and the north of Africa, where the production and the consumption of fish and seafood have a big importance. Spain is the third importing world-wide of products pesqueros, with shopping by value of 5.900 million dollars, by behind Japan and United States; and the ninth world-wide exporter, surpassed by China, Norway, Thailand, Denmark, Vietnam, United States, Chile and Canada, with sales of of almost 3.500 million dollars to the year. Spain is, then , the first exporting country of the European Union, representing 17% of the community total.

Besides, are one of the European countries leaders in the production and the consumption of seafood and fish, since in 70% of the Spanish homes consume 2,2 kg of fish and seafood per person to the month. Traditionally, the Mediterranean and south basin of Europe have been the main zones of business of the products of fishing. Italy, Portugal, France and Greece situate between the five first receptors of the Spanish export of fish and seafood, to which add Morocco and Tunisia like countries origin of the Spanish imports.

With the end to attract to foreign buyers, Seafood Barcelona has opened a program of catchment of key buyers with a strategic attention on the south markets of Europe and of the Maghreb, so that it will invite to the living room to all those with elder can of purchase.

Photo: Gordana Matijas
Photo: Gordana Matijas.

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Alimentaria Barcelona - Alimentaria Exhibitions, S.A.