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Article: Alimentaria 2004: Barcelona, Spain.(Trade Show Opportunity)(Brief Article)
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- AgExporter
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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The Show: Alimentaria, a biennial event, is the largest food and beverage exposition on the Iberian Peninsula. Since its inception in 1976, the show has been growing steadily in economic significance. In 2002, Alimentaria had more than 3,000 exhibitors occupying 82,000 net square meters of floor space, and attracted 141,000 professional visitors from 80 countries. Alimentaria offers the possibility of marketing products in one of the fastest growing markets in Europe for high-value foods, which has been fueled by Spain's tourism industry. Visitors come from a wide spectrum of food and beverage businesses and include retailers, brokers, importers and wholesalers.
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