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BARCELONA, Spain, April 8, 2022, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The major trade show platform for the food, drinks and hospitality equipment

industry closes a celebration marked by optimism and business that has once

again brought the entire sector together and has contributed to its

reactivation at a key moment for its growth. Alimentaria&Hostelco has been

characterized by a high degree of internationalization and by the presentation

of innovations and new trends that point towards the development of more

sustainable and healthy products.

More than 3,000 exhibiting companies from 52 countries participated in the call

which concludes today to encourage business, internationalization and the

reactivation of strategic sectors for the Spanish economy. Nearly 100,000

visitors, 23% of them international, from 149 countries, as well as an

estimated economic impact of 180 million euros, reflect the strength of this

edition which has occupied 85,000 m2 of net exhibition area, practically all of

the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía venue.

In this way, Alimentaria [https://www.alimentaria.com/en/] & Hostelco

[https://www.hostelco.com/en/] has once again consolidated its position as a

strategic global event for the internationalization of its participating

companies. Of the more than 3,000 exhibiting firms, 400 have been

international, from 52 countries. Brazil, Slovakia, Australia, Canada, United

Arab Emirates and Puerto Rico have participated in the event for the first time.

Among the attendees were 1,400 major buyers invited from strategic markets for

the export of food and catering equipment, such as the European Union, the USA

and Latin America, who have The trade show platform has revalidated its

leadership by enhancing the complementarity of its represented sectors and

offering a great business platform for its professionals. participated in some

13,000 meetings with companies.

Sustainable and healthy food innovation, gastronomy, management linked to

sustainability, healthy products and the rise of vegetable protein, as well as

the latest trends in the hotel industry, have been the stars of the program of

activities at both shows, in which more than 300 innovations have been

presented, 30 leading chefs with 36 Michelin stars have participated and it has

been possible to visit the recreation of a hotel with the latest technologies.

The next edition of the trade show platform organized by Fira de Barcelona will

be held in March 2024 at the Gran Via venue.

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Caption - Alimentaria and Hostelco mark a turning point in the sector's recovery

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Source: Fira de Barcelona