Salimat 2016 on the way to professionalisation
The International Fair of Galicia Abanca and Food Cluster of Galicia (Clusaga), represented by the director of the first, Ricardo Duran, and the second manager, Roberto Alonso, signed an agreement whereby both entities seek to influence yesterday professionalization of the twenty-Atlantic Food Show, Salimat 2016 and boost its International Meetings of Buyers. The fair will be held on the premises from 9 to 12 June.
Under the agreement signed Food Cluster of Galicia will direct the organization of these meetings Buyers, contributing their experience to select those most important importing countries with greater interest for the supply present in the room. Also, the company will make an important novelty to the meetings, as will design agendas of visits to factories where importers know firsthand the various production centers and food business Galician winery. It will be the first time that these visits take place within its framework.
Thus there continues to respond to the contributions made last year by the expert committee of the contest, which impinged on the importance of strengthening the professional nature of the fair for the first two days. Also, the effectiveness of these business meetings will be maximized with which for a decade Salimat Abanca offer the food industry an important platform for internationalization ago and in last year led 1,100 meetings between 70 and 28 exhibitors importers, distributors and restaurateurs US, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Japan, China, Russia, Morocco, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain.
For holding these meetings business in 2016 it will have the support of the Galician Institute of Economic Promotion (IGAPE), a key pillar for development.
Strengthening the exhibition area
Moreover, through this agreement it is to also reinforce the descriptive part of Salimat Abanca, for which from the trade fair institution the presence of cluster partners Food of Galicia will be encouraged at a discount to them of a 30% cost of exhibition space.
Furthermore, neither the International Fair of Galicia Abanca or discarded Cluster perform other forms of collaboration for Galician food sector.
Food Cluster of Galicia
The cluster, centered in one of the strategic sectors of the community, brings together key players in the value chain of food and drinks, with the aim of contributing to the strengthening, enhancement, sustainable growth, internationalization and improved competitiveness the sector in Galicia. And it analyzes markets, anticipates trends and provides positioning strategies, in addition to promoting cooperation and joint projects between actors working to build the value of an associated Galicia brand that is recognized internationally as excellent worth food and drinks.
Source: Feira de Galicia
