The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, highlighted the full support of her Department for the renewal of the Alimentaria 2018 model, which implies more integration, greater openness to the outside world and more innovation. García Tejerina made these statements on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the presentation of the International Food, Beverage & Food Service Exhibition, held on February 28th at MAPAMA headquarters. A fair whose success, as the minister has indicated, is demonstrated by its more than 4,500 exhibiting companies from 70 countries, the participation of some 150,000 professionals (30% are international) and the nearly 12,500 business meetings scheduled.

FoodTech Barcelona is the fair that unites the machinery, technology, processes and ingredients for the food and beverage industry throughout the southern arch of Europe and Latin America. The International Food and Beverage Exhibition is held from May 8th to 11th, representing the best and most complete business platform: the most important companies in the sector, the most important international brands and industry associations, technology centers and institutions guarantee success of the next edition.