The joint exhibition of Hispack, and Alimentaria Barcelona ended with great success

Fira de Barcelona's International Packaging Show, Hispack, and Alimentaria Exhibitions' Barcelona Food & Beverage Technologies, Bta, closed their doors last 15th. May with a very positive balance of their first joint endeavour.

In an economic climate as complex as the current one, the presence of 3,000 companies and 55,000 trade visitors highlights the strength of the Spanish packaging and food and beverage technologies sectors and reaffirms the alliance as one of the most important events of this speciality in Europe. During the two shows, from the 11th to the 15th of May, around 150 business meetings took place between exhibitors and foreign buyers from countries of Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean area, the main potential markets for the packaging and food & beverage technologies sectors. The latest developments of both sectors were topics of the joint activities and seminars, in which international experts took part. Over 1,000 exhibitors representing more than 3.000 companies participated in the first Hispack&Bta, occupying 70,000 m2 in the six pavilions of the Gran Via exhibition centre.