International Food and Drinks Exhibition
Barcelona, Spain
Next Show in 2010
Alimentaria 2008 receives 158,000 professional visitors, 4% more than the show’s previous edition
14/03/2008
Alimentaria 2008 closed its doors last 14 March with the best results ever for square metres occupied (131,000), professional visitors – some 158,000, pending final figures – and participating companies (5,000). These numbers made the Spanish benchmark event for the agri-food sector number two worldwide, as well as acting to stimulate continued growth at the next edition 2010. The show generates some 169 million in indirect revenue for Barcelona and the surrounding area.
Pending a final visitor count for 14 March, some 158,000 professionals – 4% more than in 2006, when attendees numbered 152,000 – visited Alimentaria during a week of intense trade show activity in Barcelona. Especially significant was the presence of professionals from abroad, some 33,000 from 155 countries, 21% of total visitors. This means that one out of every five visitors came from another country.