Hispack and Foodtech: together for growth.

With 1,100 direct exhibitors from 30 countries spread over five halls, Hispack and Foodtech Barcelona 2018 have closed a successful edition. The numbers prove it.

The halls of the Fira de Barcelona, where from 8 to 11 May 2018 both Hispack and Foodtech featured contemporaneously, hosted a complete overview of solutions for the food industry - ingredients and technologies for all process, packaging and logistics stages, up to the point of sale - together with an articulated offer of state-of-the-art proposals for processing, packaging and end-of-line in all other production sectors.
In total, Hispack & FoodTech registered some 40,000 visitors, of which 12% international (+ 5% compared to the 2015 edition). More than 1000 B2B encounters favored networking between foreign buyers and delegations from 15 different countries, while the numerous collateral activities - 120 conferences, workshops, technical days, held by over 200 experts in the international sector - enriched the event providing interesting opportunities for in-depth study.

Xavier Pascual, director of Hispack, declares himself satisfied with the result obtained: «The show has highlighted the innovation that is transforming the packaging industry, focused on digitization, sustainability, logistics, new consumer experiences and the use of containers. The great interest shown by visitors for the contents of the fair highlights the strategic role that packaging plays in all sectors of the economy». A reminder that the next edition of Hispack is scheduled from 20 to 23 April 2021, while Foodtech, faithful to its mission of bringing together the entire value chain of the food industry, will be held again in October 2020.

Upcoming international events
Among the global events created with the aim of presiding over emerging markets with strong potential, we cite the second edition of Pacgraf in Havana, scheduled from 29 to 31 January 2019. The International Exhibition dedicated to packaging, wrapping and graphic arts - from design, to digital printing, from packaging up to the issues  of recycling - is organized by Fiera di Barcellona in collaboration with Grupo Emprasarial Palco (the Cuban government agency for organizing fairs and events) at the Havana  exhibitor - Pabexpo, where only professional visitors are expected.
The only vertical fair in the sector in Cuba, where the government continues its policy of opening the market, looking at foreign and in particular European companies, represents an important business opportunity for the latter.
The next Barcelona event will instead be Graphispag, dedicated to the printing industry, which will take place from 26 to 19 March 2019 in the Catalan city.