Manufacturers of meat and its derivatives, fruit producers, vegetables and tinned goods, wineries, restaurateurs... Professionals from each and every food and beverage industry have a scheduled appointment at Bta – Barcelona Food Technologies - one of the most important machinery, technology and ingredients trade fairs in Europe. The twelfth edition of Bta will take place in the modern facilities of the Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue and will be held in conjunction with Hispack, the International Packaging Show. The combination of these two great exhibitions will result in the birth of the greatest international business platform of the food and beverage technology and packaging industry – Bta & Hispack.

From 11 to 15 May 2009, the Bta & Hispack project will be held in a total surface area of 90,000 m2 and will have 3,500 exhibitors. Approximately 60,000 professional visitors from around the world will gather at this trade fair with the aim of finding out about a wide range of technology and machinery products capable of meeting those needs present in the food and beverage production chain - from the ingredient to the packaging via the production process.

Teams for all the food processes, from industrial and commercial freezers, quality control systems, cleaning, hygiene, safety and environmental protection, packaging machinery, functional products, food additives, technological adjuvants... The variety of products presented in Bta & Hispack has given rise to a pioneering trade fair model in Spain.

More than a year before the exhibition takes place, the most important national companies have already reserved a space in Bta & Hispack, and those companies crossing borders to arrive will also not be missing from the event. This is indicated by the fact that more than half the previous exhibitors were foreign companies coming from the five continents, lead by the most prestigious and recognised brands.

An exhibition, three shows, a complete range of technology for the food process
The wide-range of products in Bta, Barcelona Food Technologies, are distributed over diverse monographic exhibition areas, and each one of the shows includes an authentic reference point within the framework of the respective industries.

Tecnoalimentaria, the international Show for machinery and technology for the industry and food trade in general. Professionals from the world of dairy products, fruit and vegetables, tinned goods and, in short, from any food industry, are attending this multi-sector show in order to find technological solutions to meet their needs.

Tecnocárnica, the international Show for machinery, technology, supplies and equipment for the meat and related industries. Legal matters such as the introduction of new standards affecting the meat industry, or sociodemographics such as the reduction of the family unit, the lack of time, or new consumption habits have brought about strong investments in Research, Development and Innovation in the industry. These facts make Tecnocárnica a strategic showcase for professionals from the meat and its derivatives industry.

Ingretecno, the international Show of Intermediate Food Products for the food industry. The explosion of functional foods in the shopping basket has exponentially increased the demand for intermediate food products.

Hispack, International Packaging Show
Hispack is the most important container, packaging and publicity trade fair in the Point of Purchase held in Spain, and one of the first four of its kind in Europe. With the best solutions in materials, machinery processes for packaging production, and the packaging and bottling of every type of product, Hispack builds interest in all industrial and consumption sectors and especially in the world food and beverages. It is worth noting that more than 62% of this country’s packaging companies are in fact suppliers from the food and beverage industry.

The Hispack show is both a great opportunity to test out the dynamism, innovation and potential that the packaging industry can contribute to the food companies, and a chance to keep in touch with the latest trends in processes, machinery, new materials, active and intelligent packaging and sustainability.

Alimentaria Exhibitions
Communication and Press Department
+34 93 452 11 04
prensa@alimentaria.com