Auténtica, Southern Spain’s trade show for food retail and distribution, just came to an end, generating €12m for its host city of Seville.
From 16-17 September, 251 producers showcased their goods to importers, distributors, retailers and hospitality companies. Over 8,000 senior executives attended the show at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre.
The two-day event featured the Auténtica Congress, a meeting of 233 experts with various forums for specific branches of food retail and distribution. One such forum was the Culinary Fest by Gusto del Sur, in which renowned Spanish chefs Paco Morales, Benito Gomez, Hideki Matsuhisa and others explored the concepts behind their restaurant menus.
Some of the new products on display included citrus caviar, olive ice cream, pea protein-meat and hot ice cream sandwiches.
The trade fair was centred around the Mediterranean-style diet, which focuses on local, natural, high-quality produce.
Source: www.exhibitionworld.co.uk