
Alimentaria Exhibitions, a Joint Venture between Reed Exhibitions and Fira Barcelona
Alimentaria Exhibitions manages over 200,000 m2 net of exhibition space, 6,000 international exhibitors, 200,000 buyers and a direct turnover of 40 million euros.
In 2002, Reed Exhibitions agreed on a strategic alliance with Fira Barcelona which led to the setting up of a new company, Alimentaria Exhibitions S.A., to organise and run food product and technology tradeshows throughout the world.
The company's main exhibitions are Alimentaria, Barcelona Tecnologías de la Alimentación and Barcelona Degusta in Barcelona; Alimentaria Lisboa, in Portugal; Alimentaria México, in Mexico FD; and Alimentaria Mercosur in Argentina.
Alimentaria Exhibitions has achieved leading positions in the food fairs sector in the countries where it operates: Spain, Portugal and Mexico. The firm manages over 200,000 square metres net of exhibition space, with 6,000 international exhibitors drawn from the production, trade, equipment and technology sides of the food industry attracting around 200,000 professionals from these sectors. It has a turnover of 40 million euros.