The International Food Fair (SIAL) Paris 2018, which was held from October 21 to 25, is the most important trade fair for the agri-food and beverage industry in the world. It exposes the latest trends and market developments, as well as new products and suppliers, being one of the most important global appointments in the field of food innovation.
With a representation of more than 100 countries and around 7,000 exhibitors, 85% international. According to the estimates of the organization, it is expected that the show receives 160,000 visitors, a figure that would exceed the 155,000 professionals of the previous appointment.
SIAL Paris 2018 can represent a global showcase where Andalusian companies can expose the quality of their products and show their efforts in innovation. In this edition, 78 Andalusian companies participated, including:
Industria Aceitunera Marciense, Torres y Ribelles, Inés Rosales, Olives Losada, Oleomonterreal, Manzanilla Olive, Aceites Vallejo, Oils Bailén Gold, Alcalá Oliva, Oleicola Álvarez, Oleum Hispania, Knolive, Almazaras de la Subbética and Iberandalus, Almensur, Omedoil, etc .
Some media have echoed the participation of some of these companies such as Torres y Ribelles in Sial Paris 2018 and has collected the statements of their representatives:
Laura Amores, representative for Europe, said: “SIAL Paris is considered to be the biggest fair of the agri-food sector this year in Europe. It is held every two years and it is a great opportunity to meet in the same venue with our current importers and distributors from many countries of the continent in which we are already marketing our products. At the same time it is a great opportunity to meet with importers from other countries with whom we want to close distribution and sale agreements.”
Torres y Ribelles S.A. exhibe sus aceites de oliva en la feria SIAL de París
María Aznar, its representative for Africa and Asia, adds: “At this fair, companies from Africa, Asia and America are looking for new products, knowing the leadership and European tradition in food, so SIAL Paris is a date that we can not miss . There is a greater awareness of health, which is why the Mediterranean diet and its star product, olive oil, is increasingly demanded in these other parts of the world.”
Los coupage sevillanos de la mejor selección presentes en SIAL París
The olive oils of Torres y Ribelles S.A. are a coupage of the best selection of different varieties of olives from Andalusia: Hojiblanca, Picual and Arbequina. Its flagship brand, BETIS, already leads markets as far away as different from each other, Puerto Rico and China. In Spain, BETIS can be located mainly in the Canary Islands and currently you can also buy your products in Amazon Spain.
In the 28th edition of SIAL 2018, the Andalusian participation is organized in collaboration with ICEX Spain Export and Investment, and under the union of brands 'Andalucía' and 'España', so that 54 of these companies participate in the stands of Andalucía organizes Extenda, and 24 in those of ICEX. In addition, various companies in the community come individually, through their own spaces or those of their importers and distributors.