ber 22 to 24, was formed by initiatives
to promote the internationalisation of
Portuguese companies. For the first time,
the show took place at the same time as
Portugal Agro trade fair, generating syner-
gies that proved highly advantageous.
Organised by Alimentaria Exhibitions and
the company AIP, Alimentaria & Horexpo
Lisboa, an ever more professional event,
attracted some 25,000 visitors at its 2015
edition. There were nearly 800 participating
companies and organisations, 30% of them
international, from Peru, Luxembourg, Bel-
gium, Spain, Poland, South Korea, Greece,
Lebanon, Germany, France, Argentina,
Brazil and Japan, among others, with more
than 2,500 brands on display. The show
occupied an area of 22,000 m².
A dozen countries took part in the
guest buyer programme and there was
an intense agenda of activities, including
forums, seminars, business meetings and
attractions related to catering, cooking
and food and drink.
Parallel to all this, Tecnoalimentaria
showcased the most complete range
of food manufacturing and distribution
technologies and equipment.
Smart City Expo Montreal
The first Canadian edition of the smart
city congress promoted by Fira de Bar-
celona took place on March 22-27 at the
Montreal Congress Paris, attended by
around one thousand experts. In this way,
then, the Quebec capital joined the list of
cities that have hosted the event, includ-
ing Kyoto (Japan) and Bogota (Colombia).
The event, supported by the Cana-
dian and Quebec governments and the
Alimentaria celebrates
editions in Mexico
and Lisbon that open
up new opportuni-
ties for participating
companies.
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