It’s just a few weeks before the start of Macfrut , the Italian trade show for the fruit and vegetable sector.
Being held at the Rimini Expo Centre in Cesena from September 23-25, this event boasts new exhibition premises, more companies attending, an international preview focused on the retail sector and the markets, a wide-ranging offer of initiatives dedicated to innovation and internationalisation, and a new promotional venue for businesses.
A preview of the exhibition will take place on September 22 at Cesena Fiera: the Macfrut Forum, a conference entirely dedicated to the retail sector and the markets, which will comprise three sessions including several meetings with opinion leaders and key players in the sector, who will introduce current topics of interest, trends and major challenges faced by the supply chain.
After 23 September, Macfrut will move to Rimini Fiera, at a new exhibition centre with 6 halls and 11 exhibition areas. The new location will facilitate connections thanks to the presence, at the premises, of a station on the Milan to Bari railway line (Trenitalia Frecce trains). It will create new synergies thanks to Flora Trade, the international trade fair dedicated to horticulture, which will be held at the same time.
The three-day event will bring together major players of the supply chain, offering a comprehensive overview of the international fruit and vegetable market, with a full calendar of events including conferences, workshops and technical seminars to address the key trends of the supply chain.
As part of the event, the Macfrut Innovation Award will also be awarded by a panel of experts to the major technological innovations in terms of environmental and economic sustainability and improvement in product quality, to be presented for the first time at Macfrut 2015. The award ceremony is scheduled for Friday 25 September.
Moreover, this year, there will be many new features. The Fruit & Veg Fantasy Show, to be hosted in the entrance hall, will mark its debut in a trade version. The prestigious Italian magazine Gambero Rosso will be livening up this area, which will feature show cooking focusing on fruit and vegetables, as well as educational activities organised by the “Scuole del Gambero Rosso” to present contents and ideal preparation methods for fruit and vegetables.
On the occasion of Macfrut, in collaboration with the CRPV (Crop Production Research Centre), six professional tours will be organised to local companies in the fruit and vegetable supply chain, especially for specialised operators and buyers from abroad. Visitors will be able to experience four sectors “first-hand” by taking part in the tours scheduled on the days of the Macfrut event: field production, processing warehouses, fruit and vegetable markets and supermarkets.
A special focus on food and wine: during the three-day trade fair, visitors and their hosts will have the chance to book a tour in Cesena and the Romagna area, based on local food, wine and culture.
You can find the complete Macfrut programme with detailed information at www.macfrut.com.