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| Parma sees the opening of the twelfth edition of the international food fair featuring the stands of over 2,400 exhibitors from 21 countries. Typical foods from round the world will be the protagonists, with particular attention dedicated to Italian specialities, olive oil and confectionery, to which two secondary exhibitions will be dedicated. Not to mention pasta, of course. |
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Flavours from the North meet those of the Mediterranean at Cibus, the international food fair opening at Parma from 6 to 10 May. The location has not been chosen by chance: Parma is home to some of the biggest companies in the Italian food industry (including Barilla, which will have a stand at Cibus) and which this year will also see the arrival of the European Food Safety Authority from its current location in Brussels.
The stands of over 2,400 exhibitors from twenty-one countries will be taking over no less than nine pavilions of the Fair Grounds: 120 thousand square metres featuring thousands of specialities from the gastronomic traditions of northern and central Europe alongside typical Mediterranean products.
A mouth-watering display for foodies who can try out anything that catches their eye, but which first and foremost is a place for meeting and doing business for both experts and operators who come into contact with all the sector's innovations, including its technological advances. Cibus sees sneak previews of the industrial scale production of gastronomic specialities, as well as the new frontiers in domestic consumption such as "ready-to-eat" products.
Amongst the many products up for tasting at the fair, this year a place of honour has been set aside for olive oil and confectionery to which the two most important secondary events have been dedicated. Oleum will provide a showcase for the best extra virgin olive oils in the world, from the Mediterranean basin to oils produced in the Americas.
The exhibition, also to be held from 6 to 10 May, will feature an evocative space set up in pavilion 9, the Abbazia degli oli pregiati d'Italia (The Abbey of fine Italian Oils) inspired by ancient monastic cloisters. Here, both small and medium-size producers will present their oils with tastings and talks given to the public, whilst awaiting the results of the Leone d'Oro dei Mastri Oleari (The Golden Lion of Master Oil Producers), an exclusive competition which will award prizes to the very finest oils.
A close-up on the confectionery industry will revolve around the DolceItalia 2004 exhibition held in Cibus, also from 6 to 10 May. Baked confectionery, sweets, chocolate and ice-cream produced by the best companies in the sector will be participating in the new DolceItalia Vassoio d'Oro prize, where a jury composed of experts and journalists from the specialist press will nominate the best industrial products in terms of food technology, packaging, organoleptic and nutritional qualities, marketing and consumer information and service. |
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 Cibus
When: from 6 to 10 May 2004
ìWhere: Parma, Fair grounds
Times: from 9.30 to 18.00
Tickets: 25 Euro day pass
Organiser: Fiere di Parma
Telephone: +39.0521.9961
Contact: cibus@fiere.parma.it
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