FINE FOOD BUSINESS FORUM 2023

The FINE FOOD BUSINESS FORUM is a business event bringing together Catalan fine food producers with importers and distributors from third countries.

The aim is to create a platform where all parties' interests can come together to generate business flows.

The third edition of the Fine Food Business Forum will be held in Barcelona on 7 and 8 June 2023.

GUEST MARKETS

• SAUDI ARABIA
• ARGENTINA
• AUSTRALIA
• BRAZIL
• CANADA
• COLOMBIA
• SOUTH KOREA
• IVORY COAST
• COSTA RICA
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
• UNITED STATES
• PHILIPPINES
• GHANA
• KAZAKHSTAN
• JAPAN
• KUWAIT
• MOROCCO
• MEXICO
• NIGERIA
• OMAN
• PANAMA
• PERU
• SINGAPORE
• TAIWAN
• TURKEY
• VIETNAM
• CHILE
• CHINA

B2B MEETINGS ORGANISATION

Participating Catalan companies will have a schedule of one-to-one meetings with the importers and distributors interested in their sector and products.

The meetings will be held in designated areas and will last 20 minutes.

The meetings will be held mainly in English. The organisers will not arrange translation/interpreting services; where needed, these will be at the participating company's expense.

Each participating company will have:

• A meeting space
• A meetings schedule
• Information on the guest markets
• Importer profile sheets
• Access to the networking areas: coffee break and lunch

The members of the Organising Committee will provide support before and during the Fine Food Business Forum.

COST OF PARTICIPATION

• The participation cost per company is €1,800 + 21% VAT = €2,178, payable in full at the time of registration.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Fine food producers based in Catalonia from the following sectors* may register for this event:

• Coffee and infusions
• Cereals
• Fruit preserves
• Fish preserves
• Vegetable preserves
• Sweets
• Nuts and dried fruit
• Ice cream
• Dairy (yoghurts/cheeses)
• Pulses
• Honey
• Oil
• Ready meals
• Pastry products
• Sauces
• Snacks
• Vinegars

Interested companies must complete the registration form and pay the corresponding registration fee before 21 April 2023.

The organising committee reserves the right of admission based on suitability criteria. The number of companies from the same sector that are direct competitors and/or present the same type of products is limited to 4.

Once registered, the company will receive and must complete a form with all the information required about the product and the company description.

Before the Fine Food Business Forum takes place, the Organising Committee will hold a working meeting with the registered companies to provide information on the event's organisation and the meeting schedules drawn up.

* (If your company is from another sector, contact us so we can assess whether you can register, depending on the invited importers. The contact email is maria.camino@gencat.cat)

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Companies interested in taking part in the Fine Food Business Forum must complete the registration form and send it, together with the corresponding payment, before 21 April 2023.

A company will be considered admitted once it has sent the duly completed participation application and paid the participation fee.

Once admitted, if the company withdraws it will forfeit 100% of the amount paid. Prodeca reserves the right to assess the reasons given by the company for cancelling its participation and to refund a percentage of the amount paid.

Prodeca reserves the right to select companies according to criteria of sectoral fit and product suitability for the market. Should demand for spaces exceed those offered, Prodeca will apply the order of arrival of applications and corresponding payments.