p.24 Shows - BW Spring 2013_p.24 Shows - BW Spring 2013.qxd 13/03/2013 09:49 Page 24
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It appears 2013 will be a busy year for the industry with many shows coming up...
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icking off the busy year was the successful
SIGEP/ABTech 2013 Expo held in Rimini,
Italy, which attracted an impressive
144,803 visitors over five days.
Organisers Rimini Fiera say this was an 18 per
cent increase on last year’s event with foreign
visitors numbers rising by 26,247 (a 10 per cent
rise).
This, they say, is confirmation of the global
demand for artisan confectionery and bakery
produce made in Italy – from food products and
know-how to innovative technologies.
As well as the high attendance figures, the high
profile of domestic and international trade members
also stood out.
Exhibitors remarked on the rise in the quality of
the expo and the number of orders confirmed during
the five expo days.
This was the 4th SIGEP and the third ABTECH
Expo and the combined event occupied the entire
expo centre –16 halls with over 1,000 companies
exhibiting.
Rimini