Chinese firms back to int'l food show in Spain

STORY: Chinese firms back to int'l food show in Spain SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the food show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMA ZHANG, Project manager of exhibitions department of CFNA 3. various of the food show 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL LI, International sales manager at Qingdao Yi Long Packaging Machinery Company 5. various of the food show STORYLINE: Some 150 Chinese companies are in Spain this week for Alimentaria, one of Europe's largest trade shows for the food and beverage industry. Alimentaria is taking place in Barcelona from Monday to Thursday. The last time Chinese firms attended the exhibition was in 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic. China's pavilion at this year's Alimentaria is organized by the China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CFNA). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EMMA ZHANG, Project manager of exhibitions de

Alimentaria Food Fair concludes in Barcelona, Spain

STORY: Alimentaria Food Fair concludes in Barcelona, Spain DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the food fairSOUNDBITE (Spanish): TONI VALLS, Director general of Alimentaria Food Fair STORYLINE: Alimentaria Food Fair concluded in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday, attracting some 3,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries and regions. Around 100,000 people visited the four-day fair, with about 23 percent coming in from abroad to attend. Alimentaria is a landmark international event for all professionals in the food, drinks and food service industry and represents an unmissable date with innovation, the latest trends and the internationalisation of the sector. This was the first time the biennial event was able to take place in the Catalan capital in four years after three pandemic-related postponements. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): TONI VALLS, Director general of Alimentaria Food Fair "Alimentaria reflects the strength of the food industry to o