Brussels pays tribute to the sea

The marine world represented by fish and shellfish celebrates 25 years of international exposure.

The next edition of one of the international Fairs dedicated to the marine world, comes to the European city of Brussels, to continue strengthening the community leadership in the category of being the largest exhibition dedicated to the world of fish and seafood, as well as other fairs European food stores.

This year celebrates its 25th birthday, and Sea Food Expo Global, wants to offer the visitor a large number of novelties and activities that will take place in an unprecedented exhibition area, 38.000 square meters to house the 79 participating countries that represent the 1.800 companies exhibiting.

The exhibition begins on April 25 and will last for three days until the 27 of the same month, and shares space with the homonymous Seafood Processing Global fair, which represents all aspects of seafood processing, including materials and equipment. packaging, refrigeration and freezing equipment, hygiene control services, waste treatment and quality controls.

This 25th edition wants to become an indispensable appointment for manufacturers and distributors in the sector who want to build commercial networks and obtain news about the sector of a global dimension, discover new trends and face the new challenges that the sea and community regulations offer. face the capture of the next few years.

This year the representations of nationalities such as those of Myanmar, Latvia, Romania, Poland, Cyprus, Costa Rica and Venezuela appear as a novelty.

The success and growth of this event in recent years due to the growing popularity of seafood in the world, According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the consumption of seafood reached more than 20 kilos per year, thanks to the strong growth of aquaculture. On the other hand, world fish and shellfish consumption has doubled since 1973 and is expected to reach 178 tonnes in 2025.

The Excellence Global Seafood Awards

On the afternoon of April 25, the gala of the Global Excellence Seafood competition event will be held, in which the winners of the best retail product and the best hospitality establishment (hotel, restaurant or catering) will be announced. )

The other categories in which these premises are divided will value the products in the:

• The innovation they bring.
• The practicality in its use
• Health and nutrition.
• The packaging and its format in the retail sale.
• The variety of seafood.