‘‘MEATING’’ <strong>POINT</strong>S Business and knowledge platform in Brazil Supporting programme relevant for regional market participants – Agribusiness growing despite macroeconomic recession Business, innovation, information: the second edition of ANUTEC BRAZIL is opening with this trinity. From 2 to 4 August, the regional trade public from the food industry will meet renowned manufacturers from the food technology segment in Curitiba, including Bizerba (Germany), CPM Wolverine (USA), DSI – Dybvad Stål Industri (Denmark), Foodmate (Netherlands), Milmeq (New Zealand), Prime Equipment (USA), Promens (Iceland/ Canada) and Turan Plastik (Turkey). Thanks to a supporting programme tailored for the industry, the organiser Koelnmesse is in particular anticipating a high level of trade visitor quality and the presence of top decision makers from Brazil and neighbouring markets. Many leading institutions from education, science and industry will offer lectures and seminars on current developments in the industry. Themes include, for example, functional ingredients, clean labelling and innovations involving the packaging of meat. The organisations participating in the supporting programme include the renowned Brazilian educational institution Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the Institute for Food Technology ITAL, the Technical Institute for Food and Health itt Nutrifor and the Agency for Industrial Training SENAI. The main speaker is Roberto Rodrigues from the FGV, who will speak about the great future potential of Brazil for the global food industry. Experts will also discuss the current economic situation of Brazil and the supporting effect of the agricultural and food industries. In the past these branches of the economy grew steadily even in periods of crisis, which has been confirmed once again in the face of the current recession facing the overall economy. Agribusiness and the food industry are developing positively As the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture announced in March, the total sales of agribusiness increased in February by 0.7 percent yearon-year and thus achieved a record value. Fish production in aquaculture grew in 2015 by 10 percent in comparison to the previous year. The production quantity should increase once again in <strong>2016</strong> by 12 percent. The food industry relies increasingly on foreign sales markets in times of recession. According to the ministry, the export of agricultural products reached a historic record value of 6.71 billion US dollars in February <strong>2016</strong>. This corresponds to an increase of 37 percent in comparison to February 2015. An overview of the supporting programme: -Getúlio Vargas Foundation The respected school of economy Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) is represented by three speakers. Roberto Rodrigues, the coordinator of the ‘FGV Agribusiness Center’, will speak on food safety and Brazil’s role in the worldwide food industry. Manoel Reis, project coordinator of FGV, illuminates the themes of logistics and supply chains in agribusiness. Felippe Serigati, a scientist at the ‘FGV Agribusiness Center’, will discuss the stabilising effect of the food sector on the overall economy. Lectures will take place on the second day of the trade fair, 3 August, in auditorium 3. - ITAL The Institute for Food Technology ITAL is dedicated to the themes of meat and milk processing and packaging. ITAL experts invite guests to a business seminar and will discuss ‘Trends in meat packaging‘ and ‘Trends and challenges of animal-based foods’. The seminars will take place on the first day of the trade fair, 2 August <strong>2016</strong>, in auditorium 1. - itt Nutrifor The Technical Institute for Food and Health itt Nutrifor will be informing on technology and innovation for healthy food on the 3rd day of the fair, 4 August <strong>2016</strong>, in auditorium 1. - Senai The National Service for Industrial Training, Senai, is offering a seminar on the themes of innovation, refrigeration and trends in the food industry on the first and second trade fair days. Other Latin American organisations, associations and media are supporting the second edition of the trade fair, including ABIMAQ – the association of the Brazilian machine industry, ABIEC – the Brazilian association of meat exporters, Abividro – the technical association of automated glass processing in Brazil, Sindiavipar – the federation of poultry product manufacturers of the State of Paraná and the Latin American trade journal for the meat processing industry, Carnetec. www.anutecbrazil.com 56 www.meatingpoint-mag.com | <strong>2016</strong>
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