FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT international_04_2018

Fleischwirtschaft international 4_2018
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Trade fairs need internationality
Only action across national borders can secure the supply of safe food worldwide
Editorial
At the moment it looks as if national protectionism
is slowing down international trade. A
number of large and important trading nations
are using political means to advance their own
interests, relying on their own power and
strengths at the expense of previous market
partners. Politicians' ideas are being implemented,
for example, by increasing customs
duties on important trade goods like meat. The
response to this is usually not long in coming
and previous market partners respond in a
similar way. This "build-up" leads to severe
political restrictions in trade. As a result, the
environment for this year's international trade
fairs in the autumn does not seem as favorable
as in previous years.
One of these fairs is FachPack. Over a compact
three-day schedule in Nuremberg, Germany,
from 25 to 27 September 2018, it will
present its extensive range of solutions for the
packaging process chain for industrial and
consumer goods. Alongside the 1,500 exhibition
booths, the more than 40,000 trade visitors can
look forward to an attractive supporting programme
with numerous presentations on the
hot trends in the industry.
From 30 September to 4 October Poland offers
the visitors of Polagra Tech in Poznan a good
opportunity to get acquainted with the latest
solutions in food technology.For years, the fair
has been supporting the development of trade on
the international level. This allows primarily to
acquire new, reliable business partners. Additional
conferences and lectures accompanying
the fair are also conducive to this target.
Some days later – from 8 to 12 October –
Agroprodmash 2018, an important event for
Russian food manufacturers and global and
local developers of solutions for the food processing
industry, will open its doors at the Expocentre
Pavilions in Moscow. The Salon of
Equipment for Meat Processing is one of Russia’s
largest showcases and offers equipment for
the whole meat industry.
This year, 50 industry associations have come
together to support Pack Expo International
2018 which will be held from 14 to 17 October at
McCormick Place, Chicago, USA. The trade
associations serve as an on-site resource for the
50,000 attendees expected at the event. Many of
these partners bring a specific vertical market
focus and will host pavilions, sponsor networking
lounges and offer educational sessions.
Health concerns predominantly underlie the
success of “Alternative Food”. This term covers all
about concocting healthier food, respect to nature
and animal well-being. After the major food crises
of the '90s and early 2000's, consumers are turning
toward food that is perceived, rightly or
wrongly, as healthier and more ethical. As a
result, the number of innovations based on meat
substitutes now exceeds the number of meatbased
innovations. Sial 2018, which takes place
from 21 to 25 October at Paris-Nord Villepinte, is
giving this food category the space it deserves.
All these fairs aim at a distinct international
trade and exchange. The times of limited trade
horizons must be over in order to ensure the
supply of safe food worldwide.
Michael Weisenfels
Editor
FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT
international
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