The 21st edition of the European Seafood Exposition (ESE) and 15th edition of Seafood Processing Europe (SPE) will be held at the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium, from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 April 2013. This global annual event attracts over 25,000 seafood buyers and sellers from around the world and hosts the prestigious Seafood Prix d’Elite New Products Competition.
The European Seafood Exposition and Seafood Processing Europe is the world’s largest seafood trade fair and features companies who are seeking access to the strong European seafood consuming market. The exposition features more than 1,600 exhibiting suppliers from over 70 countries, with a wide variety of offerings: fresh and frozen fish and seafood; processed and packaged fish and seafood; processing and packaging equipment; freight forwarders and logistics services; and seafood-industry services. “Every year, the exposition is highly anticipated by suppliers and buyers, who are counting on this three-day event to conduct business, network and develop relationships with key players in the industry, source fish and seafood products from around the world, and have the opportunity to share industry ideas with the international seafood community,” said Liz Plizga, Show Director for Diversified Business Communications. Figures based on a 2012 visitor survey show that 83% of the visitors have purchasing authority, 71% of the visitors intend to purchase as a result of attending the exposition and 82% of those surveyed found new companies or products.
Seafood Prix d’Elite
Now in its thirteenth year, the Seafood Prix d’Elite New Products Competition recognizes the best new seafood products of the year, developed for the European market. Each year, awards are presented for Best Retail Product and Best Foodservice Product. Special awards are also given at the judges’ discretion, in the categories of Convenience, Nutrition and Health, Retail Packaging, Originality, and Best Seafood Product Line. Recently, forty-two finalists representing 10 countries have been selected and winners will be revealed at this year’s awards ceremony on 23 April in Auditorium 2000 at the Brussels Expo. All exhibitors and visitors are invited to attend. The winners’ products will also be on display at the exhibition.
Exhibitors and visitors
25,600 buyers, suppliers, media and other seafood-industry professionals from over 140 countries attended the 2012 European Seafood Exposition and Seafood Processing Europe. Exhibit at the 2013 fair to meet with leading buyers, do business with existing customers, and find new sales opportunities throughout Europe and the world. Over 1,600 companies exhibit at the European Seafood Exposition and Seafood Processing Europe. Exhibitors include suppliers and vendors in the following categories: fresh fish and seafood, frozen fish and seafood, processed and packaged fish and seafood, processing and packaging equipment, freight forwarders and logistics services, seafood-industry service providers.
Innovation through partnership
Marel welcomes visitors to Stand 6227, Hall 4, where a wide range of industry leading equipment will be on display, designed to meet today’s processing challenges in any modern salmon, whitefish or farmed whitefish plant. This year, Marel is shining a spotlight on how its strong partnerships with the industry play a vital role in developing its equipment and solutions to enable processors and their customers to produce innovative end products. Marel is constantly pushing the bounds of innovation in response to its customers’ needs –and their customers’ needs. The Marel stand will showcase: whole salmon grading and distribution, salmon fillet processing, salmon slicing, whitefish and farmed whitefish processing, Innova Software Solutions, portion cutters to make fish look better. Marel is the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish industry. Ranging from the most advanced fully automatic solutions available on the market today, to basic manual systems, Marel equipment and Innova Software Solutions handle everything from receiving, filleting, portioning and packing to end-of-line operations and dispatch, all aimed at helping processors maximize yield, throughput and quality, while reducing processing times and labor costs.