Taking place between February 12th and 14th at FIL (Lisbon International Fair), the Lisbon Food Affair, a professional event dedicated to the agri-food sector in Portugal, brings together a strategic council with the participation of 27 members. Chaired by FIPA – the Portuguese Federation of Agri-food Industries – the Lisbon Food Affair unit includes stakeholders from industry, distribution, the Horeca channel (hotels, restaurants, and catering), and the State Secretariat for Internationalization, which supports the organization and the definition of the initiative's strategic vision and priorities.
“Lisbon Food Affair is the premier exhibition for the agri-food sector, the country's largest industrial sector, both in terms of wealth creation and employment. At a time when the entire sector is seeking new markets, promoting the best that Portugal has to offer in a single space, both in terms of agri-food and equipment, services and technologies for distribution and the Horeca channel, represents added value for producers, while also underlining Portugal's reputation as an exporting country,” says Jorge Henriques, president of the strategic council of Lisbon Food Affair.
Strategic Council
The strategic council includes the Association of the Food Industry for Cold Storage (ALIF), the National Association of Fish Canning Industries (ANICP), Casa do Azeite, Cerealis, Lactogal, Portugal Fresh, Sociedade Central de Cervejas, Unilever, Vitacress, RAR Açúcar, the Portuguese Association of Furniture and Related Industries (APIMA), Edições do Gosto, Gresilva, and Olitrem.
In addition to these entities, the strategic council also includes the Association of Metallurgical, Metalworking and Related Industries of Portugal (AIMMAP), the National Association of Metallurgical and Electromechanical Companies (ANEME), Afinomaq, BA Glass, the Portuguese Wine and Spirits Association (ACIBEV), the Industrial and Commercial Coffee Association, the Montalva Group, the Super Bock Group, the Portuguese Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Establishments (AHRESP), the Portuguese Logistics Association, RANGEL, and the Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies (APED).
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The LFA Food & Beverage Show brings together the entire food offering, organized around sectors that represent the wide variety of the food and beverage industry. It includes the participation of agricultural and regional product producers and manufacturers, the food and beverage industry and distribution, research and academic centers, official, sectoral and regional entities, located in exhibition areas such as Multi Foods, Food Lab, Health and Wellness, Regiões.pt, Regiões.com, Deli Foods, Vini.pt and the International Area with the participation of individual companies, groups and countries.
The LFA Horeca trade show, in turn, brings together the entire range of products for the hotel and restaurant sectors, featuring manufacturers and distributors of machinery and equipment for hotels, restaurants, cafes, pastry shops and bars, hygiene and cleaning products, laboratory/HACCP products, cutlery, porcelain and earthenware, furniture, textiles, uniforms and decorative items, bringing together the main national and international brands.
Finally, the LFA Technology Show brings together the range of technology and equipment for the food industry and distribution. Cross-cutting in scope, it covers all the technological needs present in the food chain, from ingredients to packaging, including handling, processing and commercial distribution. Manufacturers and distributors of machinery and equipment for the food and beverage industry and for food distribution, packaging, safety equipment and logistics companies are present at this show.
