Press releases

May 2010

Tecno Fidta 2010 was successfully introduced in Brazil and Germany to expand its commercial strategy worldwide.

The top regional event for the Food, Additives and Ingredients Technology promoted the Argentinean food industry in the international market.


In Brazil, the gathering took place at the Brazilian - German Trade Chamber, with a presentation on the commercial opportunities offered by the tenth Tecno Fidta. Attendants could see the new visual identity, products and services, as well as the academic activities in the exhibition, and received updates on interesting perspectives of the food market in Argentina.

Likewise, in Germany the presentation was held May 10 last at IFFA Frankfurt 2010, an international leading fair of the meat industy comprising processing, packaging and sales. Members of trade chambers, specialized media, exhibitors and visitors attended the conference. The main subject included economic and production information on the meat market in Argentina and South America, apart from state-of-the-art developments in services and technology.

Mr. Fernando Gorbarán, C.E.O. of Indexport Messe Frankfurt, was part of both commercial promotion missions, acting as the coordinator and speaker, apart from other prestigious speakers: Mr. Germán Manzano, Director of Unión de la Industria Cárnica Argentina (UNICA, i.e.: Argentinean Meat Industry Union) and Member of the Council of Instituto de Promoción de la Carne Vacuna Argentina (IPCVA, i.e.: Argentinean Beef Promotion Institute), Mr. Daniel Urcía, President of Federación de Industrias Frigoríficas (FIFRA, i.e.: Federation of Meatpacker Industries) and Secretary of Unión Industrial de Córdoba (UIC, i.e.: the Industrial Union of the Province of Cordoba) and Mr. Luis Adur, President of Asociación de Proveedores de la Industria de la Alimentación (ADEPIA, i.e.: the Association of Food Industry Suppliers).

Tecno Fidta 2010 will be spread on an area of 19,000 sqm. The organizers, Indexport Messe Frankfurt and Asociación Argentina de Tecnólogos Alimentarios (AATA, i.e.: Argentinean Association of Food Technologists), forecast that 300 companies will enroll as exhibitors and more than 17,000 professionals and businesspeople from this industry will be visiting the fair.

Tecno Fidta 2010 will be carried out on September 21-24, 2010 in Costa Salguero Trade Center.

This event has been exclusively planned for professionals of the sector. People under 18 years even attending with an adult or parents carrying baby strollers will not be admitted.

For more information: www.tecnofidta.com

About Messe Frankfurt
With a business volume of 424 million euros* in 2009 and more than 1,500 employees, Messe Frankfurt is the greatest fair organization company in Germany. The group has a global network made up by 28 subsidiaries, five branches and 52 international sales partners. This way, Messe Frankfurt is present for its customers in more than 150 countries. In more than 30 places worldwide, events «made by Messe Frankfurt» are celebrated. In 2009*, Messe Frankfurt organized more than 90 exhibitions, of which more than a half took place abroad. In the 578,000 square meters of Messe Frankfurt trade center, there are at present ten pavilions and a congress center annexed. The company is in hands of the public sector, and the partners are the city of Frankfurt, with more than 60% and the state of Hesse, with 40%.
More information: www.messefrankfurt.com
*Preliminary figures (2009)


About Indexport Messe Frankfurt
Founded in 1990, Indexport is a services company, specialized in market access. As from 2003, and with the stock acquisition by the German company, Indexport changed its name to Indexport Messe Frankfurt. Thus, it became the Argentine subsidiary of the leading company regarding professional exhibitions organization worldwide. The aim of the fairs it to foster real business meetings that stimulate regional markets, promote the internal market and, in time, urge the technological pole development in each area. At present, Indexport Messe Frankfurt event portfolio includes: Automechanika Argentina, BIEL Light + Building, Cosmesur Beautyworld Buenos Aires, ExpoFerretera, Hair&Beauty Buenos Aires, Intersec Buenos Aires, MetalExpo, Seguriexpo Buenos Aires, Tecno Fidta and several congresses.