Barcelona beckons for experts and exhibitors attending Free From Food/Ingredients 2015 - Europe's fastest growing Free From trade exhibition, which takes place today and tomorrow (June 4 and 5).
The event offers a fantastic showcase of some of the finest Free From products from around the globe - including the UK, USA, Italy, Germany as well as The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Israel - and all under one roof.
Ask The Experts
As well international trading and networking opportunities, the exhibition will feature a cast of expert speakers in the Conference Centre, including Hamish Renton, who runs a successful boutique marketing business. Hamish is also a founder member of the show. His talk - 'The Perfect Storm' - will focus on the global Free From market in 2015/16.
"The Free From category is growing all over the world with most countries seeing positive growth last year," he says. "In terms of the future of Free From, new EU labelling laws which came into action in December 2014 are likely to be a growth driver.
"Increasing retailer presence, particularly in own label, is also good news for the category as more competition is likely to help drive prices down, drawing more mainstream consumers in. High levels of NPD will also benefit the market by attracting more consumers wanting to try new products and flavours."
Other speakers include David Jago of Mintel (speaking on trends and opportunities in the growing market of gluten free foods); Arjan Stephens, from breakfast cereal specialist Nature's Path (on successes, learnings, and values of an independent, family run company); Sarah Sleet, from Coeliac UK (on gluten free certification); and Bruno Almeida, from the Portuguese Diabetes Association (on the healthy and sugar free market in Portugal).
Free From Food/Ingredients 2015 takes place on June 4th and June 5th at Hall 1, Gran Via, Fira Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. The exhibition opens each day at 10am and closes at 5pm. Exhibitors come from across Europe, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, USA and The Netherlands.
Website: www.freefromfoodexpo.com
Twitter: @FreeFromFood15
