To promote the creation of a food cluster in the city of Barcelona. For this reason the Association of Mercabarna Dealers (Assocome), the Zona Franca Consortium (CZF) and 22@Barcelona have joined forces and formed an association called the Barcelona Food Cluster.
Institutional and professional delegations from South Korea, Milan and Columbia visited Mercabarna in June and July to see how it functions.
Lluís Camprubí, Mercabarna's chemist, has hung up his white coat after 37 years running the market's pharmacy.
As of September, the Training Area will distribute a leaflet to market companies providing full information on the training courses that will be on offer in Mercabarna during the last quarter of the year.
June saw a significant drop in the price of fruit and vegetables. Prior to that, this year’s Market price performance had shown no significant variations over last year.
The '5-a-day' campaign has finished its 2008-09 run with renewed success in the numbers of participants. Around 6,000 pupils of Primary Year 4, largely from Barcelona and the surrounding areas, have visited the Mercabarna facilities this year to learn about the benefits of consuming fruit and vegetables in a fun way.
The GMP (Association of Fresh and Frozen Seafood Wholesale Dealers) has set up a new service for Market users involving a buffer warehouse for ice storage which will permit more flexibility as regards the stock arriving from the Association's ice manufacturers.
The Proactive Market Committee is working to implement the numerous initiatives that form part of this project. In June Committee representatives presented the Proactive Market project to Jordi William Carnes, Chair of Mercabarna and Barcelona City Council's Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Promotion.
Numerous professionals from the world of architecture and design have had their sights firmly set on Mercabarna-flor. You only have to surf the Internet to see how various international websites related to this sector have been impressed by the Market’s innovative design.
From 24th to 27th August, Barcelona will host the 60th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP).
