17 December saw over 20 representatives of the media attend a press conference given by the Barcelona and Province Fresh and Frozen Fish and Seafood Wholesale Consignees’ Guild (GMP) and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Guild of Barcelona and Province (AGEM) to guide and advise consumers on their fresh produce purchases for this Christmas season.
Cultivar, the Mercabarna-based fruit and vegetable company, has launched a new product on the Spanish market, in collaboration with the Sakata seed company and the producer Campos de Lorca.
On 19 November, Mercabarna organised and hosted one of the day sessions of the 38th Technical Seminar for Horticultural Specialists, held in the neighbouring city of Sitges from 17 to 21 November.
On 25 November, Mercabarna helped the Catalan Export Promotion organisation Prodeca, Acc10 and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Guild of Barcelona and Province (AGEM) organise a day-long meeting to boost the internationalisation of fruit and vegetable wholesale companies.
Once again this year, Mercabarna and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Guild of Barcelona and Province (AGEM) collaborated with ‘El Marató’ (The Marathon) on the Catalan language channel TV3 by donating fruit and vegetables to round out the meals for the volunteers who took part in the programme.
“Baked monkfish with porcini mushrooms, spring onions, meat juices and squid noodles.” With this recipe, Steven Liébana, chef at the Restaurante Quintaesencia of Palencia, won the First ‘Anzuelo de Oro’ Culinary Competition in the white fish category.
As of December the Fish Market is equipped with a defibrillator, a medical device for the immediate treatment of cardiac arrest victims.
Some 800 florists from throughout Catalonia took part in MercaNadal-Fresc, a day-long event organised by Mercabarna-flor on 30 November. Its purpose was to present the latest trends in decorative ornaments with plants, flowers and accessories for this Christmas.
On 25 November, the Market Wholesale Business Association (AEM) presented a project devised to boost the level of competitiveness of Mercabarna-flor’s wholesale companies.
Mercabarna-flor welcomed Josep Vizcarro, president of the Ornamental Flower and Plant Market of Catalonia, and members of the Market’s board of directors on 13 November.
