In Italy, 2020 Under The Banner of Sweet Food Service, Internationality and Business with SIGEP, the International Gelato Show

At Rimini Expo Centre, from 18th to 22nd January, the sweet food service universe will be celebrated with SIGEP, the international trade show of artisan gelato, pastry, bakery and coffee, and A.B. Tech Expo for technologies and products for bakery, pastry and confectionery. Not only trends but numbers also confirm the growing popularity of Italy's artisan gelato tradition abroad. There are now over 100,000 artisan gelato parlours in the world with Germany, Spain, Poland, Japan, Argentina, Australia and the United Statestopping the consumption charts, while in Europe, in terms of sales turnover, Germanywith 4.5 billion Euros followed by Spain's3.1 billion and Great Britain's2.9 billion *.

Italy, 14/01/2020 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - cibi e bevande)

At Rimini Expo Centre, from 18 to 22 January, the sweet food service universe will be celebrated with , the international trade show of artisan gelato, pastry, bakery and coffee, and for technologies and products for bakery, pastry and confectionery. Not only trends but numbers also confirm the growing popularity of Italy's artisan gelato tradition abroad. There are now topping the consumption charts, while in Europe , in terms of sales turnover, with 4.5 billion Euros followed by 3.1 billion and 2.9 billion .

For five days, Sigep and A.B. Tech will become a powerhouse for , where trends and technologies will be generated and competition to win the prestigious title of will be rife. The world's key players from the vast supply chain of products and technologies for gelato, pastry, bakery and coffee gathered together for one exclusive international event which will welcome . Thanks to the valuable contribution of and support from the extensive network, Sigep and A.B.Tech's business platform is able to reach buyers from all over the world and is further consolidated at the show with B2B meetings organized through Italian Exhibition Group's online agenda system.

: . ,  in attendance, for an explosion of flavour that the extraordinary multi-national audience of gelato makers, pastry chefs and bakers will experience at specific talks. In fact, this year will see the debut of , the think tank par excellence and red carpet for top international sector experts, as well as other vertical event areas for each product area, featuring a succession of moments of encounter and reflection.

*sources: Sigep Processing Centre on operator estimates and data from Confartigianato – CNA – Unioncamere – UIF - ACOMAG

SIGEP calendar on https://en.sigep.it/events/program/all-events?date=2020-01-18 

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