Barcelona. After the great success of the Milan Expo 2015, the Universal exhibition hosted by the capital of Lombardia between May and October 2015 attended by 150 countries and by more than 21million visitors, 5,000 activities; the Italian food sector is once again the star in one of the major events dedicated to international professionals. From now until April 28, it will be celebrating the new edition of Alimentaria Fair in Barcelona. This year the spotlight will be on Italian Food and Wine thanks to the participation of 36 companies and consortia who will exhibit in an area of more than 400 square metres located in the international pavilion. The Italy area will constitute a veritable showcase of national culinary excellence with a rich variety of products such as fresh and dried pasta, sausages, cheese and dairy products, canned food, bakery goods, spirits and wines, and coffee and cakes. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about some regional specialities such as the Piedmont’s Toma DOP cheese, balsamic vinegar from Modena, Piacenza DOP salami and Mozzarella di Bufala to name a few. The Italian participation at Alimentaria 2016 was made possible thanks to the joint commitment of the main actors in charge of the internationalisation of Italian firms in Spain. The project is the result of collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and Italian Industry for Spain (CCIS) and the ICE (Italian Trade Agency) office in Madrid and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona (CCIB) and has the institutional support of the Italian Embassy in Spain.