Stuttgart – The Slow Food Fair is preparing to celebrate its eleventh anniversary from April 20 to 23 in Stuttgart. This is the main event of the Slow Food association in Germany: an exhibition-market where small producers will meet a private audience with strong purchasing power, interested in high quality food. Italy will be present with a record participation of as many as 143 selected specialty food manufacturers, coordinated by the German-Italian Chamber of Commerce through 8 joint stands made with the support of promotion organizations and consortia of different Italian regions. In addition to the already established presence in Sicily, Marche and Emilia-Romagna, this year’s edition also sees represented the Tuscan excellence of the Nobile of Montepulciano Wine. Also new for this year is the participation of the Basilicata region, in collaboration with the Lucania Association of Stuttgart, that has decided to focus on the event Slow Food. (9colonne)