Track: Sustainability

The food industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation driven by Deep Tech technologies such as AI, robotics, photonics and biotechnology. These solutions are reshaping processes, optimising resources and addressing social and environmental challenges that were considered insurmountable. We will explore real case studies from leading companies applying these technologies, redefining production models and sector competitiveness.

Factory of Mexican products ready to eat, stored at room temperature in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Discover a unique culinary dialogue between Tugas’s superfoods and the technical avant-garde of CBC ingredients. Michelin-starred chef Raül Balam Ruscalleda explores the versatility of egg products, freeze-dried, and dehydrated ingredients in harmony with live sprouts and microgreens. An exclusive session designed to transform cuisine through textures, freshness, and innovation applicable to the food sector.

Leading companies in the agri-food sector that are part of Forética's Sustainable Food Systems initiative will share the measures they are implementing to generate a positive social impact on communities, consumers and their workers. They will show what it means to lead by example, highlighting the results and positive impacts that are already being achieved for people's well-being.

Contemporary Curing and Aging Techniques and Their Pairing with Sherry Wines An exploration of contemporary curing and aging techniques and their gastronomic dialogue with Sherry wines.

Sílvia Domènech, CEO of La Fageda, will present at Alimentaria the Integrated Social Value (ISV), a methodology used to quantify the social and economic impact of the project. The talk will explain how La Fageda measures the value it creates for people, families, public administrations and the local community, highlighting the transformative potential of the social economy.

A meeting designed for food-sector companies and organizations to explore how certification drives effective waste reduction, in a key regulatory moment marked by the full entry into force of Law 1/2025. The session will offer practical insights on how to anticipate requirements, ensure compliance, and create value through certified food‑waste management models.

Cleaning and sanitation in the food industry are key to ensuring safety. In this dynamic discussion, we explore their strategic value alongside standardization, innovation, robotics, AI, and digitalization as levers to optimize controls and reduce risks. All within a culture of continuous improvement that drives safe, efficient, and sustainable production.

Focusing on agri-food chain regulations, it will particularly focus on the future revision of the UTP Directive.

Carreras, a comprehensive logistics operator committed to the environment, operates on the basis of sustainable action plans. Our main pillars are:
People, efficient driving training and sustainability in our processes.
Collaboration.
Smart resources: logistics centres, vehicles.
Continuous improvement and optimisation. Smart energy management.
The use of new fuels: H2, HVO

Opening presentation session focused on analyzing the current and future positioning of the packaging sector. Based on the main findings and conclusions of the Packaging Cluster’s 2026 Report, it will provide a structured overview of the key trends, strategic challenges, and opportunities that will shape the sector’s evolution.

Roundtable discussion focused on the main vectors of change in the packaging sector, drawing on the experience of startups that have strongly emerged in recent years. Through their business models, technologies, and value propositions, the session will explore which paradigms are shifting and what signals point to the future direction of the industry.

Roundtable on the new Law on the Prevention of Food Loss and Waste, including the presentation of FIAB’s guidance documents. The event will feature an institutional opening by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a presentation by Instituto Cerdá, and a dialogue panel with experts from FIAB, Instituto Cerdá, Nestlé and the Barcelona Food Bank

Roundtable with representatives from different links in the agri-food value chain to discuss the strategies being deployed in the field of packaging. In light of regulatory requirements and the evolving demands of consumers, the session will examine how companies are adapting their models, making strategic decisions, and coordinating across the value chain to deliver viable and competitive solutions.

A roundtable discussion will be held with experts from academia, industry, and the public sector to address the challenges facing the food industry related to Listeria M. or Salmonel·la and how this addapts to the changing consumer trends.

The discussion, featuring current experts in food safety, will help us understand the changes in management, detection, and how to respond to these issues

We will present the Barometer prepared by AECOC and Phenix on food use in households and review the obligations and challenges posed by the Law on the Prevention and Reduction of Food Waste, which will enter into force in April.