Following a 2017 crammed with work and biscuits, it was time to kick off the new year with new-found energy to ensure that 2018, the year when we are celebrating our 125th anniversary, will also be chock-full of plans and delicious biscuits. On 18 January we grabbed our bags to head to the other side…
During the double bank holiday period this December, while some people opted to stay at home and others enjoyed the start of the ski season Birba was at the Purísima de Camprodon Fair, held this time round on 8-11 December and which has already become a must at this time of year. Lots of…
When Christmas is getting near we have a date: the “Pedra d’Agramunt Nougat and Chocolate Fair” in Lleida is one of the leading food events in the cakes and pastries industry in Catalonia and has been held every year since 1988. Originally it was a nougat market for the area’s characteristic product, but it was…
Once again Birba has joined thousands of food firms at the world’s largest fair for the industry: Anuga. As we do for each edition of the event, which is held every two years, we went to Cologne in Germany to publicise the quality and variety of our Birba biscuits abroad. After five packed days…
The Free From Food Expo, the international fair for ‘free from’ products par excellence, took place on 8-9 June in Barcelona. The event attracts companies showing their products as well as suppliers and buyers. Lots of ‘free from’ food companies came along to this fifth edition of the fair and there was a wide variety…
On the morning of 21 May 2017, International Coeliac Day was celebrated at the Barcelona Forum to mark the 40th anniversary of the Associació Celíacs de Catalunya (Coeliac Association of Catalonia). Partnered by the Banc de Sang i Teixits (Blood and Tissue Bank) and featuring activities such as improvisations, dances and gluten-free Catalan sausages for…
In 2017 the 47th ISM has been held in Cologne, Germany. The ISM is the world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks and this year it has welcomed over 38,000 visitors and featured 1,649 exhibitor companies, one of which was Birba. This time round Birba presented two new gluten-free products, a new sugar-free product…
Sial is a food and beverage fair held in Paris. In 2016 it was attended by 7,000 exhibitors, including Birba, and over 155,000 visitors from around the world. Birba was there as an exhibitor for the second year in a row as part of its commitment to the export market. This time round we presented…
Alimentaria is an international trade fair held in Barcelona for the food, beverage and culinary industry. In 2016 the 40th edition took place from 25 to 28 April with more than 140,000 visitors and over 4,000 exhibitors from 78 countries. Birba was at Alimentaria for the second year in a row and took the opportunity…
Food Expo is a food and beverage trade fair held in Athens. In 2016 it took place for the third time from 19 to 21 March and was attended by 55,000 visitors and almost 1,000 exhibitors. The Greek market is very similar to the Spanish one and foreign purchases account for 24.8% of its GDP.…
