Verona is set to be the meeting place for the most important meat industry professionals from May 24th to 27th 2012 on the occasion of Eurocarne 2012, the industry's most exhaustive exhibition. The event boasts a long tradition and has been increasing its success edition after edition, culminating in its 25th staging, the Silver Edition. Decision makers make up the majority of visitors: 70% of participants in the previous edition were company owners, technical managers and sales managers, all of them confident to find the most important companies and the most innovative products at Eurocarne. For this reason, over 90% of visitors expressed satisfaction with the product and service variety on display. 2009 was a profitable year for Eurocarne, with impressive results:

• 339 exhibitors
• 12,604 net square meters
• 16,144 visitors

Eurocarne is a true system exhibition reflecting the technological advances of the industry.

Organizers and promoters

Eurocarne is organized by
Ipack-Ima spa and Veronafiere.

Ipack-Ima Spa is among the most prominent event organizers in instrumental mechanics and market leader in the packaging, agro-food and logistic sectors. In 1999 Centrexpo, a company organizing events dedicated to Graphic Arts and Converting since 1980 acquired controlling share of Ipack-Ima spa. The resulting group is today one of the largest exhibition systems in Italy by size of events, representativeness, integration and influence on investment choices.

Veronafiere is a well-established exhibition center for the planning and staging of highly specialized exhibitions, especially in the agricultural, food, building and construction industries. In addition to providing a cutting-edge exhibition facility, Veronafiere also directly supports the organization of the events. It is a reliable partner capable of responding to the growing needs of the exhibition and conference industry in a flexible, effective way.

A prominent supporter of the exhibition is Assofoodtec, the Italian Manufacturers Association of machinery, plants and equipment for food production, processing and preservation, as well as all its member associations: Comaca, the Italian Association of Meat Processing Machinery Manufacturers; Meat Cutters, Mincers and Related Products Manufacturers; the Association of Refrigerating Systems Manufacturers.