PUNTOITALY N°2 - July - December 2012

THE ITALIAN MAGAZINE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS IN GELATO, PASTRY AND TRENDY FOOD-AND-DRINK 13 WELCOME TO THE SOUTH The third edition of the Levante Prof expo, to be held in the trade fair centre in Bari between February 16th and 20th 2013, is orientated towards growth. The expo has recently obtained the title of “International expo”, with a resolution passed by the Puglia Regional Authority. This is an important step forward, which will allow the expo to open up further to a potentially unlimited target of operators in the sectors of baking, pastry, pizza, fresh pasta, gelato, bars, cafés, cater- ing, and hotels. Meanwhile, preparations are in full swing to respond to the growing expectations arising from the conferment of this prestigious title. Notwithstanding its relative youth, Levante Prof has already won an outstanding reputation among trade fairs in the agro- alimentary sector, not only in Puglia - a region with a great tra- dition of fine food and wines, with a magnetic influence on the whole of southern Italy - but also in the rest of Italy and abroad. Ezio Amendola, the president of the organising body D.M.P. Srl, has remarked that: “For the whole of the wheat pro- duction chain, Italy is at the forefront of countries both in Eu- rope and in the rest of the world for its products and technology. Bari, the city where the expo takes place, is the fulcrum of the Balkan and Mediterranean area. Levante Prof is an extraordinary opportunity for people to meet and ex- change ideas and experiences, a must for all professional op- erators, Italian and foreign”. For the next edition there is also a packed calendar of collat- eral events, with gourmet labs set up by skilled master chefs, to provide real time demonstrations of the products, tech- niques and latest trends in the agro-alimentary sector. • Raw ingredients, furniture, finished and semi- finished products, hotel security, machines, ovens, information technologies, equipment, work garments, kitchens, air conditioning and heat pumps, large plant, hygiene, cleaning and sanitization, refreshment and catering pro- ducts, accessories, wrappings, packaging, wines, beer, decoration, café products, display cabinets. What you will find at Levante Prof To its third edition, scheduled from 16 to 20 February 2013 in Bari, the Levante Prof expo will welcome international operators in the sectors of baking, pastry, gelato, pizza, beer, wines, bars, cafés, catering, fresh pasta, retail outlets and hotels.