CIBUSFood meets the world of

businness in the new edition of Cibus, to be held in Parma May 7 to 10. The exhibition is open to

all Italian food companies to open up the International market, in direct contact

between buyers and producers. In addition, for foreign

participants, the International Food Exhibition, now in its 16th edition, gives the opportunity to discover the tastes and trends of

the Made in Italy products of excellence that have been

around the world.

CIBUS is the international food fair which is held every two years in Parma. In practice there are the stands( some really very beautiful) where companies in the food sector( to name a few

Granarolo, San Carlo, Melinda, Mutti…) introduce themselves and welcome representatives, customers etc… this years there were also some consortiums of different products( eg. IGP street

Nano Veronese rice, cheese). There are all kids of companies: cheese, pasta, flour, frozen products, for large-scale catering products, but 99% of all Italian products. CIBUS is basically a

trade fair, open only to employees and therefore is different from the saloon of the taste of Turin.

The name of Parma is linked to the homonymous city located in the US state of Ohio, a short drive from Cleveland; originally called Greenbrier, the town was renamed in 1826 by doctor David

Long.In December of 2015 Parma received the prestigious award of Creative Cities for Gastronomy

from UNESCO, it is also located at the center of a major global agro-food trade network, earning the nickname heart of food valley.

Parma and its province is famous worldwide for its food

and for their cooking, in particular for Parmigiano-

Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma. Most of the wine production in the

province of Parma is Lambrusco wine, dark red

wine. In Parma and nearby are located two large multinational companies in the food sector:

Barilla and Parmalat. According to special survey carried out in

2006 by "The Reputation Institute" of New York, Barilla

was, among the world's multinationals, the best company on the basis of

reputation, being the most known worldwide. Parmalat

was ranked 22nd place.