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The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Mexico, El Palacio de Hierro, and Prodeca have joined forces to celebrate the "Festival of Catalonia in Mexico " under the slogan "Catalonia, where food is culture" in different parts of the Central American country.

Catalan gastronomy has become known in Italy through a sequence of events held in Rome on Sunday, June 12. The Botanical Gardens and the Ottiomassimo bookstore presented Catalan food and wine under the "Catalonia, where food is culture "brand.  The Delegation of the Government in Italy, the Ramon Llull Institute, and Prodeca, organized the exhibiton.

Wine and cava from Catalonia are recovering from the pandemic.  The Catalan sector's exports are growing for the first time in the last two years, experiencing an increase of 18,97% in value and 11,42% in volume compared to 2020.

The young chef from the EUHT StPOL culinary school, Raúl Gisbert, is the winner of the contest “Cuina Jove de Catalunya” with the dish "Vermut en tres mossegades" (Vermouth in three bites). This dish will allow the young chef to represent Catalonia at the 6th European Young Chef Award in Trondheim (Norway) from November 10th to 13th, 2022.

10 Catalan food companies have participated with Prodeca in the Top Food Suppliers from Catalonia, Spain webinar organized during the online edition of the Foodex Saudi. The webinar was attended by 40 professionals from the import, distribution, retail and Horeca industry from Saudi Arabia.

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Teresa Jordà, and the Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency, Bernat Solé, signed an agreement on November 25 for the incorporation of specific commercial managers for the food sector in strategic markets through the Delegations of the Generalitat. 

Catalonia currently has 347 olive oil companies with a combined turnover of € 873 million and 1,459 employees. These data come from the report, prepared by ACCIÓ and Prodeca, that has been presented coinciding with World Olive Day.

In recent years, identity (cultural and religious) is emerging as an important factor in certain consumer decisions. The high development of the Muslim friendly segment, both in Europe and globally, it must be context in this trend.

The application of the new tariffs of the Trump administration to European agri-food products has had a cost for Catalan food and beverages of 50 million euros, according to data from Prodeca. The sectors most affected in these first ten months of tariffs have been wine, oil and pork and all Catalan agri-food exports to the United States have decreased by 16.24%.