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Go green – from the soil to your soul International Green Week is an annual meeting point for food producers and food fanatics alike to talk about and discover everything from gourmet sausages to the newest organic farming processes and gardening tips and tricks. This year, the fair welcomes a range of Norwegian and Danish producers to Berlin.
taste combinations, International Green Week is sure to blow your mind – and take your taste buds with it.
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International Green Week was founded in Berlin in the golden 1920s as an international exhibition for the food, agriculture and gardening industries. It is also the origin of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), where over 60 international ministries and food producers meet. Renewable resources, organic agriculture, gardening and the future of rural development are continuously gaining importance at the fair, yet tradition is maintained for stability and to contextualise the innovation.
Innovation Norway As a home and supporting body for the Norwegian brands present at the fair, Innovation Norway will be there to exhibit. The organisation supports brands 34 | Issue 96 | January 2017
with advisory and promotional services as well as competence and networking services and financial support. With the marketing of Norway as a tourist destination being one of the body’s key functions, in addition to supporting companies in developing their competitive advantage to enhance innovation, it will certainly be right at home at International Green Week. In addition to Norwegian culinary traditions including dried, cured fish, reindeer meat and arctic berries, expect all the healthy new products Nordic nature inspires. A number of Danish food producers will also be at the fair, exhibiting for example coffee, sausages and liquorice. Whether you long for the flavours of home or are keen to discover new exotic
The 82nd International Green Week will take place on 20-29 January, 10am6pm, with extended hours to 8pm on the Friday. Visit the fair at Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Halls 1-26.
For more information, please visit: www.gruenewoche.com For information about Norwegian food producers, please visit: www.innovasjonnorge.no/en