{"id":25782,"date":"2026-07-29T17:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/anafric-collaborates-with-meat-xperience-2026-a-meeting-point-for-the-meat-industry-and-specialized-trade\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:48:40","slug":"anafric-collaborates-with-meat-xperience-2026-a-meeting-point-for-the-meat-industry-and-specialized-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/anafric-collaborates-with-meat-xperience-2026-a-meeting-point-for-the-meat-industry-and-specialized-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"ANAFRIC collaborates with MEAT XPERIENCE 2026, a meeting point for the meat industry and specialized trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANAFRIC is a collaborating entity of MEAT XPERIENCE 2026, the professional trade fair for the specialized meat trade, which will hold its second edition on October 4th and 5th in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>At ANAFRIC, we consider it especially important to support initiatives that foster interaction between the different links in the meat supply chain and bring companies in the sector closer to butchers, delicatessens, poultry shops, and gourmet establishments\u2014professionals who maintain direct contact with the consumer and play a fundamental role in adding value to meat and meat products.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1314\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25777 \" src=\"https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos-1024x576.png\" alt=\"MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos\" width=\"825\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/anafric.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MEAT-XPERIENCE-mas-apoyos.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After attracting over 4,000 trade visitors and 250 represented brands in its first edition, MEAT XPERIENCE is looking ahead to 2026 with the goal of continued growth and reaching nearly 5,000 professionals. It will strengthen its commercial offering with training, innovation, experiences, and new tools to facilitate connections between visitors and companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A more connected and participatory edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the main new features will be the launch of the official MEAT XPERIENCE app, designed as a tool to connect visitors and exhibitors. It will allow users to consult the schedule of activities, locate participating companies, receive notifications and updates, and, soon, manage access tickets.<\/p>\n<p>The program will also address some of the challenges currently affecting the meat trade, with content on digitalization and artificial intelligence applied to business management, generational change, new business models, innovation, and trends.<\/p>\n<p>The fair will also feature two dedicated activity areas. One area will be dedicated to conferences, presentations, and professional networking events, while the second will have a gastronomic focus, allowing companies to showcase their products to visitors through tastings, samplings, demonstrations, and cooking demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Craftsmanship and product take center stage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another major highlight will be the 1st National Hamburger Competition for Butchers, organized in conjunction with Revista C\u00e1rnica (Meat Magazine). This initiative will focus on butchers and their ability to innovate and develop value-added products.<\/p>\n<p>The competition will be part of a program designed to combine business, knowledge, product, and craftsmanship, offering professionals tools and ideas they can later implement in their own establishments.<\/p>\n<p>A ham carving training course will also be offered by the European School of Ham Carvers, along with a competition that will showcase the art of this noble craft.<\/p>\n<p>The MEAT XPERIENCE event, held in early October, also provides an opportunity for professionals to prepare for the Christmas season, discovering products, suppliers, and strategies to differentiate their offerings during one of the most important sales periods of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANAFRIC, together with the sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through its collaboration with MEAT XPERIENCE 2026, ANAFRIC reaffirms its commitment to initiatives that contribute to generating opportunities for companies, strengthening the meat supply chain, and highlighting the role of specialized retailers as a showcase for our products and a direct point of connection with the consumer.<\/p>\n<p>MEAT XPERIENCE is organized by Impacta Group and promoted by the Catalan Federation of Butchers and Delicatessen Producers, with the support of Cedecarne and other guilds, associations, and representative entities of the sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANAFRIC is a collaborating entity of MEAT XPERIENCE 2026, the professional trade fair for the specialized meat trade, which will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1097,1096],"tags":[2851],"class_list":["post-25782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anafric-en","category-sector-en","tag-meat-xperience-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anafric.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}