Sizoo clocks up 12 000 trade visitors

The 13th Sizoo trade show in Barcelona, Spain, came to an end on 9 October. According to the organizer, 12 000 trade visitors found their way to the halls of the Montjuic exhibition site, a figure that was 1 500 down on the previous show two years ago. 110 exhibitors, 35 per cent of them from abroad, occupied an exhibition area of 31 000 m² and presented 445 brands.
In Barcelona the decline in visitors to Sizoo is being attributed to the rival Iberzoo show, which took place a few days earlier in Saragossa. Major companies such as Royal Canin and Iams Pet Food, for example, were absent from Sizoo. However, companies with large stands at Sizoo included Affinity, Nestle Purina and Dibaq, and many other well-known firms were represented at the show by Spanish importers.