Alimentaria 2028
An international food, drink and gastronomy trade fair in Barcelona, held every two years together with Hostelco, the hospitality equipment show.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
March 20 to 23, 2028, Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-07. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- The fair runs as Alimentaria + Hostelco, joining food and drink suppliers with equipment for hotels, restaurants and food service. Source
- Recurring spaces named by the organizer include Innoval for new product launches, The Horeca Hub for the hospitality channel and a halal food congress. Source
What to plan
- The organizer has not published these pages yet. Check its site closer to the date.
- Official site
Parking and the venue
Parking
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Transit
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Accessibility
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Where to stay
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Dining near the venue
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From the airport
Airports
Airport to the venue
Fira Gran Via is about 12 km from the airport by road on the C-31. Metro L9 Sud runs from the airport to the Fira and Europa/Fira stations. Source
Rideshare
Uber, Cabify and Bolt are booked in their apps. Uber riders go to the exclusive parking area in each terminal, and Cabify riders to its set pickup points. Source
Taxis
Taxi ranks are opposite the arrivals areas of Terminal T1, the Barcelona-Madrid shuttle and Terminals T2A, T2B and T2C. At T1 the official rank is on the ground floor, and the only official Barcelona taxi is black and yellow. Source
Black car and SUV pickup
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Public transit
Metro line 9 serves the airport, and a free 24-hour shuttle runs between the terminals. Source
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- Which retailers or distributors have listed this product, in which markets, and since when?
- What shelf-life, sourcing or certification claims come with test reports from an accredited lab?
- What minimum order, lead time and landed-cost assumptions sit behind the quoted supply terms?
- Which named reference customers can confirm repeat orders over more than one season?
Common questions
When is Alimentaria 2028?
March 20 to 23, 2028.
Where is Alimentaria 2028 held?
Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain.
How do I get to Alimentaria 2028 from the airport?
Fira Gran Via is about 12 km from the airport by road on the C-31. Metro L9 Sud runs from the airport to the Fira and Europa/Fira stations.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “Alimentaria 2028 planning reference.” DA-EV-alimentaria-2028, version 1, as of 2026-11-07. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/alimentaria-2028/