Seafood Expo Global Barcelona has become the leading meeting point for the global seafood industry. Every year, the event brings together producers, importers, distributors, buyers, processors, retailers and foodservice companies from the world’s most relevant markets, making it a key platform to identify trends, strengthen business relationships and understand the direction of global seafood consumption
The exhibition has a long-standing history in the sector. For many years, it was held in Brussels before moving to Barcelona, where it has further strengthened its position as the benchmark event for the international seafood and aquaculture industry. The 2025 edition brought together more than 2,187 exhibiting companies from 87 countries, positioning Barcelona as a global hub for seafood business. 2,187 empresas expositoras de 87 países, consolidando a Barcelona como un hub global para los negocios del mar.
Este año, Acuapesca participó como visitante, This year, Acuapesca attended the event as a visitor, with the objective of maintaining an active presence in the industry’s most relevant commercial spaces, strengthening market understanding and continuing to monitor opportunities for Peruvian scallops, also known as concha de abanico or vieiras. concha de abanico peruana, también conocida internacionalmente como scallop o vieira.
For the scallop market, Seafood Expo Global represents a highly strategic showcase. In one place, the event gathers European, North American and Asian buyers, as well as specialized importers, traders, foodservice distributors and retail players. This concentration of industry stakeholders makes it possible to observe demand trends, preferred sizes, product formats, glazing levels, packaging requirements, certifications and sustainability attributes.
Attending this type of event also allows companies to validate key category trends. In the case of scallops, international markets continue to value traceability, consistent quality, food safety and stable supply capacity. Buyers are increasingly interested in reliable suppliers capable of meeting the requirements of sophisticated markets such as France, Spain, Italy, the United States and Asia.
proveedores confiables, capaces de responder a las exigencias de mercados sofisticados como Francia, España, Italia, Estados Unidos y Asia.
For Acuapesca, attending Seafood Expo Global Barcelona strengthens commercial intelligence, updates the company’s competitive market perspective and reinforces relationships with current and potential customers. More than a trade show, the event acts as a global industry barometer: it helps identify pricing dynamics, demand shifts, new players, processing innovations and positioning opportunities for high-value products such as Peruvian scallops.
Acuapesca’s participation as a visitor reaffirms the company’s commitment to an international outlook, continuous improvement, the development of strong commercial relationships and the promotion of high-quality Peruvian aquaculture products in the world’s most demanding markets
