On September 13 a conference entitled: "Perspectives for the development of a system of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and guaranteed traditional specialties" will be held. During the conference, the matter of promotional benefits associated with registering the product name in the EU system will be brought up.

The event will refer to the held on 11-14 September fair Tastes of Regions, during which, among others, agricultural products or food products with the registered name as a protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication or which are guaranteed traditional specialties will be presented.

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Tastes of Regions  is a unique exhibition dedicated to manufacturers and gourmets of regional, traditional and organic food. At this year's Polagra-Food fair, in halls 7 and 8, visitors will be able to try regional specialities prepared for years according to original recipes in different, even the most remote corners of our country.

Many small, local processors and producers will present their unique products. Stalls will offer to visitors wine, liqueurs, breads, excellent pastries, cold meats, cheese, vegetable and fruit preserves and much more.

The exhibition will be hosted by individual provinces. Presentations of folk art, traditional crafts, handicrafts and farm tourism offers will add variety to the exhibition.   

The "Tastes of Regions " exhibition will be located in halls 7 and 8

Polagra-Food has enjoyed unwavering support and recognition of partners and patrons for years; every year, a respectable body supports us and helps us in our activities.

Today, we are particularly pleased to announce that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has traditionally covered the Polagra-Food and Polagra-Tech Fairs with its Honorary Patronage.

Thank you for your support and trust.

We give you an exclusive opportunity to find what you are looking for!  We will match your company profile with potential Polish partners. The matchmaking will be performed on the basis of information obtained in a questionnaire.

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The 7th L'Art de la cuisine Martell competition was held on 5-7 March. It aims at selecting the most gifted young cooking teams from the best Polish hotels and restaurants.

The competition is about preparing a dish that will best go with the taste of Martell cognac. Martell cognac cannot be used to prepare a dish but each team has to select the most appropriate Martell type when the dish is finished.

The lead theme of this year's competition was fish - sea trout. Each competing team was to prepare a main course for 10 people served solely on plates.

The winners are: Krzysztof Bobola and Maciej Undziakowicz from Dubiecko Castle (Dubiecko). These winners will participate in the Polish Culinary Cup since the winners of L'Art de la cuisine Martell competition are nominated to the Cup.

Below: Hanna Skrzypczak (Polagra Food and Gastro Trendy Director) and Donata Paszkiewicz (Polish Culinary Cup coordinator) present the winners with the nomination to the Polish Culinary Cup and a cheque sponsored by Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie.

foto. Agnieszka Ochniak, thanks to www.papaja.pl

From January 2010 MTP provides wireless Internet service that enables access to Wi-Fi Internet. The  Wi-Fi Internet access is offered to participants of the fairs and participants of other events organized by  Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie as well as to tenants of the fair premises who use the premises to organize their own events.

Wireless Internet access is a paid service and the access codes are sold at Biuro Organizacji Targów (Fair Organization Office i.e. BOT)  located in pavilion 3, 5 and 7 as well as at all ticket offices.

Wireless Internet service is available within the whole MTP area.

Polagra Food has enjoyed great popularity among its exhibitors since the beginning of the registration process. We thank those of you who have already registered for your trust and we assure you that we will be committed to once again perfectly organising the most important show dedicated to the food sector in Central Eastern Europe. Those of you who have not registered for Polagra Food yet are encouraged to contact our project team. We will be happy to answer all your questions. Please be reminded that the registration deadline is 17 March 2010.

From among all the products entered in the Gold Medal competition during Polagra Food, Gastro Trendy, Polagra Tech, and Pakfood, the competition jury selected the following worthy products:

List of products awarded the PIF Gold Medal at the POLAGRA FOOD 2009 International Food Product Trade Fair:

Vanilla flavoured cream cheese from Chojnice
District Co-operative Creamery in Chojnice
Pavilion 9 Booth 28

BIO Ecological Fried Cheese from Granowo
FRĄCKOWIAK Food Production and Trade Plant, Granowo
Pavilion 9 Booth 21

Ekstra Butter from Wieluń
Milk Suppliers Co-operative Society in Wieluń
Pavilion 9 Booth 8

Omega 3+6 Butter
OSTROŁĘKA Co-operative Creamery, Ostrołęka
Pavilion 9 Booth 10

Milandia cream cheese with peaches
OSTROŁĘKA Co-operative Creamery, Ostrołęka
Pavilion 9 Booth 10

Yoghurt: pickle with dill leaves
Obra Co-operative Creamery in Kościan
Pavilion 9 Booth 1

„CREMELLA" Sandwich cream
„JOGO" Co-operative Creamery of Łódź
Pavilion 9 Booth 25

Deluxe cottage cheese
„JOGO" Co-operative Creamery of Łódź
Pavilion 9 Booth 25 

Edamer cheese, fuul-cream, class I
District Co-operative Creamery in Kosów Lacki; Provence: Mazovia
Pavilion 9 Booth 9

Great Polish Gzik
 TOP-TOMYŚL District Co-operative Creamery in Nowy Tomyśl
Pavilion 9  Booth 2

SKALMIERZYCE  ZAURE blue cheese
„LAZUR" Co-operative Creamery, Nowe Skalmierzyce
Sec.09 Booth 6 Catering utility car

FALCON'S EYE Smoked cheese, sliced
MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 9 Booth 23

Waterless milk fat- clear butter
MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 9 Booth 23

Polish Yoghurt: cranberry + pomegranate +omega 3
MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 9  Booth 23

Polish cottage cheese
MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Agency in Lubawa
Applicant: MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 9 Booth 23

Extra Łaciate butter 200g
Co-operative Creamery „ MLEKPOL", Grajewo
Pavilion 9 Booth 20

Natural cheese-cake cottage cheese 1 kg
District Co-operative Creamery, Czarnków
Pavilion 9  Booth 5

Green tea set LOYD TEA in bags- GREEN SENSE
MOKATE S.A., Ustroń
Pavilion 8 Booth  11

PRIMO GUSTO CAFE LATTE coffee drink
MOKATE Sp. z o.o., Żory
Pavilion 8 Booth 11

Pro-biotic natural yoghurt
Środa Co-operative Creamery „ JANA" in Środa Wielkopolska
Środa Wielkopolska
Pavilion 9 Booth 4

Gzik of Września
Co-operative Creamery Września
Pavilion 9  Booth 7

DOMINICAN Mead, stoneware  05,l
APIS Apicultural Co-operative Society in Lublin
Pavilion 7A Booth  24

ARONICA - Chokeberry ecological wine
JANTOŃ S.A. Sp. k., Dobroń
Pavilion 7A  Booth 24

OSTROMECKO Natural mineral water, sparking, in bottle 0,3 l
Ostromecko- Leszek Bokiej Mineral Waters, Ostromecko
Pavilion 8A Booth 50A

STRONG OLD POLISH BEER, lager, bottles 0,5 l
Old Polish Brewery Sp. z o.o., Zduńska Wola
Pavilion 7A Booth 31

List of wines awarded the PIF Gold Medal at POLAGRA FOOD 2009 Wine and Spirit Exhibition

Wine-making Competition

French red dry wine
La Patche - Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 AOC Medoc
Domaines Lapalu, Francja
Applicant : Makro Cash & Carry Polska Sp. z o.o., Warszawa
Pavilion 7A Booth 1

Portugual red dry wine
HERDADE DAS ALBERNOAS
SOCIEDADE AGRICOLA ENCOSTA DO GUADIANA, LDA, Portugal
Applicant: WINELAND Sp. z o.o., Mierzyn
Pavilion 7A Booth 33

Prizewinning booths in ACANTHUS AUREUS competition at International Food Product Trade Fairs  

National Sugar Co-operative Society SA, Toruń
Pavilion 8, Booth 34  

Eurosugar S.A.S, Przeźmierowo
Pavilion 8, Booth 6  

MLEKOVITA Co-operative Creamery, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 9, Booth 23

MAKRO Cash and Carry Polska S.A., Warszawa
Pavilion 7A, Booth 1

Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej S.A., Warszawa
Pavilion 2, Booth 4 

ACANTHUS AUREUS winning booths at the GASTRO TRENDY 2009 International Trade Fair of Catering:

Witek's Adam Witek, Modlnica
Pavilion 7,  Booth 8

Dear exhibitor,
please find below some important information related to your participation in Polagra-Food and Gastro Trendy 2009.

Stand constructor declaration

Exhibitors who will not have the stand constructed and equipped by Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie should provide the name of their stand constructor using the form.

Contact: Małgorzata Rój, phone: 061 8692183, malgorzata.roj@mtp.pl

Forwarding, loading, unloading

We encourage you to use services provided by Official Forwarding Companies of Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie. Services include: unloading and loading of exhibition articles with no weight limit, transport of exhibition articles to the stand and their placement according to order, usage of a crane, empty boxes storage during the fair and customs clearance. 

Extra exhibitor cards, parking cards

To order extra exhibitor cards, car entry cards or parking cards please complete the form and send it to the exhibitors' reception.

Insurance, hotels

We encourage you to use our offer of insurance (of exhibition articles during their transport in Poland, against fire and other elements, theft with burglary and robbery, civil liability) and rely on our assistance in finding accommodation in a hotel for your stay during the fair.

Cleaning, personnel

Stand cleaning is carried out as specified in your order: before or after a fair day.

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Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie offers exhibitors an opportunity of hiring temporary workers: hostesses with a command of foreign languages, hostesses/receptionists and stand security.

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International Trade Fair of Food Processing Technologies is a chance to get maximum benefits from participating in trade fairs. An attractive form of advertisement both from the point of view of exhibitor and visitor is a clear exposition of novelties.

We offer you to put a short, free of charge, description of presented novelties (products, services and technologies) in especially designed catalogue chapter. Moreover, each stand with the novelties presented on, will be marked so it can be recognized easily by visitors. Furthermore the list of innovations will be introduced in visitors` guide and on the website. We do encourage you to make use of this additional form of promoting your novelties during the fair and after.

To submit the innovation, please

• fill in the form. If possible, please send Polish and English version of your description.
• send the picture of the product (jpeg, 300 dpi) to: marcin.gruszczynski@mtp.pl

The deadline is 26^th June.

Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie would like to inform you that stands may - in exceptional and justified cases - be installed before the scheduled installation date or dismantled after the scheduled dismantling date only with the consent of MTP. Such consent is granted where it is actually possible to conduct the work on the dates proposed by the applicant.

To obtain the consent to carry out construction or dismantling work on dates other than those set for each individual fair or other event the applicant should apply in writing to MTP's Facility Management Department and provide the reasons why the applicant needs to begin the stand construction earlier or finish the stand dismantling later.

There is a fee payable for stand construction before the scheduled date or dismantling after such date. The fee shall be paid in advance - before construction or dismantling begins.

The fees for such early construction or late dismantling are as follows:

• in pavilions: PLN 2 net per square metre of the leased area, such fee to be no less than PLN 350 net per day*
• outdoors: PLN 0.70 net per square metre of the leased area, such fee to be no less than PLN 150 net per day*

* 7.00 am - 9.30 pm

The fees are payable by those who prepare stands or arrange the leased space:

• participants of fairs and other events who construct stands for their own needs or arrange the area they leased,
• firms which construct stands or arrange leased area for participants of fairs or other events,
• event organisers who are responsible for developing or arranging the leased area.

Another edition of the International Trade Fair for Food and Catering Products Polagra-Food 2008 came to an end. The position of being the largest specialist trade fair of the industry in this part of Europe has been strengthened due to the extensive exposition and interesting programme of accompanying events. Polagra-Food included five thematic exhibitions this year: Catering, Food and Drinks, Wine and Spirits, Franchising and Store Equipment.

The Fair in numbers

Nearly 450 companies from 30 countries presented their offer in the exhibition area of 11 000m­² during this year's edition of the fair.  45 000 professional visitors participated in Polagra-Food, together with International Trade Fair of Food Technologies Polagra-Tech, the International Food Ingredients Show and Taropak International Packaging Technology and Logistics Exhibition, which were taking place at the same time - they were the representatives of manufacturers, processing companies, tradespeople, scientists and persons who professionally deal with problems of the industry, and students from food and catering schools.

Foreign delegations and governmental representatives at the fair

This year's Polagra-Food fair was graced with the presence of many excellent guests, such as  the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Marek Sawicki, the Minister of Agriculture in Russian Federation Wasilewicz Gordiejew, the Ministers and the representatives of Ministries of Agriculture from Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Palestine, China and others. The participation of  not only exhibitors and professional visitors in the fair, but also the domestic and foreign decision-makers shows that the importance of Polagra-Food is noticed and valued. What's more, numerous delegations interested in the exhibitors' offers arrived at the fair, in particular from: Spain, Brazil, Moldova, China, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Palestine, Romania.

Domestic and foreign delicacies

Special, clear marking made it easy for the fair guests to get to an offer which was interesting for them. These were, among others: Food for Children mark, We Manufacture for the Catering Sector mark, and the Private Label mark - for those exhibitors who manufacture for trading under their own brands.

Food for children has been for some time an important and dynamically developing segment of food products trading. Manufacturers of food for the youngest consumers must meet legal standards and parents' requirements, but it happens increasingly often that they themselves care about the highest quality of products. During the fair, these products were presented in the area especially designed for this purpose.

We Manufacture for the Catering Sector is a slogan under which a special catalogue was published. It presented the offer of companies which manufacture products for this industry. Professional visitors involved in catering business: owners of restaurants, cafes, pubs, eating places and persons who are professionally involved in catering - chefs, confectioners, bakers and baristi could use this mark to easily find the manufacturers of catering products. Moreover, the stands of companies were marked with a special, distinctive mark.

Private labels take up more and more space on the shelves of supermarket chains and meet consumers' tastes increasingly often. So the number of production and trade companies interested in this subject is larger from year to year. In order to facilitate a dialogue between the owners of private labels and entities which manufacture for large supermarket chains, their stands were marked, similarly as in the previous year, with the "Private Label" mark.

A test called Consumers' Product Assessment, carried out during the fair, was very popular. During the test, an independent, variable panel of consumers consisting of visitors to the fair was assessing the taste, appearance, smell, packaging and price, among others, of products which had been provided by the exhibitors for this purpose. The main aim of this test was to get to know the consumers' opinion about a product, show the best version of a product from all versions prepared to be placed on the market and test the advantage of an assessed product over a similar one manufactured by competitors.

A feast of colours, fragrances and tastes - this is how one could describe the exhibition located in the International Pavilion. Visitors could see and try high quality products from different, often remote parts of the world, at the stands of Austria, Belgium, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Holland, India, Malta, Moldova, Lithuania, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary and Italy. Polish consumers are more and more interested in such products, and following on from this, they start to appear on our tables.

The best from the best

The International Trade Fair for Food and Catering Products Polagra-Food 2008 was a contest area for the best chefs, baristi and confectioners.

The final of the most prestigious culinary contest in the country - the Polish Culinary Cup took place on September 17. The international jury was assessing two dishes prepared by ten teams: hot appetizer made of Baltic whitefish and fresh porcini mushrooms and the main dish: saddle of roe deer with cranberry and Polish mead. The winners were Artur Pijanowski and his assistant - Grzegorz Birek from Hotel Continental. The second place was taken by Zbigniew Koźlik and Katarzyna Żurawska from HP Park Plaza Hotel in Wrocław, and the third by Sebastian Truszkowski and Piotr Kitowski from  Nadmorski Hotel in Gdynia.

The finals of two other culinary contests took place during the fair: Wielkopolska Chef of the Year and Primerba Cup.

Robert Echaust from HP Park Poznań Hotel became the Wielkopolska Chef of the Year. He prepared the following dish for the contest: duck in cherries with red cabbage and potato dumplings. The second place on the podium was won by Piotr Dominiak from HP Park Poznań Hotel, with the dish: duck stewed in goose fat, served with cassolette and blood duck pudding. Andrzej Tritt from Dom Vikingów in Poznań came third, having prepared fillet with pistachio mousse, with the treasures of autumn.

The winners of Primerba Cup, the contest for professional chefs originated and organised by Unilever Foodsolutions, were: Paweł Rozmiarek from HP Park Hotel in Poznań. The winner won the jury's heart with the dish: guinea fowl stuffed with herb mousse with foie gras truffle sauce - the first place. The jury gave the second place to Artur Maćkowiak from IBB Andersia Tower Hotel in Poznań. The winner of the second place prepared the following dish for the contest: guinea fowl in tropical sauce with kumquat and truffle roll. Karol Łukomski from Catering Athina company in Wrocław finished third. The dish he had prepared was: butter guinea fowl with spinach and chickpea, with fruit chutney.

The winners of these two contest were granted the right to participate in the next year's final of the Polish Culinary Cup.

2^nd Polish Confectioners' Championships in the category of desserts were carried out under the theme "Out of Africa".  The winners were: Paweł Małecki and Mariusz Buritta from Sowa Confectionery from Bydgoszcz having prepared the desserts: Desire of Robert Redford, Recollection of Meryl Streep and Treasure of Africa cake. The second place was taken by: Maciej Pięta and Ryszard Wawrzyniak from Kachliccy Confectionery from Grodzisk Wielkopolski. They served the following desserts: Jichi La Chita (Cheetah Eye), ice-cream dessert Bilauri Ya Baratu and dessert on plate: Kna Heri Afica (Out of Africa). Sebastian Winkel and Marcin Surdyk from Kandulski Confectionery from Poznań took the third place. The desserts they had prepared were: African Diamond, Ivory and Sahara Flower cake.

Connoisseurs and novice fans of "small black coffee" were lured by scents floating around the Coffee Island.  The Coffee Olympics - the first Polish team championships for coffeehouse chains - was taking place there for two days. The winner was Coffee Heaven chain represented by Justyna Pusiak and Marcin Michalik. The second place was taken by Green Coffee chain and the third - by i coffee.

Young Gastronomy Day

3,700 students of food and catering schools visited the fair on September 18. A special programme and visiting routes were prepared for them. Young caterers, together with their teachers, were watching masterly shows of culinary and confectionery art, displays of baristi's virtuosity and presentations of specialist equipment used in catering. Moreover, a culinary workshop, which included a Norwegian salmon presentation, was organised especially for them. It was delivered by a famous chef Robert Sowa and consisted of three parts: the theoretical part - fishing, breeding and safety of Norwegian fish, the practical part - culinary workshop and the possibilities of using the fish in catering, and joint cooking and tasting.

Young people participating in the Young Gastronomy Day chose companies, which made the best impression on them as regards their stands' arrangement, presentation of their offers and innovation of presented solutions. The following companies received awards in the "A-grade Company" contest: Unilever, Dora Metal, Witek's, Rational and Makro.

Exchanging experiences, broadening knowledge

A cycle of lectures, seminars and discussion panels was oganised as part of Two Days for Distribution - the largest trade event at Polagra-Food. A seminar on the rules of shop arrangement and equipment was extremely popular. During the first part titled "Arrange your shop with us", the topics which were discussed included, among others, modern trade forms, components of profitability of a shop, shop lighting. The second part was devoted to the issues of shop equipment.

The "Private Labels" conference also attracted many avid listeners. The evolution of private labels and the quality of private label products were discussed, and the research on tendencies in selling private labels in Poland was presented during this conference.

The Expert Club, organised in cooperation with Witek's company, was a novelty at this year's fair.  In stylishly arranged interior, everybody who was interested in opening their own catering place could obtain guidelines and advice not to be overrated by novice representatives of catering. The discussed topics were: ways of obtaining funds for opening and maintaining an undertaking, modern and functional facility equipment, trends in interior decoration and methods of arranging and laying tables, and arranging menus.

Fair world of wines and spirits

The exibition of the Wine and Spirit Pavilion had been particularly carefully prepared during this year's edition of the fair. The pavilion where producers and importers of alcoholic beverages from many parts of the world were presenting their products, was equipped with tasting rooms and professional glass and ice service. In order to ensure maximum comfort of the exhibitors and visitors, the organisers had seen to it that only adults could enter the pavilion.  Moreover, presentations and tasting of Croatian, Moldovan, Portuguese and Italian wines were very popular, as well as the presentation and tasting of products awarded at the 17^th National Contest of Wines, Meads and Wine Products, organised by the National Council of Winemaking and Meadery.

Awards

Golden Medals of the Poznań International Fair and Acanthus Aureus awards were presented on September 17.

The Golden Medals are prestigious and acknowledged awards. The products awarded in the contest from among products shown at the fair, were characterised by high quality, modern construction and technological solutions, ergonomic, ecological, esthetical and functional qualities.

From among all the products entered in the contest for the Golden Medal of the International Trade Fair for Food and Catering Products Polagra-Food 2008, the following ones were awarded:

• FAVITA salad and sandwich cheese, soft brine cheese
  MLEKOVITA Dairy Cooperative, Wysokie Mazowieckie
  EKSTRA POLSKIE butter
  MLEKOVITA Dairy Cooperative, Wysokie Mazowieckie
• STRACCIATELLA buttermilk
  JANA Środa Dairy Cooperative in Środa Wielkopolska
  Środa Wielkopolska
• EKSTRA WIELKOPOLSKIE butter
  JANA Środa Dairy Cooperative in Środa Wielkopolska
  Środa Wielkopolska
• Prykarpatsky Balsam
  Ivano-Frankivske oblasne derzavne objednannia spyrtovoi i likero- gorilchanoji promyslovosti, Ukraine
• Nalyvka SIAJVO KARPAT
  Ivano-Frankivske oblasne objednannia spyrtovoi i likero- gorilchanoji promyslovosti
  Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
• Cappuccino MokaCremo
  MOKATE Sp. z o.o., Żory
• Loyd Tea mix of warming teas, KOZACKI honey tea and roasted PLUM
  MOKATE S.A., Ustroń
• Cherry semolina
  District Dairy Cooperative, Czarnków
• Natural mineral water STAROPOLANKAin a glass container, 0.33 l non-returnable, gently saturated with Co2
  Zespół Uzdrowisk Kłodzkich S.A., Polanica Zdrój
• Organic, country cottage cheese
  SUDOWIA Dairy Cooperative, Suwałki
• Premium Rye-bread Vodka
  MIŃSK KRISTAL, the Republic of Belarus
  Entering entity: J&J DECOR Sp. z o.o.,Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
• GOUDA ripening cheese, 48% fat, 150 g slices
  Milk Powder Factory in Piotrków Kujawski Sp. z o.o., Piotrków Kujawski
• STRAGISTO natural yoghurt Greek style
  Obrzańsk Dairy Cooperative in Kościan
• Roasted pork hock
  MRÓZ S.A., Borek Wielkopolski
• Steamed and smoked cheese - ROLADA USTRZYCKA
  AGROHURT Dojrzewalnia Serów Spółka Jawna Kuprel C.L., Mońki
• Fondue cheese feast of fried cheese
  District Dairy Cooperative TOP-TOMYŚL, Nowy Tomyśl
• BOHUNA Sausage
  Zakłady Mięsne MAT w Czerniewicach Sp. z o.o., Czerniewice
• Smoked ham "myszka"
  MRÓZ S.A., Borek Wielkopolski

The following products were awarded in the wine contest:

CRIANZA 2005 red dry wine
Marques de Reinosa , Spain
Entering entity: Dom Gruzińskiego Wina Sp. z o.o., Gdańsk

The awarded equipment:

• "COOK & CHILL" - set of appliances (system) for thermal processing of dishes, i.e. for preparing, cooling, storing and regenerating
  DORA METAL Sp. z o.o., Czarnków
• 000.BT-1 thermal block
  KROMET Gastronomic Machinery and Devices Factory Ltd.

During the same event, in the Golden Acanthus MTP contest, the stands were awarded which possessed exceptional architectural qualities and were, at the same time, in favour of making direct business contacts.  The awarded expositions were considered to be the best in reflecting the implementation of marketing strategies of companies.  

The stands awarded with the Acanthus Aureus during the International Trade Fair for Food and Catering Products Polagra-Food 2008:

• AGUS Sp. z o.o, Warszawa
• SPÓŁDZIELNIA MLECZARSKA MLEKOVITA, Wysokie Mazowieckie
• Agency for Development and Modernisation of Agriculture, Warsaw
• EUROSUGAR S.A.S SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA UPROSZCZONA, POZNAŃ BRANCH, Przeźmierowo
• KRAJOWA SPÓŁKA CUKROWA S.A., Toruń
  P.H.W. LEVANT, Poznań

Moreover, the Chapter of ŚWIAT WIN magazine awarded the following companies and products with Golden Grapes:

• Golden Grape 2008 for the debut of an importer in the Polish market - for PIECHOWSKI company.
• Golden Grape 2008 in the market novelty category - BEREK DOURO 2006. Importer: ATLANTIKA.
• Golden Grape 2008 for BADAGONI MUKUZANI 2005 dry wine;
  Importer: Badagoni Europa.
• Golden Grape 2008 for SOL DE CHILE series of dry wines (Chardonnay, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon). Importer: Bartex-Bartol.
• Golden Grape 2008 in the liqueur category for TOLÓN-TOLÓN, Licor de Leche Merengada. Importer: AN.KA Dystrybucja.
• Golden Grape 2008 in the Polish alcoholic beverage category - for Dębowa Polska - Beczka. Producer: Dębowa Polska.
• Golden Grape 2008 in the category of popularizing the culture of wine and Polish winemaking traditions - for the National Council of Winemaking and Meadery.

The Golden Grapes were given during a ceremony on September 15 at Polagra-Food Fair.

The Fair in 2009

In a reply to the dynamic development of the catering market in Poland, the Polagra-Food Fair will undergo metamorphosis. The Catering Exhibition is going to be a separate fair, named the Gastro-Trendy International Catering Fair. Such a separation will enable to adjust the fair to the needs and expectations of the market participants even better. The International Trade Fair for Food and Catering Products Polagra-Food 2008 will include the following exhibitions: Food and Drinks, Wine and Spirits, Franchising and Store Equipment. Both fairs will take place on September 14-17 2009.

www.polagra-food.pl

www.gastrotrendy.pl

KOMPLET POLSKA Sp. z o.o, Tarnowo Podgórne
Pavilion 5, Stand 17

AGUS Sp. z o.o, Warszawa
Pavilion 6 a, Stand 18 a

SPÓŁDZIELNIA MLECZARSKA MLEKOVITA, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 6 a, Stand 27

ARiMR, Warszawa
Pavilion 8, Stand 14

EUROSUGAR S.A.S SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA UPROSZCZONA ODDZ. w POZNANIU, Przeźmierowo
Pavilion 8, Stand 39

KRAJOWA SPÓŁKA CUKROWA S.A., Toruń
Pavilion 8, Stand 44

P.H.W. LEVANT, Poznań
Pavilion 8 a, Stand 20

List of products awarded with the MTP Gold Medals
International Trade Fair of Food Products and Catering
POLAGRA FOOD 2008

FAVITA cheese for salads and sandwiches, soft brine cheese
Spółdzielnia Mleczarska MLEKOVITA, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion 6A Stand 27

EKSTRA POLSKIE butter
Spółdzielnia Mleczarska MLEKOVITA, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Pavilion Stand

STRACCIATELLA buttermilk
Średzka Spółdzielnia Mleczarska JANA w Środzie Wielkopolskiej
Środa Wielkopolska
Pavilion 6A Stand 16

EKSTRA WIELKOPOLSKIE butter
Średzka Spółdzielnia Mleczarska JANA w Środzie Wielkopolskiej
Środa Wielkopolska
Pavilion 6A Stand 16

Prykarpatsky Balsam
Ivano-Frankivske oblasne derzavne objednannia spyrtovoi i likero-gorilchanoji promyslovosti, Ukraine
Pavilion 6B Stand 21

SIAJVO KARPAT liqueur
Ivano-Frankivske oblasne objednannia spyrtovoi i likero- gorilchanoji promyslovosti
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Pavilion 6B Stand 21

MokaCremo Cappuccino
MOKATE Sp. z o.o., Żory
Pavilion 9 Stand 17

‘KOZACKI na miodzie' and ‘ŚLIWKOWY palony' warm-up Loyd teas
MOKATE Sp. MOKATE S.A. Ustroń
Pavilion 9 Stand 17

Cherry flavoured cream of wheat
Okręgowa Spółdzielnia Mleczarska, Czarnków
Pavilion 6A Stand 11

STAROPOLANKA natural mineral water in non-returnable 0.33 l glass bottles,  gently saturated with CO2
Zespół Uzdrowisk Kłodzkich S.A., Polanica Zdrój
Pavilion 8 Stand 30

Ecological cottage cheese
Spółdzielnia Mleczarska SUDOWIA, Suwałki
Pavilion 8 Stand 23

Premium Bread Vodka
MIŃSK KRISTAL, Republika Białorusi
Applicant: J&J DECOR Sp. z o.o., Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Pavilion 6B Stand 8

GOUDA maturing sliced cheese, 48% fat content, 150 g packages
Proszkownia Mleka w Piotrkowie Kujawskim Sp. z o.o., Piotrków Kujawski
Pavilion 6A Stand 36 (LACPOL)

STRAGISTO Greek-type natural yoghurt
Obrzańska Spółdzielnia Mleczarska w Kościanie
Pavilion 6A Stand 25

Baked pork knuckle
MRÓZ S.A., Borek Wielkopolski
Pavilion 7 Stand 24

ROLADA USTRZYCKA scalded and smoked cheese
AGROHURT Dojrzewalnia Serów Spółka Jawna Kuprel C.L., Mońki
Pavilion 6A Stand 9

Fondue-type fried cheese feast
Okręgowa Spółdzielnia Mleczarska TOP-TOMYŚL, Nowy Tomyśl
Pavilion 6A Stand 10

BOHUN's sausage
Zakłady Mięsne MAT w Czerniewicach Sp. z o.o., Czerniewice
Pavilion 7 Stand 33

‘Myszka' smoked ham
MRÓZ S.A., Borek Wielkopolski
Pavilion 7 Stand 24

Equipment

COOK & CHILL system for food heat treatment - for food preparing, chilling, storing and regeneration
DORA METAL Sp. z o.o. Czarnków
Pavilion 9 Stand 5

Hot-cooling block 000.BT-1
Fabryka Maszyn i Urządzeń Gastronomicznych KROMET Sp. z o.o.
Pavilion 9 Stand 4

List of wines awarded with the MTP Gold Medals
International Trade Fair of Food Products and Catering
POLAGRA FOOD 2008
Wine Contest

CRIANZA 2005 dry red wine
Marques de Reinosa, Spain
Applicant: Dom Gruzińskiego Wina Sp. z o.o., Gdańsk
Pavilion 6B Stand 30