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Events Zoomark

There were over 15 100 visitors at Zoomark International on all
three days of the show. A large contingent of leading European
wholesalers and pet store chains were probably present.

“Days of freedom” for

the pet supplies sector

Zoomark International can boast of having organised the
only physical international trade show on the 2021 calendar in
Bologna. The mood there could not have been better.

Even the grey autumn weather national audience. Three “days dent of Bologna Fiere, follow-
in Bologna, a city of 390 000 of freedom” for the pet supplies ing the successful show. As the
inhabitants, could not dispel the sector in Bologna was how number of people infected with
upbeat mood that prevailed in Zoomark International appeared Covid-19 has been rising steeply
the four halls of the exhibition to the observer. again since October, it was not
centre reserved for Zoomark In- certain whether the work of the
ternational in mid-November. Work pays off Zoomark organiser would actu-
Over 15 100 visitors were there, “We worked hard to organise this ally pay off in the end. Added to
more than 30 per cent of them edition of the trade fair because this was the fact that many ex-
came from 82 different coun- we felt it was important to offer hibitors from the USA and Asia,
tries outside of Italy. Everyone the sector an opportunity to meet which were traditionally strongly
was simply happy to be able to following the long interlude due represented in pre-coronavirus
present themselves and their to the pandemic,” explained a re- times in Bologna, were absent
products to a high-calibre inter- lieved Gianpiero Calzolari, presi- this year. Some of these can-

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