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Interzoo

German-Italian

cooperation making

good progress

The organisers of the two leading European pet supplies trade

shows, Interzoo and Zoomark International, aim to work more
closely together in future, as confirmed by representatives of
the WZF and Bologna Fiere in Nuremberg.

In even-numbered years, the Good chemistry trade shows, and Bologna Fiere
world-leading Interzoo fair in The chemistry between the WZF proved a cooperative and obliging
Nuremberg is Europe’s pre- and Bologna Fiere has always negotiating partner in being pre-
mier show platform, while in been good and has played a ma- pared to move the 2021 Zoomark
odd years this honour belongs jor part in ensuring that the Ger- International from May to Novem-
to Zoomark International in Bo- man-Italian show pairing has not ber. The plan is that everything
logna. This alternating staging lost its momentum, even in tough should revert to normal from
of events has been a constant times. The two fair organisers 2022, with Interzoo in even-num-
feature of the trade show land- have maintained a respectful re- bered and Zoomark International

An upbeat mood at the joint press scape in the international pet lationship down the years, some- in odd-numbered years.
conference: Gordon Bonnet (left) sector for years, and almost all thing which proved more crucial This switch was not without
and Rowena Arzt (third from left) market players are extremely than ever during the pandemic. risks and imponderables on ac-
of the WZF along with Pascale
Sonvico (second from left), Antonio satisfied with the situation. Ex- Due to the coronavirus, the WZF count of the unpredictability of the
Bruzzone (fourth from left) and hibitors and visitors make a sig- was unable to stage Interzoo pandemic. Fortune perhaps fa-
Luisa Bersanetti (right). nificant effort to support these 2020 as planned. It had to rely on voured the brave and ultimately it
two international fairs with their a temporary change in the previ- all worked out well; both Zoomark
presence. ously observed cycle of the two International and Interzoo were a

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