Caminos y Sabores Fair Celebrates 20 Years of Tradition and Family Enterprises

The Caminos y Sabores fair is celebrating its 20th anniversary and its inaugural event at the BA Ferial venue in Costanera Norte, Buenos Aires.

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Today we are not inaugurating a fair, we are celebrating a history. A history that began 20 editions ago and has grown thanks to the work, passion, and commitment of thousands of entrepreneurs, producers, companies, institutions, and visitors who have made Caminos y Sabores a true symbol of the Argentina that creates, produces, and dreams.

The fair, which spans two days, kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the head of government of the City of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri, along with governors from various provinces and the Minister of Economic Development of CABA, Hernán Lombardi.

Martín Schwartzman, CEO of Exponenciar, the organizing company, described the event as more than just a fair. "Today we are not inaugurating a fair, we are celebrating a history," he stated. "A history that began 20 editions ago and has grown thanks to the work, passion, and commitment of thousands of entrepreneurs, producers, companies, institutions, and visitors who have made Caminos y Sabores a true symbol of the Argentina that creates, produces, and dreams."

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A fair that is probably one of the most federal fairs in Argentina, but which also has the power to unite small producers, medium producers, and large producers with a large market.

Jorge Macri highlighted the fair's significance for Buenos Aires' economic development. He called it "probably one of the most federal fairs in Argentina," noting its power to unite small, medium, and large producers with a broad market. Macri emphasized the importance of helping producers reach larger markets, which he described as a crucial step that fills them with pride. He spoke of the dreams, efforts, and dedication behind family businesses, some spanning generations, that pour their hearts into improving their products to reach the significant market of Buenos Aires and the AMBA region.

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They lack that very important leap of reaching large markets, which challenge you, but also fill every producer with pride.

A prime example of this generational tradition is the Grión family, whose business began in 1917 as the first butchers in Colonia Caroya, Córdoba. Camila, a tourism guide from the family's factory, shared that the fourth generation is now involved in producing cured meats and cold cuts, continuing the legacy that started with meat and cured product deliveries.

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Behind a family that perhaps has two, three, or four generations making a product, there are dreams, there are efforts, there is heart put into improving a product, and that they can reach this great market that is the city of Buenos Aires and the Amba.