On March 13, 14 and 15, 2022, the Seafood Expo North America will take place in Boston. This event is the largest seafood trade show in North America. It will be attended by seafood-related companies in all market categories, including retailers, restaurants, caterers and food processors. The exhibition will feature more than 830 exhibiting companies from 50 countries conducting business over 180,000 square-feet of exhibit space. Exhibitors will be present with a wide range of fish, seafood and seafood-related products or services.

The PH7 team will be present as visitors, in order to follow all the news of the sector, learn about new trends and visit our customers in the United States.

In addition, in a few weeks we will also be present as exhibitors at the Seafood Expo Global that will take place in Barcelona from April 26th to 28th, stand 2H401. Soon we will inform you about all the details related to this fair.

We are coming to the end of another year, but not just any year.

After a global pandemic and two years in which we have had to change our personal and work habits, we are looking to the future with the excitement of knowing that, together, we are able do things better.

That’s why, as an active part of PH7, we want to share something very important with you:

You are now part of the Quark effect!

But… What is the Quark effect?

Visit the page where we explain what is the Quark Effect.

Kinry Food Ingredients, our distributor in China, will be present at booth B4-1432 from October 27 to 29 at the 25th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, located in the new convention and exhibition center in Quingdao. The show is expected to feature 1,500 exhibiting companies and more than 40,000 square meters of exhibition space.

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This event is considered one of the most important worldwide for seafood professionals. More than 35,000 professionals from all over the world attend CFSE, including importers, distributors, retailers and food service operators. The main sectors of exhibiting companies are: 

• Fresh, frozen and live seafood suppliers
• Seafood processors specializing in raw material, value-added and pre-packaged seafood products
• Packaging and processing equipment
• Freight-forwarders and logistical services
• Aquaculture equipment and feed
• Government agencies
• Trade associations
• Industry service providers

Request your invitation to our technical sales team by sending an email to comercial@ph7foodtech.com.

AMP Solutech, our distributor in Ecuador, will be present from October 25 to 28 at Aqua Expo 2021, located at the Guayaquil Convention Center. This expo is the most important shrimp technical and commercial event in Latin America and has more than 20 years of history. Organized by the National Chamber of Aquaculture, its main objective is to promote knowledge and innovation in the aquaculture community worldwide.

This event is divided into a commercial fair and a scientific-technical congress. Hundreds of Ecuadorian and foreign companies participate in the fair, exhibiting the highlights of their portfolio of products and services. The congress addresses topics of interest and importance to the aquaculture sector such as: disease prevention and management, nutrition and feeding practices, efficiency and technological innovations, crop diversification, genetic improvement, market trends, etc. Researchers and aquaculture professionals from all over the world participate, presenting their latest research and technological advances.

AMP Solutech will be present at the fair with its own stand (#79) presenting PH7 products, as well as its high technology and quality products for the aquaculture sector. 

PH7 Food Technology will be present at the International Exhibition of Frozen Seafood Products (CONXEMAR) to be held in Vigo (Pontevedra) on 5, 6 and 7 October 2021.

This exhibition, a benchmark in Europe, is one of the four most important in the world with a current exhibition area of 31,500m² and serves as a meeting point for the entire processing sector: wholesalers, importers, exporters, processors, manufacturers, distributors, refrigerators, machinery and auxiliary industry.

We will be located at stand F25 where we will be presenting our additive solutions for fish and pre-cooked products that will undoubtedly help to improve the production, quality, appearance and texture of your products.

You can find us at stand F25 at the following times:

Tuesday 5 October 10,00 h. a 18,00 h.
Wednesday 6 October 10,00 h. a 18,00 h.
Thursday 7 October 10,00 h. a 16,00 h.

We will receive you following all the security measures that you will find in the COVID-19 protocol made by the organisation.

Do you want to know the products we will present at the exhibition?

Get your invitation by contacting us.

PH7 Food Technology is the technological brand of food additives within the Food division of Grupo Barcelonesa. And what does this mean? Being part of a large chemical group allows us to offer you a personalized service, quality and according to the quality standards of large companies in the sector. Do you want to know what it means to be part of Barcelonesa? Keep on reading! 

Quality and R&D

Barcelonesa’s technical area takes part in different phases of the process to always offer the best solutions adapted to your needs. This area is in charge of ensuring that all products are manufactured according to the quality standards applied in the different countries in which we operate and always generating all the necessary documentation. The different companies that are part of Grupo Barcelonesa are ISO certified and we have Halal and Kosher certifications. We have an integrated management system in which the areas of Quality, Safety and Occupational Risk Prevention and Environment converge, guaranteeing an integral and systematic approach that allows continuous improvement and compliance with legislation at all stages of the process. 

We also comply with the objectives set out in the European Regulation for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). These objectives are based on guaranteeing the safe use of chemical substances, limiting health and environmental risks and promoting the substitution of SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern). 

We have a laboratory from which we can perform quality control of all our products, as well as develop our own formulations. We can also research and develop new products adapted to the needs of our customers and the market. From the Technical Area we can cover different needs: 

• Advice on the use and application of products.
• Safe storage and handling of chemical products.
• Transportation of hazardous chemical products.
• Labeling and classification of chemicals, food additives, feed additives.
• Preparation of Safety Data Sheets.
• Quality, safety and environmental management.
• Management of food safety systems.
• Analytical Techniques
• Interpretation and application of generic and sectorial technical legislation.
• Support in the development of formulations.
• Optimization of formulations.
• Development of customized formulations.

Advanced logistics and distribution services

We have modern and innovative facilities with the best technology and the most advanced prevention measures. They allow us to offer our customers and suppliers the maximum guarantee of quality, without risks in the storage and handling of their chemical products. We have the following facilities: 

• 1,400m2 warehouse adapted for flammable and corrosive products.
• 1,400m2 warehouse conditioned for very toxic, toxic and phytosanitary products.
• 6,500m2 warehouse compartmentalized into 3 sectors with RF240 partition walls for flammable and oxidizing products.
• 18 tanks of 75m3 built in A-410-B steel.
• 4 tanks of 40m3 built in A-410-B steel.
• Solids handling area.
• Liquid handling area.
• Laboratory in which to develop formulations.

Grupo Barcelonesa’s facilities are located in Barcelona, the most important logistics center in southern Europe. They have permanent security systems and all the means of protection required by the storage regulations ITC-MIE-APQ-1 / ITC-MIE-APQ-6 / ITC-MIE-APQ-7. In addition, Barcelonesa can act as a bonded warehouse and we have the following figures that allow us to provide customs and tax exemption until the time of use of the goods deposited in our warehouses:

• Bonded Warehouse 
• Bonded Warehouse 
• Temporary Deposit Warehouse
• Authorized Location for Export Goods

We also have our own dangerous goods transport company, BDtrans, which can pick up goods all over Europe and distribute them throughout the Iberian Peninsula. This allows us to close the circle, offering our customers the sale, storage and distribution of chemical products and specialties.

International Trading

Barcelonesa is in constant search all over the world for the best products for its customers, supplying them at the right time and exporting the chemical products to the desired country in the chosen quantity and format. Thanks to a long international experience, Barcelonesa has consolidated the ability to successfully perform all types of international operations, both “trading” direct sales to customers from origin, as well as “chartering” for bulk deliveries. We operate all over the world and have a trading infrastructure in more than 30 countries. Barcelonesa is able to supply large quantities of chemical products all over the world: from an FCL to a complete vessel delivered to the port you need. 

More than 75 years of experience distributing chemical products with the main international manufacturers allows us to have access to the best materials from the best sources, guaranteeing a permanent supply of any product and origin. In addition, Barcelonesa has an extensive network of trusted international agents.

The years of experience and the presence of Barcelonesa in the main world markets, gives us a wide knowledge of the fishing and human food sector.

First, let’s broadly define what pH is: it is the measure we use to know the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution.

As we can see, when it is less than 7 we will have an acid pH (like a lemon juice), and when it is greater than 7 we will have an alkaline pH (like a detergent). pH 7 is neutral.

How does it affect the pH of the species that we treat with our additives?

Once the species dies, the process of transformation of muscle into meat takes place. The main one during the establishment of rigor mortis is muscle acidification.

After death, the heart stops beating and therefore circulation stops. Neither oxygen nor nutrients reach the muscle. The muscle must then obtain energy anaerobically to convert its glycogen stores into ATP in order to maintain temperature and structure. ATP is formed from the breakdown of glycogen into lactic acid, and since it cannot be removed because the circulation has stopped, it accumulates, causing the muscle pH to drop.

With our additives we create a brine, generally with an alkaline pH, to help recover the initial texture, preventing these oxidative and enzymatic processes from occurring, stabilising the texture of the muscle tissue.

After treatment, the product treated with our additives will have a pH around 7.

At PH7, we believe that this middle ground is the virtue to guarantee the best product quality.