{"id":9929,"date":"2026-06-17T13:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromago.info\/fromago-presents-its-third-edition-in-salamanca-and-celebrates-the-cheese-partnership-between-two-sister-provinces\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:53:06","slug":"fromago-presents-its-third-edition-in-salamanca-and-celebrates-the-cheese-partnership-between-two-sister-provinces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromago.info\/en\/fromago-presents-its-third-edition-in-salamanca-and-celebrates-the-cheese-partnership-between-two-sister-provinces\/","title":{"rendered":"Fromago presents its third edition in Salamanca and celebrates the cheese partnership between two sister provinces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The presentation took place this morning in the courtyard of the Palacio de las Salinas, headquarters of the Provincial Council of Salamanca, with remarks by Francisco Javier Iglesias Garc\u00eda (president of the Provincial Council of Salamanca), Sara Fregeneda (President of EILZA), and Javier Fa\u00fandez (President of the Zamora Provincial Council)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Zamora and Salamanca, two neighboring provinces that share a cheese-making tradition and even some of the same producers, formed an alliance centered on the primary sector as a driving force for rural areas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Fromago 2026 has established itself as a national and international leader in the cheese industry, with more than 50 buyers participating in its buyer-led trade mission, the presence of major European cheese affineurs, and a fourth cheese tunnel dedicated to the Cincho Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

FROMAGO Cheese Experience 2026 made a stop in Salamanca on Tuesday as part of the \u201cCamino de Fromago,\u201d the promotional tour that is taking the fair\u2019s third edition across the country. The event, held in the incomparable Renaissance courtyard of the Palacio de las Salinas<\/strong>\u2014the headquarters of the Salamanca Provincial Council\u2014brought together institutional representatives, provincial council members, and the media around a common message: the strong bond between Zamora and Salamanca and their shared commitment to the primary sector. <\/p>\n\n

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Two Sister Provinces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The president of the Provincial Council of Salamanca, Francisco Javier Iglesias Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, served as host and sought to highlight the close ties between the two regions, which he described not as mere neighboring provinces, but as \u201csister\u201d provinces. Iglesias noted that both share traditions, a cheese-making culture, and even producers, and highlighted the two major events that Castile and Le\u00f3n will host this September: Fromago in Zamora and the primary sector fair in Salamanca. \u201cTo speak of cheese in Zamora and Salamanca is to speak of culture, tradition, and a product that brings economic development and jobs to our region,\u201d he noted, before announcing his intention to attend the fair accompanied by a large portion of the provincial council. <\/p>\n\n

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Sara Fregeneda: “Home Game”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Sara Fregeneda<\/strong>, president of EILZA (International School of Dairy Industries)\u2014the fair\u2019s organizing body\u2014expressed her gratitude for the warm welcome with a personal touch: a native of Salamanca, she acknowledged that she was \u201cplaying on home turf\u201d and reaffirmed the natural bond between the two provinces.<\/p>\n\n

Fregeneda described Fromago as \u201ca celebration of cheese and the primary sector\u201d and broke down the fair\u2019s figures: more than 300 exhibitors, more than 400 booths, 40,000 m\u00b2 of exhibition space, and a 3-kilometer walking route. He noted that last year\u2019s event drew more than 300,000 people, generated revenue of more than 14 million euros, and sold 170 metric tons of cheese\u2014”which a small artisan producer probably wouldn\u2019t produce in a lifetime.” <\/p>\n\n

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The president of EILZA also outlined the key professional aspects of this edition: a reverse trade mission<\/strong> \u2014organized in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and the ICE of the Regional Government of Castile and Le\u00f3n\u2014that will bring together more than 50 buyers, 35 of whom are international buyers from more than 15 countries, as well as 15 buyers from national gourmet stores, specifically targeting smaller cheese producers without export capacity.<\/p>\n\n

Among the new features, Fregeneda highlighted the fourth cheese tunnel<\/strong>, dedicated to the winning cheeses of the Cincho Awards\u2014whose ceremony is expected to take place on Friday the 18th at Fromago\u2014 the surge in popularity of the<\/strong> new Best Cheesecake Contest<\/strong> (which has grown from one exhibitor to more than a dozen), and the creation of a wool square featuring spinners<\/strong> to highlight a product that is currently underutilized. He also highlighted the strong international presence, featuring leading cheese affineurs such as Neal\u2019s Yard Dairy (United Kingdom) and Marcel Petit (France), as well as the recent confirmation of cheese makers from France, Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the United States. Fregeneda did not want to conclude without thanking the fifty or so volunteers who make the fair possible. <\/p>\n\n

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