Mercats de Barcelona

Boqueria market was awarded yesterday with the Compromís con el Comercio award at the 17th edition of the Barcelona Comerç Awards, held at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, ​​in which 280 personalities linked to the world of commerce, business and Politicians toasted the innovation, tradition and commitment of the city’s merchants.

The event, chaired by the President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès; the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, and the president of Barcelona Comerç, Salva Vendrell, have recovered the face-to-face format after last year’s hiatus caused by the pandemic. In addition, for the first time, it has been a transversal and representative jury of Barcelona’s civil society that has evaluated and chosen the winners from among the nominations presented.

The Barcelona Comerç Awards, established in 2004 by Barcelona Comerç, are the highest recognition granted by citizens to the city’s commerce. La Boqueria has been awarded for its participation in the neighborhood’s associative fabric, for its contribution to the knowledge and reputation of the city’s local commerce, for the commitment of merchants and restaurateurs to work to be the market for residents. of the neighborhood, and for being standard-bearers of the maxim “commerce makes city”.

Eight centuries have passed since the first news about the origins of the Boquería Market, which dates back to 1217 and confirms the presence of itinerant meat sales tables, attended by peasants from towns around Barcelona. in the plan of the Boquería. Since then, merchants of all times have dispatched their products in this market, first under a sea of ​​awnings and then protected by a metal cover and of course, always, at the service of the local public and far beyond the international fame that it has. achieved throughout history.

During yesterday’s gala, businesses such as Brunells pastry shop, Granja Elena, Imprenta Baltasar 1861, Culinarium and Kave Home, among others, were also awarded.

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