Annual Report 2010-2011 - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

Annual Report 2010-117NewInc HomeThe INC plans to open the doors to its new headquarters in Barcelona-Reus in 2013, on a 4,500 square meters site in the new Technology Park.Strategically located next to the airport and major universities and teachingresearch hospitals, the new INC home is part of the future Techno Park,an international cluster of health and nutrition research. The park offersup to 50,000 square meters of infrastructural development in severalcategories, such as healthcare, nutrition, pharmaceutics, and agriculture.The new INC Headquarters involve a 2,500 square meters Arboretum ofnut and fruit trees, a place for visitors to observe and study a variety oftrees, including 12 species (4-5 trees per specie), in collaboration with theInstitute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA).Over 35 Sponsors have already signed on to support the New INC Homewith donations for a brick to be placed at the entrance to the new offices.The INC extends a very big and heartfelt thank you to the companieswhose sponsorship will make the New INC Home possible. Without theupfront commitment of our sponsors -many of which have been loyalsupporters of our efforts for many years now- we would not be able tobuild the future. We truly appreciate their help.Building theFuture Together.INC offers itsmembers theopportunity tobe part of thefuture INC home.