Alcos will be present on May 11, 2021 at the Business Forum Italia/ Minas Gerais that will take place remotely. The Forum promoted at the ins office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and jointly organized by the Consulate of Italy in Belo Horizonte, ICE Agency, Italian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce of Minas Gerais, in collaboration with local authorities and Confindustria. Minas Gerais is a region of Brazil with an industrial vocation, characterized by a strong presence of immigrants of Italian origin equal to 10.6% of the state’s population and with strong repercussions on local culture. The food industry is particularly important in the economy of Minas Gerais. The state is also one of the country’s largest producers of agricultural products, as well as dairy products and coffee.