Anuga FoodTec (official subtitle: "International Supplier Fair for the Food and Beverage Industry") is a
trade fair
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and ...
for the
food and beverage industry. It covers aspects of food production including process
technology
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, filling and packaging technology, packaging materials, ingredients and food safety, and
food production
The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditiona ...
. It is structured into eight product segments:
food processing,
food packaging
Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alteratio ...
,
safety
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Meanings
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and analytics, digitalisation, automation, intralogistics, environment and energy, science and pioneering.
The fair takes place every three years in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
. The event is organised by
Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse GmbH (''Cologne Trade Fair'') is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With around 80 trade fairs and over 2,000 conferences annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's ...
, and is sponsored by the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. (
German Agricultural Society The German Agricultural Society (''Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft''), commonly known as DLG, is an international non-profit organisation for agricultural industry in Germany. DLG was founded in 1885 by Max Eyth, has over 23,000 members as of ...
).
History
Originating from the former Anuga-Technica and DLG-FoodTec, Anuga FoodTec has been providing an overview of food production technologies since 1996. Since 2011, Koelnmesse has maintained a strategic partnership for Anuga FoodTec with the "Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute" (PMMI), USA (the organiser of Pack Expo and Expo Pack). In April 2016, Koelnmesse entered into a cooperation with Fiere di Parma to jointly organise the Cibus Tec food technology in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...
in the future.
In 2012, it had 42,986 visitors (from 126 countries) and 1,289 exhibitors (from 41 countries), and was conducted on a gross area of 127,000 m². In 2012, exhibitors increased by over 10% and visitors increased over 27%. In 2015, it had 1,479 exhibitors (from 49 countries) - an increase of 15 percent, a gross area of 129,700 m² and 45,604 visitors (from 139 countries) - an increase of 6 percent. Over 54 per cent of visitors came from abroad.
In 2018, 1,657 exhibitors and over 50,000 visitors (from 152 countries) came to the fair.
In 2021, the trade show had to be postponed to April 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
At the unscheduled special edition in 2022, the physical trade show will be complemented by the digital extension Anuga FoodTec@home.
The 2022 Anuga FoodTec is planned to take place from April 26 to 29, 2022.
Services
The Anuga FoodTec provides an overview of the technologies of the manufacturing and packaging process in the production of food and drink. It is arranged in separate segments like:
* Process technology
* Filling and packaging technology
* Automation, software and control equipment
* Laboratory technology, analytics, biotechnology and quality equipment
* Operation materials and environmental technology
* Refrigeration and air-conditioning technology
* Conveying, transport and storage facilities, logistics and intralogistics
* Ingredients and auxiliary materials
* Components, assemblies, surface technology and accessories
* Service firms, organisations and publishers
* Packaging materials, packaging and packaging aids
References
Further reading
Record Result: Anuga FoodTec 2018 Achieves Significant Increase in AttendanceShaun Weston reports from Anuga FoodTec 2012 in Cologne, Germany.Anuga FoodTec at bestinpackagingAnuga FoodTec at DairyfoodsAnuga Foodtec postponedDiscover the digital platform of Anuga FoodTec @home
External links
Anuga FoodTecKoelnmesse
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Trade fairs in Germany
Economy of Cologne