Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Anne Schumacher, Vice President Food & Food Technology, Koelnmesse, ahead of the latest edition of the Cologne tradeshow. What are your expectations for this edition of Anuga? Anuga 2019 is fully booked which is a great success again. Over 7,400 exhibitors from more than 100 countries will be part of this year’s edition. In addition to that, Anuga is celebrating its 100th anniversary – a remarkable sign of …

Food, Middle East & Africa, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Look Ahead: Mark Napier, Gulfood 2019

January 21, 2019

Gama spoke to Mark Napier, Show Director, Gulfood, ahead of the latest edition of the Middle East tradeshow. What should manufacturers do to be successful in the current economic climate? Innovation is the buzz word for most areas of manufacturing these days as new advanced technology tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics come into play. The food and beverages (F&B) industry is no exception and is perhaps even more …

Food, Middle East & Africa, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Look Ahead: Joanne Cook, SIAL Middle East 2018

November 29, 2018

Gama spoke to Joanne Cook, Managing Director, SIAL Middle East, ahead of the event’s 2018 edition. What are your expectations for this edition of SIAL Middle East? Over the years since its launch, SIAL Middle East has registered double-digit growth. 2018 will be no exception. We are expecting more than 1,000 exhibitors, 20,000 visitors and 500 fully hosted VIP buyers. There are some new exhibitor sectors that are a key …

Look Ahead: Nicolas Trenteseaux, SIAL 2018

October 5, 2018

Gama spoke to Nicolas Trenteseaux, Group Director, SIAL, ahead of the event’s 2018 Paris edition. What are your expectations for this edition of SIAL? It’s looking to be a great year for SIAL Paris! For the 2018 edition, 7,200 exhibitors from 110 different countries are expected to attend, along with 160,000 visitors from 194 countries. In 2016, 60% of our exhibitors declared they made 6 months of extra turnover thanks …

Tradeshow Insight: Food & Drink Expo 2018

April 20, 2018

This April, crowds once again descended on the NEC for the latest edition of the Food & Drink Expo, the UK’s premier event for the national food & drinks sector held biennially in Birmingham. Expecting to receive around 30,000 delegates across the three days of the event, the Food & Drink Expo saw some 1,500 exhibitors set up shop to showcase a broad swathe of product offerings, representing the diversity of …

Look Ahead: Josep Antoni Valls, Alimentaria 2018

March 13, 2018

Gama spoke to Josep Antoni Valls, Managing Director, Alimentaria, ahead of the event’s 2018 edition. What are your expectations for this edition of Alimentaria? This year the joint event of Alimentaria with Hostelco, the International Exhibition of Equipment for Restaurants, Hotels and Mass Catering, will create one of the largest international platforms for the food, gastronomy and hospitality industries. The synergies generated by this new alliance will be evident in …

Food, Middle East & Africa, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Tradeshow Insight: Gulfood 2018

February 28, 2018

Warm sunshine and clear blue skies greeted guests arriving for the 2018 outing of Gulfood, the largest trade event in the Middle East for the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Now into its 23rd edition, Gulfood welcomed almost 100,000 visitors to the showgrounds of the Dubai World Trade Centre, with 1 million square feet of floorspace dedicated to the showcasing of the latest trends and product ideas from across the food …

Food, Middle East & Africa, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Look Ahead: Mark Napier, Gulfood 2018

January 10, 2018

Gama spoke to Mark Napier, Show Director, Gulfood, ahead of the event’s 2018 edition. What should manufacturers do to be successful in the current economic climate? In a word, innovate. The global food and beverage industry is one of the most competitive sectors in the global economy, so staying still is the equivalent of going backwards. Whether you are a fledgling start-up in the Middle East, or a major international manufacturer …

Food, Middle East & Africa, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Tradeshow Insight: SIAL Middle East 2017

December 21, 2017

Promoted as “the authentic business class event for the region’s food & beverage sector”, SIAL Middle East returned to the Abu Dhabi Business Centre, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its latest edition this month, drawing a diverse crowd of visitors over the three days of the event. The exhibition saw both local and international companies showcasing a diverse array of food and drinks products from all over the world. In total, around …

Tradeshow Insight: Anuga 2017

October 23, 2017

This October, the city of Cologne once again became a hub for the global food and drinks community as a record numbers of exhibitors, and tens of thousands of trade visitors, descended on the Kolnmesse showgrounds for the latest instalment of Anuga, one of the world’s leading trade fairs in the FMCG space. In total, 7,405 exhibitors representing over 100 countries chose to showcase their product lines at Anuga 2017, …

Look Ahead: Dietmar Eiden, Anuga 2017

September 7, 2017

Gama spoke to Dietmar Eiden, Vice President of Trade Fair Management at Koelnmesse, ahead of the 2017 edition of Anuga. What are your expectations for this year’s Anuga? “Fully booked exhibitions halls and shopping baskets full to the brim” – that’s how we announced the upcoming Anuga in our preliminary report. And this year’s Anuga will welcome a record number of exhibitors, with more than 7,200 exhibitors expected in Cologne …

Look Ahead: Nicolas Trentesaux, SIAL 2016

October 10, 2016

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Nicolas Trentesaux, Group Director, SIAL, ahead of the show’s latest two-yearly edition in Paris. What are your expectations for this year’s SIAL? SIAL Paris will showcase the food of today and invent the food of tomorrow. The show will open its doors on the same day the United Nations celebrates World Food Day. Over five days, it will be the world’s largest food innovation event! The largest …

Tradeshow Insight: Alimentaria 2016

May 18, 2016

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

In April, Spain once again became the focal point for the world’s consumer goods firms as Alimentaria returned for its latest edition at Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via. Now into its 40th year, Alimentaria hosted a total of 140,000 visitors from 157 countries (16 more than in 2014), indicating, in the show’s words, “its international pulling power and efficient role at galvanising exports for sector companies”. Of the 44,000 international visitors, …

Tradeshow Insight: Food & Drink 2016

May 6, 2016

April 2016 saw thousands of FMCG professionals once again set their sights on the UK’s second city, as Food & Drink – a leading UK show for the food and drinks industry, spanning the grocery, wholesale, speciality retail, manufacturing and foodservice sectors – returned to the NEC in Birmingham for the latest of its two-yearly editions. Food & Drink Expo ran alongside three co-located events – Foodex, the Farm Shop …

Alcoholic Drinks, Asia Pacific, Tradeshows

Tradeshow Insight: Wine & Gourmet Japan 2016

April 25, 2016

Advertised as “your gateway to the Japanese wine, beer, spirits, gourmet food and foodservice market”, Wine and Gourmet Japan – a recently-established trade event staged by Koelnmesse, the organisers behind major European shows such as Anuga and ISM – returned to the showgrounds of Tokyo’s Big Sight Exhibition Center for its latest edition. Visitor numbers for the 2016 event showed a modest increase on the previous year, with a total …

Look Ahead: Josep Antoni Valls, Alimentaria 2016

April 18, 2016

Gama spoke to Josep Antoni Valls, Managing Director of Alimentaria, ahead of the 40th edition of the international consumer goods tradeshow. What are your expectations for the 40th edition of Alimentaria? We are expecting the most international, innovative and gastronomy-rich edition in the 40 years of the show. Among the more than 140,000 attendees we are expecting for 2016, we will welcome more than 40,000 international visitors from more than …

Look Ahead: Giovanni Mantovani, Vinitaly 2016

April 8, 2016

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Giovanni Mantovani, CEO of Vinitaly, ahead of the latest edition of the wines and spirits tradeshow. What are your expectations for the 50th edition of Vinitaly? This edition will be an occasion to look into a future that is still to be built: we hope that Vinitaly will be able to define a road map that can accompany the development of the wine sector in the years …

Tradeshow Insight: Anuga 2015

October 21, 2015

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

A long weekend in early October saw the return of Anuga – a key two-yearly gathering for the global food & drinks industry – to the city of Cologne in Germany. Space was at a premium as the “fully booked” pavilions of the city’s extensive Koelnmesse showgrounds once again played host to tens of thousands of trade visitors from across the globe, each keen to explore the latest industry news, …

Look Ahead: Dietmar Eiden, Anuga 2015

September 29, 2015

Gama spoke to Dietmar Eiden, Vice President of Trade Fair Management at Koelnmesse, ahead of the 2015 edition of Anuga. What are your expectations for this year’s Anuga? Anuga 2015 is fully booked, which means approximately 6,800 exhibitors from around 100 countries will be participating. With an extraordinary 86% of exhibitors from overseas, and with its incomparable range of companies and products on show, Anuga will once again be the …

Look Ahead: Ross Carter, London Wine Fair 2015

May 5, 2015

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Ross Carter, Event Director at London Wine Fair, ahead of the show’s latest outing at the Kensington Olympia. What are your expectations for the 35th edition of London Wine Fair? This year we are expecting our most diverse show to date, with more UK-based importers than ever before. In total we will see 650 individual exhibitors representing around 40 wine-producing countries for 2015 and expect to …

Tradeshow Insight: Natural & Organic Products Europe 2015

May 1, 2015

Europe, Food, Health & Beauty, Household Care, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Migrating across London for its latest edition – from its established home at Olympia in Kensington to the more ample surroundings of ExCel in Docklands – Natural & Organic Products Europe returned this April to unveil the latest in “natural, organic, fair trade, free-from, vegan, vegetarian, and eco-living” products from across the world. Along with its relocation, the show boasted a “fresh new look”, attracting around 600 exhibitors and over …

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Look Ahead: Michael Dreyer, Wine & Gourmet Japan 2015

April 14, 2015

Alcoholic Drinks, Asia Pacific, Food, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Michael Dreyer, Vice President Asia Pacific of Koelnmesse, ahead of the latest edition of Wine & Gourmet Japan in Tokyo. What are your day to day activities as Vice President Asia Pacific? As VP Asia Pacific, I oversee the activities and finances of all the Koelnmesse subsidiaries in Asia Pacific: we have offices in Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, Taipei, Hongkong, Macau, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. I coordinate with …

Tradeshow Insight: IFE 2015

April 7, 2015

Europe, Tradeshows

The International Food Exhibition (IFE) – the UK’s largest event for the food and drinks sector – returned to London’s Docklands towards the end of March for its 2015 outing. Vowing to be “back bigger and more innovative than ever before”, the show welcomed a total of 1,350 food and drinks companies, showcasing both “the world’s largest collection of UK products” and a diverse range of international goods, with exhibitor …

Tradeshow Insight: Cosmoprof 2015

April 3, 2015

Europe, Tradeshows

Almost 2,500 companies assembled inside the halls at Bologna Fiere in March as Cosmoprof, the self-styled “international leader in the global world of cosmetics”, returned to Bologna for its latest edition. The show trumpeted record exhibitor and visitor numbers: almost a quarter of a million attendees packed inside the shows’ pavilions over the four days of the event, a fifth more than had attended the previous year. 79,000 of these …

Look Ahead: Giovanni Mantovani, Vinitaly 2015

March 16, 2015

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Giovanni Mantovani, CEO of Vinitaly, ahead of the latest edition of the wines and spirits tradeshow. What should manufacturers do to be successful in the current economic climate? Global wine consumption is evolving, with a shift away from the traditional European producers and consumers of wine and towards new markets. This is resulting in growth in international trade. In mature markets, and also in those where there …

Look Ahead: Dino Tavazzi, Cosmoprof 2015

March 9, 2015

Europe, Health & Beauty, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Dino Tavazzi, CEO of Cosmoprof, ahead of the global beauty care event in Bologna. What key trends do you expect to beauty care innovation in 2015? A good many companies at Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, whether focused on male or female beauty care, are paying attention to the sustainability agenda, in line with the ‘green’ themes adopted for the Milan Expo 2015. In particular, significant emphasis is being …

Tradeshow Insight: ISM 2015

February 5, 2015

Europe, Tradeshows

The first four days of February saw the annual arrival of ISM (Internationale Süßwarenmesse), the leading trade show for the confectionery, cake and biscuit sectors, at the showgrounds of Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Returning for its 44th edition in 2015, the show promised “sweets as always” but also “more snacks than ever before”, an acknowledgment of the growth of the ‘snacking’ phenomenon as an overarching trend across many food categories …

Tradeshow Insight: SIAL 2014

October 30, 2014

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

SIAL, the world’s leading trade fair for the food and drinks industry, returned in 2014 for its latest instalment. 2014 was an opportunity to mark the show’s 50 year presence on the FMCG scene and a diverse range of commemorative events helped to contribute to the sense of occasion. The mood was upbeat as more than 150,00 visitors packed into the show’s eight exhibition pavilions. In line with its self-avowed …

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Look Ahead: Nicolas Trentesaux, SIAL 2014

September 26, 2014

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Nicolas Trentesaux, Group Director, SIAL, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the show this October. What are your day to day activities? Well, it is certainly a busy life with teams to manage not only in Paris but also across the world, now that we have 10 different shows from America (north and south) to the Middle East, from China to the Phillipines and Indonesia. This requires …

Look Ahead: Brian Sharoff, PLMA 2014

May 15, 2014

Europe, Food, Health & Beauty, Household Care, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Brian Sharoff, President of PLMA, ahead of the private label industry trade show in Amsterdam. What are your day to day activities? As president of PLMA, I am responsible for our annual trade shows, conferences, publications, and educational programs. How many people work in the organisation before and during the fair? We have approximately 50 people on our staff in Amsterdam and other major cities. This …

Tradeshow Insight: Natural & Organic Products Europe 2014

April 17, 2014

Food, Health & Beauty, Household Care, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

The 18th edition of Natural & Organic Products Europe took place this week at Kensington Olympia in London. The show represents a broad cross-section of natural and ethical consumer goods companies and the 2014 event, promoted as “the biggest to date”, attracted over 650 exhibitors from around the world and many thousands of visitors. A recent report from the Soil Association, referenced by Natural & Organic Products Europe, also bore …

Tradeshow Insight: Alimentaria 2014

April 4, 2014

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

This week, Barcelona once again played host to one of Europe’s leading international tradeshows – Alimentaria. Celebration its 40th outing – and its 20th in Spain – the event attracted 140,000 visitors to the pavilions of the Fira Gran Via in the south of the city, where 3,800 companies exhibited products from all sectors of the consumer goods industry. International exhibitors were reported to be up, perhaps indicating a growing …

Tradeshow Insight: Food & Drink Expo 2014

March 27, 2014

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tobacco, Tradeshows

From Monday to Wednesday of this week, the great and the good from the UK food and drinks industry gathered at the NEC in Birmingham for Food & Drink Expo. Now into its 20th year, the biannual event saw over 400 companies – ranging from startup brands to the industry’s major names – showcase the latest innovations and ideas from all areas of the food, drinks, packaging and convenience goods …

Look Ahead: Josep Antoni Valls, Alimentaria 2014

March 15, 2014

Alcoholic Drinks, Europe, Food, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Josep Antoni Valls, Director of Alimentaria, ahead of the show’s 20th edition in Barcelona. What are your day to day activities? The major part of my day to day work is taken up with the strategic direction of Alimentaria Barcelona: meetings with the different areas of the organisation, dealings with institutional stakeholders and clients, project and planning reviews, etc. Specifically, providing direction for and ensuring delivery of …

Look Back: Dietmar Eiden, ISM 2014

February 10, 2014

Europe, Food, Tradeshows

Gama spoke to Dietmar Eiden, Vice President Kolnmesse GmbH, following the latest edition of ISM in Cologne. How many staff does it take to make ISM possible? There is a core team of people from different departments who work for ISM year round. When ISM draws nearer more and more people are involved to organise the show itself, the ticketing, the services, security, parking, delivery etc. In the end a …