Ausgabe zur ANUGA FOODTEC 2018

Ausg.Nr._05/2018 5 Anuga FoodTec 2018 M ore than packaging: Anuga FoodTec, the leading international supplier fair for the food and beverage industry, is opening its doors from 20 to 23 March 2018. Around 1,700 exhibitors are expected in the Cologne ex- hibition halls. "Anuga FoodTec will continue its success story. We are once again forecasting a +13 percent increase in the num- ber of exhibitors compared to the previous event. As such, as the only trade fair worldwide, Anuga FoodTec covers all aspects of the food production and will con- vince even more than ever due to its enormous variety of offers and quality," said Katharina C. Hamma, Chief Operating Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH. In line with the high demand on the exhibitor side, Anuga Food- Tec is again increasing its exhibi- tion space in 2018 up to 140,000 square metres (+8 percent) and is being staged in Halls 4.2, 5.2, 6 to 9, 10.1 and for the first time additionally in Hall 10.2. Anuga FoodTec is also presenting it- self in good form in terms of its degree of internationality: Com- panies from more than 50 coun- tries will be presenting their new products in Cologne. "The high interest from abroad proves that Anuga FoodTec is the leading in- ternational supplier platform of the food and beverage industry." In addition to the comprehensive product show, which encom- passes large-surface live presen- tations, a wide-ranging congress and event programme also awaits the trade visitors again. The top theme of Anuga FoodTec 2018 is Resource Efficiency. One for all - all in one: With its ex- hibition segments Food Packag- ing, Safety & Analytics, Food Pro- cessing, Food Ingredients as well as Services & Solutions, Anuga FoodTec covers all aspects of food production. The exhibitors pre- sent solutions for all branches of the food industry, from the dairy and meat industries, from bever- ages to pasta, from fruit & vegeta- bles, to oils & fats. Anuga FoodTec offers both individual solutions as well as holistic, cross-process concepts across all production stages. Traditionally, process technology is the most strongly represented section at the trade fair. Almost all of the market leaders and re- nowned companies from the in- dustry will be exhibiting in Halls 4.2, 6, 9, 10.1 and 10.2. In Halls 7, 8 and in parts of Hall 9, the focus is on the theme "Food Packaging" and thus also on packaging ma- chines, packing materials, auto- mation and control technology. In Hall 5.2, the trade visitors can find all information on food safety and quality management. Here companies that focus on hygiene technology, analysis, laboratory and measuring devices will be presenting their new products. The Boulevard offers the perfect stage for the product segment Food Ingredients from 20 to 23 March 2018. Informative and inspiring: The event and congress pro- gramme of Anuga FoodTec With numerous, large-surface ex- hibitor presences, live presenta- tions on running production lines and a large diversity of offers, Anuga FoodTec has an extremely practice-oriented alignment. The comprehensive event and con- gress programme including star- studded conferences, forums, guided tours and numerous spe- cial events will provide additional information and inspiration. The opening conference (2:00 p.m., Congress Centre East, Eu- ropasaal) is dedicated to the cen- tral theme of Resource Efficiency. This link will take you to the event and congress programme http:// www.anugafoodtec.de/aft/in- dex-3.phpevents.  Text & Image: Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 1 D-50679 Köln »Exhibition surface expanded to 140,000 square metres« 20.–23.03.2018 Anuga FoodTec 2018 expects to set new exhibitor record