Anuga 2019 Opens This Week

Anuga, the world’s leading food fair for the retail trade, along with the foodservice and catering markets, will open its doors this week, running Oct. 5-9, in Cologne, Germany.

Celebrating its 100th year of food innovation, the expo is best described as 10 trade shows under one roof, featuring space dedicated to Bread & Bakery, Chilled & Fresh Food, Culinary Concepts, Dairy, Drinks, Fine Food, Frozen Food, Meat, Hot Beverages, and Organic.

For the first time, Anuga is offering participation opportunities for startup companies in special pavilions located in each of the show halls. Also new for 2019 is the Boulevard of Inspiration, which will showcase new products as well as house the Anuga Trend Zone, a program stage where experts from Innova Market Insights and Euromonitor will present  analyses on developments in the food and beverage industry.

Additionally, the expo will place a strong focus on the future of food. This includes exploring technologies to assist with feeding the growing population. The topics of sustainability, global warming and the role of plant-based protein will be addressed through educational programming via the expo platform called Anuga Horizon 2050.