Anuga FoodTec 2015: The Largest Global Food Manufacturing ForumAnuga FoodTec 2015: The Largest Global Food Manufacturing Forum

The Anuga FoodTec fair reinforces its status as the cross-industry expo for specialists and suppliers for all areas of the processing and manufacture of foods and beverages at its next event taking place March 24 to 27, 2015, in Cologne, Germany. Whether machines or systems, packaging material and analytics, ingredients or services, the industry presents their innovations and technological visions at Anuga FoodTec. The fair’s new slogan, 'One For All--All In One,' highlights the fact that alongside technology, devices and applications, the necessary materials, e.g., packaging, ingredients and all other important building blocks of the production and packaging process, will be on display. “Under the ‘One for All–All in One’ motto, Anuga FoodTec 2015 is intended to inspire the international food industry and launch a raft of new ideas taking the entire processing chain into account,” says Dietmar Eiden, head of division in trade fair management at Koelnmesse (Messemanagement Koelnmesse GmbH). In addition, “Food Ingredients” is being introduced as a new segment in 2015, and a stronger emphasis will be placed on Packaging. Four exhibition segments of Anuga FoodTec--Food Processing, Food Packaging, Food Safety and Services and Solutions--form one transparent information system for all areas of the industry and for all levels of resources. For the industry visitor, Anuga FoodTec encompasses all the synergies of a process-orientated production chain, from raw material to delivery-ready end product. Here are the facts, according to show officials: At the last edition in 2012, Anuga FoodTec drew a record-breaking 43,000 highly qualified trade visitors from 126 countries. Visitors grew by 27%, space by 21% and exhibitors by 10%. Current exhibit and space sales promise yet another record-breaker for the 2015 edition. Here are six reasons why organizing show officials think that food industry professionals will want to attend: 1)      Anuga FoodTec draws 43,000 high-profile manufacturers as well as mid-sized processors: 12% employ 10,000 staff, 18% have 1,000 to 9,999, 32% have 100 to 999 staff and 24% have 10 to 99 staff. 2)      Anuga FoodTec attracts C-level executives, plant and production managers, R&D leaders and category buyers. An impressive 78% are directly involved in decision making. All top-10 global food and beverage manufacturers attend. 3)      Anuga FoodTec is a truly international trade platform with 44% of visitors hailing from Germany, 39% from Europe (excluding Germany), 5.8% from Asia, 5.3% from Africa/MENA and 4.3% from the Americas. 4)      Anuga FoodTec’s top-10 international visitor countries are The Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Turkey, Sweden, Poland and the United Kingdom. 5)      Anuga FoodTec visitors are satisfied buyers: 98% are (very) satisfied with the show overall and meeting their goals, 93% would recommend Anuga FoodTec to peers and 83% are (very) satisfied with new business connections made. 6)      Anuga FoodTec exhibitors are (very) satisfied with the visitor quality (97%), with goals achieved (94%), and with the number of visitors (85%); and 83% consider Anuga FoodTec the most important event of the industry. Anuga FoodTec is organized by Koelnmesse and the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society). For more information visit www.anugafoodtec.com.