Anuga FoodTec 2022: The Biggest Food Trade Fair Is Back

If you are working or are interested in the food and beverage processing and packaging industry, you are in luck - Anuga FoodTec is back this year better than before. Mark the dates 26-29 April in your calendar and prepare to head out to Cologne, Germany, for an experience you won’t forget easily.

Why Attend Anuga FoodTec 2022 This April

Anuga FoodTec is the biggest and most influential trade fair for the food processing and packaging industry. It attracts thousands of visitors each year from all corners of the world. The expo offers a stage for some of the most well-known and renowned brands and lectors in the sector. The 2022 edition is no different. Four stages will hold various events and conferences:

  • Main Stage Smart Solutions
  • Main Stage Topics, Trends, Technologies
  • Speakers Corner
  • Innovation Stage

The organisers of the expo are expecting over 1000 exhibitors and 30 000+ visitors from all around the world to attend Anuga FoodTec 2022. This is the trade show you should be attending if you want to present your newest discoveries, network, find reliable partners and investors.

Anuga FoodTec 2022

This Years’ Segments

The exhibitors at Anuga FoodTec 2022 offer the full range of industry solutions from packing and processing to protecting the environment and digitalisation. Every topic has its own designated area showcasing the newest products and services and allowing the visitors to understand the importance of each. The following eleven product groups will be showcased in eight different segments:

  • Process technology
  • Filling and Packaging technology
  • Automation, software, control equipment
  • Food Safety, Laboratory technology, analytics and biotechnology
  • Operating materials, environmental technology, biotechnology
  • Refrigeration and air-conditioning technology
  • Conveying, transport and storage facilities, logistics, intralogistics
  • Ingredients and auxiliary materials
  • Components, assemblies, surface technology, accessories
  • Service firms, organisations, publishers
  • Packing materials, packaging, packaging aids

Food Processing

The Food Processing segment is focused on the different methods and technologies used during the food preparation stage. Brands offer their solutions when it comes to avoiding unplanned downtimes, data analysis and identifying problem cases. Companies present their newest technologies that can transform the whole process into a more flexible, efficient and reliable one while meeting all hygienic requirements.

Filling and Packing

Creating sustainable and environmentally friendly mass-produced packaging is one of the biggest challenges in the industry. Subsequentiantily it is also one of the most requested changes by the consumers. So it is only natural that this segment of Anuga FoodTec is focused on exchanging ideas and showcasing solutions in the sphere of automation, supply chain management, optimised throughput times, minimised error rates and new materials and more.

Digitalisation

Digitalisation is the answer to the growing consumer demands. It can lower production costs, minimise errors and make the processing and packaging process more sustainable and efficient. In this segment, visitors can find out what new ways to optimise the workflow and create high-quality products are. Some of the presented solutions include:

  • ERP systems for controlling business processes,
  • 3D printers for individual products,
  • Virtual reality, as a computer-generated reality with images,
  • the IoT as a source of ideas
  • blockchain solutions for traceability
  • IT safety for the protection of the entire production plant,
  • artificial intelligence for mechanical learning
  • big data for the processing and evaluation of large volumes of data.

Visitors can watch demonstrations and presentations while businesses can exchange know-how and build long-lasting partnerships and find investors for their ideas.

Automation

Automation is the way of the future as it can ensure consistent product quality, increase productivity, minimise safety risks and optimise resource management. The innovative automation systems presented at Anuga FoodTec 2022 offer just that and more. The exhibiting companies will showcase how technologies have changed over the years and how reliable and efficient the newest solutions are. They can save time and relieve employees from the dull reprieve tasks making the process run smoothly.

Intralogistics

This segment is focused on making the internal company logistics run like a well-oiled machine. Every part of the process - from the procurement and the production to the dispatch and storage must ensure a smooth internal material flow. Some of the futuristic solutions presented at Anuga FoodTec 2022 include digitalisation, artificial intelligence and big data, intelligent and smart IT solutions and much more.

Safety and Analytics

With the growing demand and the constant development of new products and ingredients, food safety has become the highest priority for the industry. Producers and manufacturers must ensure that their products comply with all the legal requirements for hygiene, residues and labelling. Unfit items must be removed immediately from the market to protect the well-being of consumers. The trade fair offers a platform for decisions and policymakers to meet up, discuss the best course of action, propose new measurements and ways o better follow the existing rules. Testing and analysing the collected data is a big part of the process. Anuga FoodTec 2022 will showcase the latest solutions for food safety and laboratory and analysis technologies.

Environment and Energy

The food processing industry is one of the biggest energy consumers due to the numerous technologies and machines involved. It is essential to find more sustainable and reliable solutions that will both ensure the efficiency and continuation of the manufacturing process and lower the emitted CO2 and water pollution. The goal is to establish a system that can meet the demands of the public and is environmental-friendly. Some of the topics regarded in this segment include:

  • wastewater treatment and processing
  • waste disposal
  • air purification technologies and emission control
  • process heating
  • heating and district heating
  • cogeneration and trigeneration plants

Anuga FoodTec 2022 provides manufacturers and professional visitors with the opportunity to exchange ideas and explore new ways for preserving both energy and the environment.

Science and Pioneering

Undeniably this is one of the most exciting segments, as it gathers in one place visionaries, scientists, scholars, start-up owners, engineers and developers and gives them the stage to present their newest findings and concepts. Visitors can participate in tests and demonstrations, listen to product and services presentations and get a glimpse of the future. This is where inspiring new talents meet inventors and partners and establish new connections.

Supporting Events and Conferences

As one of the most influential industry events worldwide, Anuga FoodTec can offer its exhibitors and visitors a plethora of additional events and conferences. Some of the most renowned specialists and policymakers will discuss the current state of the sector, what challenges lay ahead and how to transform the food processing and packaging industry to ensure the bright future of both the environment and its inhabitants.

Sustainable Packaging Summit

The Sustainable Packaging Summit will be held on the 27th of April. This half-day event focuses on the specific changes around sustainability in food packaging. The Sustainable Packaging Summit and Packaging Europe are partnering with Anuga FoodTec to answer the question of how to balance the non-negotiable requirements of consumer safety and food preservation against the need to reduce and simplify materials to eliminate pollution. Visitors can participate in the discussions about the different strategies businesses can implement to lower the waste and CO2 levels while maintaining good production quality.

Next Generation FoodTech - Food Systems of Tomorrow

The Next Generation FoodTech conference will be held on the 26th of April. Its main topic is the necessary transformation of the industry focused on ensuring the safety of our habitat and improving the quality of life of the population. Specialists will discuss the steps and ways the changes has to be implemented in the production, processing and packaging processes.

Functional Food

The Fictional Food event gatherers scientist and industry specialist that will discuss the future of food and how important nutrition is. Some of the topics include the effect of food on the individual, the ways to combine medicine and food production to create new health benefiting solutions, inventing new products and how to do all of this safely and sustainably. The event will be held on the 27th of April at the Innovation Stage in Hall 4.2.

Alternative Protein Sources

Alternative Protein Sources is an event focused on the latest technologies and solutions needed to ensure the industry can meet the demand for new foods like plant-based milk and different types of “fake” meat products. The goal is to make these products affordable, more accessible and sustainable. Anuga FoodTec offers the stage to innovators and manufacturers that can showcase the latest production technologies that can work with the new ingredients using revolutionary methods of processing, biomass fermentation and more.

Brand Empowerment

The Brand Empowerment event is focused on showcasing how to change dynamics in the brand-customer relationship and inspire trust in the potential buyers. Specialists will talk about the importance of a positive online presence and how information travels and is presented on the web. They will teach brands how to communicate better with their customers and how to change their strategies to achieve better and more profitable results.

Are you pumped? Do you want to attend Anuga FoodTec 2022? Then start preparing your team because the clock is ticking and there is not much time left. And if you are worried that you won’t be able to find last-minute accommodation, contact the experts at Fair Point. We can offer you the best deals, all the while ensuring you will get your money back in case unplanned events occur. So let us find you the ideal hotel that will let you rest and relax after a busy day at Anuga FoodTec 2022.

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