Exhibitions & Fairs International Expos & Fairs

 

For nearly a century, the NRA Show, www.restaurant.org/show, has brought together the best and brightest in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry for four days of discovery, sourcing, networking and entertainment. Produced by the National Restaurant Association, the NRA Show draws more than 58,000 industry professionals from all 50 United States and about 100 countries to Chicago each May – all seeking or showcasing the newest innovations and up-to-the-minute information about trends and issues. Exhibitors represent more than 900 product categories.

 

As the international foodservice marketplace, the NRA Show provides unparalleled opportunity for buyers and sellers to come together, conduct business and learn from one another, igniting the future of businesses, relationships and ideas.

 

Year after year, this hotbed of discovery and interactivity is a launching pad for more new innovation, products, services, creative ideas and other growth opportunities than any other industry event in the world.

 

The 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will be held May 5-8 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

 

Opening times

Saturday to Monday : 09.30 to 17.00
Tuesday : 09.30 to 15.00

 

 

 

The 58th international exhibition Summer Fancy Food Show, www.specialtyfood.com, this year will be held in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, from the 17th to 19th of June 2012, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and it is characterized as the greatest Food & Beverage exhibition event in North America.

 

It is estimated that over 15,000 Summer Fancy Food participants will discover more than 180,000 products, representing the best food and beverages in the world which will be presented by more than 2400 exhibitors from 80 countries.
 
The exhibition of Summer Fancy Food Show is a business event that attracts leading representatives from the retail, wholesale and catering industry of the food and beverages sector.

 

 

 

SIAL (Salon International de l'Alimentation), www.sialparis.fr, the Global Food Marketplace, is a two-yearly food exhibition.

 

The next show will be held from 21 to 25 October 2012 at the Park des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France.

 

Opening times

Sunday to Wednesday: 09.00 to 18.00.

Thursday: 09.00 to 17.00

 

 

IFE13, www.ife.co.uk, is the UK's largest food & drink trade event. 

 

A busy and vibrant IFE11 left exhibitors and visitors who attended the show in no doubt that the UK’s largest food and drink trade show is still the leading event of its kind in the industry calendar. The organiser of IFE11 has announced an increase in visitor numbers to last event resulting in a total attendance of 28,315. During the four-day event of IFE11, buyers, retailers, wholesalers and foodservice outlets descended on ExCeL from all corners of the globe, to source the newest products and ingredients from 1,137 exhibitors, covering 55 countries.

 

IFE13 will take place from 17 to 20 March 2013 at ExCeL London, UK.

 

 

 

Anuga, www.anuga.com, is one of the world’s leading food fairs for the retail trade and the food service and catering market.

 

Anuga 2011 was attended by 6,596 companies from 100 countries, which occupied a gross exhibition space of 284,000 square meters. Over 155,000 trade visitors from 180 countries attended Anuga 2011.

 

Anuga 2013 will take place in the city of Cologne, Germany, from 5 to 9 October 2013.