RIMINI, Italy – SIGEP World – The World Expo for Foodservice Excellence (18-22 January, 2025) is about to get underway. “With 138,000 square meters of exhibition space, 30 halls and 1,300 exhibiting brands from 33 countries, the Italian Exhibition Group event is a reference point for the foodservice sector’s latest trends with particular focus on sustainable innovations that will shape the future of the industry,” announces Corrado Peraboni, CEO IEG.
“SIGEP, which this year includes Saudi Arabia as its guest country, is confirmed as the most international edition ever and the leading event for the Gelato, Pastry, Chocolate, Coffee, Bakery and Pizza supply chains,” adds Marco Carniello, CBO IEG.
Thanks to collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the support of IEG’s international network of regional advisors, over 520 top buyers from 79 nations are expected to attend SIGEP, in addition to the 2,500 ‘premium programme’ registrations reserved for European buyers.
“Trends, innovation, technologies, especially related to the world of artificial intelligence, will be spotlighted at SIGEP Vision, the beating heart of SIGEP World’s 46th edition and, with talks and panel discussions, the best stage for future global out-of-home scenarios,” declares Flavia Morelli, head of IEG’s food&beverage division. Raising the curtain on Saturday, 18th January, the talk “Global Trends and Future Scenarios of the Gelato and Foodservice Industry” (Vision Plaza, 2.30-3.30 pm).
Sigep Vision will also be the reference point for 3 innovative projects: Sustainability District, for promoting virtuous practices in the coffee and cocoa supply chains; Taste of Tomorrow, with Gelato as the main feature, to redefine the consumer’s out-of-home experience through bio-architecture principles; and the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award, which will reward exhibiting companies’ most innovative solutions and the most promising start-ups in seven categories, including Digital Innovation, Sustainability and Packaging, underlining SIGEP’s role as a privileged venue for launching new products for the industry.
Two events with a focus on the development of more sustainable supply chains, the price issue, the latest developments in the EUDR and trends in the sector, will be organised by Comunicaffè together with SIGEP on Sunday 19th and Monday 20th in the Debate Arena in Hall B1.
The first presentation, entitled The future of coffee, will take place on Sunday 19th from 11.30 to 13.00 in the sustainability area in Hall B1 of SIGEP.
Cocoa, coffee and sustainability from field to consumer with EUDR one year away is scheduled for Monday 20 January, also from 11.30 to 13.00.
