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Anuga FoodTec is the world's leading supplier fair for the food & beverage industry.
📍Cologne, Germany: 23-26 February 2027

As the leading global trade fair, Anuga FoodTec is the most important driving force of the international food and beverage industry again. It is the only trade fair in the world that covers all aspects of food production. The industry presents its innovations and technological visions at Anuga FoodTec – from processing, filling and packaging technology to packaging materials, ingredients, food safety and the entire range of innovations from all the areas associated with food production. It provides every solution for every food industry!

10/04/2026

One country. 25% of the world’s milk. What powers that growth?

The technology infrastructure behind that growth? That's where things get interesting.

This April, the inaugural Anuga FoodTec India Dairy brings the entire dairy technology value chain together in New Delhi — from cooperatives and private processors to automation specialists and cold chain providers.

📍 22–24 April 2026 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Supported by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the focus is on what India's dairy transformation actually requires: value-added dairy products, efficiency gains through automation, and digitalization across the value chain.

Roland Thiemann, Director Anuga FoodTec: "In combination with data-based analysis processes, a foundation for predictive energy management is laid that makes efficiency potential visible and designs production processes to conserve resources."

Carola K. Herbst, Deputy Managing Director, DLG Center for Agriculture and Food: "Under the guiding theme 'Navigate Complexity', we address current developments in the dairy segment and demonstrate how technological innovations can help successfully manage and further develop increasingly complex production processes."

It's the first dedicated vertical edition under the Anuga FoodTec India brand — and it won't be the last.

🔗 Explore Anuga FoodTec India Dairy 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/4stT2DM

The drivers of transformation in dairy are similar worldwide — even if they're addressed in different ways. From New Delhi in April to Cologne in February 2027, where the Innovation Stage opens Day 1 with Processing of Dairy and Alternatives.

📅 Anuga FoodTec 2027 | February 23–26, Cologne

09/04/2026

Two Hubs. One mission.
Start the conversations today that will define food and beverage production tomorrow.

Anuga FoodTec 2027 is introducing Community Hubs.

Two dedicated spaces at the fair — the Sustainability Hub and the Smart Hub — built for the kind of exchange that does not happen on a standard trade show floor.

🌱 The Sustainability Hub addresses circular economy, water management, sustainable packaging, and alternative proteins.

⚙️ The Smart Hub covers AI-supported systems, process automation, digital twins, and data-driven production.

Both Hubs run across all four days of Anuga FoodTec 2027 through formats designed for depth and direct participation: Deep Dives, Fishbowl discussions, BarCamps, and live Showcases.

Sponsors, program details, and speakers will be announced over the coming months.

📍 Anuga FoodTec 2027 | February 23–26 | Cologne
Navigate Complexity. Smart. Safe. Sustainable.

07/04/2026

Yeast out. Oxygen in. That's what a misconfigured centrifuge cycle does to your beer.

Most separation problems aren't mechanical failures. They're invisible process gaps — and they show up in the product long before they show up in the machine data.

Ingo Schmitt, Senior Sales Manager Separation at GEA, puts it directly:

"The question used to be: how many hectolitres per hour? Today it's: how many kWh and how much water per hectolitre?"

The centrifuge hasn't changed. The standard it's being held to has.

Read the full interview on https://bit.ly/3Qn2ifk

📰 Featured in the Anuga FoodTec Magazine by e.V.

31/03/2026

When production stops, the real story starts with your architecture.

On November 14, 2024, the Black Basta ransomware group encrypted the internal systems and databases of VOSSKO, a German frozen food manufacturer based in Westphalia. Production ground to a halt. Police, the State Criminal Police Office, IT forensics specialists — all called in within days. 800 GB of data reportedly exfiltrated: financial records, employee data, project files.

What made VOSSKO a target was not negligence. It was architecture.

Legacy OT environments were built for isolation. Today they run connected — to enterprise systems, cloud services, remote maintenance access. And the threat has evolved to match: as the AFT press team documented ahead of Anuga FoodTec 2027, attackers are now deploying AI-supported methods specifically against these older production environments.

The response toolkit is defined. Network Traffic Analysis and Deep Packet Inspection make communication flows inside production networks visible. Intrusion Detection Systems flag anomalies before they become incidents — an unexpected device appearing on the network, a machine initiating a connection it has never made before. These are not future technologies. They are increasingly integrated into the automation platforms already running in food manufacturing today.

🔒 The sequencing matters: asset visibility first. Then network segmentation — isolating production zones so an incident in one area cannot propagate across the entire system. Then Zero Trust access, where no device and no user is automatically trusted, and every connection is continuously verified.

NIS-2 sets the floor. IEC 62443 defines the technical standard. Anuga FoodTec 2027 is where implementation gets practical.

Navigate Complexity. Smart. Safe. Sustainable.
📌 Cologne, February 23–26, 2027.

30/03/2026

⚡ 60% of energy consumption. One variable controls it all.

Heating and cooling dominate thermal food processing — and airflow determines whether those processes run efficiently or waste both energy and product.

Stephan Gürlich, Senior Project Manager at Vetec Anlagenbau, is precise: "Airflow determines how evenly a product is treated. If hot or cold spots occur, processes are prolonged or over-drying occurs — resulting in direct yield losses."

The consequence is direct: over-drying forces compensation with additional raw materials, extended process times raise energy costs, and both hit margins simultaneously.

Vetec's approach matches flow geometry to product: horizontal high-velocity airflow for flat products like bacon and beef jerky, dynamic circulation for hanging products like sausages. The efficiency stack includes IE4 motors, flow-optimised heat exchangers that halve pressure loss, and heat recovery systems that cut energy consumption by up to 30%.

The next frontier: AI-supported flow simulations that identify efficiency potential before construction begins.

"Economy and ecology are not mutually exclusive; precise airflow control makes it possible to achieve both at the same time."

Navigate Complexity. Smart. Safe. Sustainable.

📰 Featured in the Anuga FoodTec Magazine by DLG e.V.
🔗 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3O8WVQg

Discover airflow innovations at Anuga FoodTec 2027 — February 23–26, Cologne.

27/03/2026

What if stopping production isn’t an option — but transformation is unavoidable?

🏭 Commercial bakeries don't have the luxury of stopping production to modernise. The pressure is constant — energy costs, regulatory complexity, staff shortages, and the demand for higher automation, all at once.

Tobias Schuhmacher, Managing Director of the Association of German Commercial Bakers (Verband Deutscher Großbäckereien e.V.), puts it plainly: "Many issues cannot be postponed and have a direct impact on investment decisions."

For the baked goods industry specifically, that means navigating energy-intensive production lines, evaluating modular automation concepts, and making investment decisions that hold up over the long term — from raw material handling to packaging and logistics.

⚙️ That's the context in which Anuga FoodTec operates as a decision-making platform: not a showcase, but a place where production managers can compare systems side by side, challenge suppliers directly, and evaluate solutions from the user's perspective.

Read the full interview with Tobias Schuhmacher in the Anuga FoodTec Magazine
🔗 https://bit.ly/4sEYeWi

📰 Anuga FoodTec Magazine | DLG e.V..

26/03/2026

From waste to value: the real shift in food production has begun.

The food and beverage industry generates enormous material and energy flows. The question facing producers today is how to keep those flows in circulation rather than letting them become waste.

Byproducts become raw materials. Waste heat powers production lines. Upcycling preserves resources and strengthens regional value chains. ♻️ Recycling management, decarbonisation, and water responsibility are no longer compliance exercises — they are production strategy.

Resource preservation, energy efficiency and circular approaches make sustainability an integral element of future-oriented production strategies.

Electrification, renewable energy integration, and AI-optimised processes are reshaping how food and beverage facilities operate — reducing carbon footprint while maintaining output and quality. 🌱 Green technologies are becoming a driver of competitive advantage, not just regulatory response.

Anuga FoodTec 2027 presents systemic solutions like recycling management, decarbonisation, water responsibility and upcycling that advance measurable sustainability in the industry.

SUSTAINABLE is one of three strategic pillars under "Navigate Complexity" — alongside SMART and SAFE.

Subscribe for exhibitor updates, innovations, and program highlights: https://bit.ly/4rw3yuz 🛎️

📅 February 23–26, 2027 | Cologne, Germany

25/03/2026

Food safety is no longer optional - it’s your competitive edge.

Globalised supply chains and stricter regulatory requirements demand real-time response. Inline sensors monitor temperature, pH values, humidity — directly in production. Spectroscopic systems detect contaminants in seconds. Machine vision catches quality deviations instantly.

🔬 Lab analyses alone are no longer enough.

These technologies are embedded in holistic safety concepts and serve the systematic minimisation of biological, chemical, physical and intentional risks.

Gap-free traceability ensures quality, while secure, smart systems build trust and protect data and processes.

🛡️ Physical + digital safety = future-ready food production.

At Anuga FoodTec 2027, discover how inline analytics, AI-supported quality control, and integrated IT security concepts turn complexity into confidence.

SAFE is one of three strategic pillars under our leading theme "Navigate Complexity" — alongside SMART and SUSTAINABLE.

📅 February 23–26, 2027 | Cologne

23/03/2026

The best breakthroughs in food technology don't happen in isolation — they happen when the right people are in the same room. 🤝

We're proud to welcome OneCan to the Anuga FoodTec Family.

As Latin America's first trade fair dedicated to metal packaging, OneCan is where industry peers from across the region come together to share knowledge, challenge ideas, and drive the sector forward. São Paulo is becoming a genuine hub — not just for business, but for the kind of honest, practitioner-to-practitioner exchange that actually moves an industry. 🌎

In 2027, the city will host both Anuga Brazil and OneCan simultaneously. Two events. One place. A convergence of global perspectives on smart, safe, and sustainable packaging solutions — covering the entire value chain.

For exhibitors, that means international visibility and real synergies.
For visitors, it means access to peers and ideas you won't find anywhere else in one trip.

This is exactly what the AFT Family stands for: building a globally connected community where shared challenges become shared solutions.

São Paulo 2027. See you there. 📍

20/03/2026

❄️ Cold storage. One of the most energy-intensive operations in food logistics — and one of the most overlooked levers for cost reduction.

D**e Wilke, Managing Director of fleXality GmbH, makes the case directly: "Flexibility is therefore evolving from a matter of efficiency to a competitive factor."

His company's fEnOMS™ platform reads the entire site — compressors, defrost cycles, temperature reserves, current electricity prices, grid signals — and acts accordingly. When prices drop, it pre-cools. When prices spike, it holds. Without compromising product quality or storage temperatures.

⚡ The result: electricity cost savings of 15–20% during regular operation. On days with high price volatility, savings reached nearly 70%.

For operators navigating volatile energy markets, rising grid fees, and tightening ESG reporting requirements, this is structural change at the operational level.

🔗 Read the full expert interview, published in the Anuga FoodTec Magazine in collaboration with e.V.: https://bit.ly/3PLdF0h

19/03/2026

If you're navigating food technology markets on both sides of the Atlantic — this one's for you. 🌍

Anuga FoodTec and PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies are extending their strategic partnership, connecting Europe and North America across packaging and processing technology. A collaboration that's been running since 2011, now extended into 2027 and beyond.

Anuga FoodTec 2027 in Cologne becomes the European gateway for North American solutions, while PMMI's PACK EXPO platforms open direct access for European companies to the U.S. and Canadian markets.

For exhibitors and visitors, this means greater reach, stronger sourcing opportunities, and accelerated technology transfer across the Atlantic. 🤝

"We establish engineering competence and market access between Europe and North America, accelerate technology transfer and reinforce the resiliency of supply chains." — Roland Thiemann, Director of Anuga FoodTec

The partnership covers four major events:
1) Anuga FoodTec Cologne (February 23–26, 2027)
2) PACK EXPO International Chicago (October 2026)
3) PACK EXPO Las Vegas (September 2027)
4) Andina Pack powered by Anuga FoodTec Bogotá (November 2027). 📅

ONE FOR ALL. ALL IN ONE.

18/03/2026

Smart, connected, data-driven — the future of food production is being built now.

The complexity in food and beverage production is not slowing down. Volatile supply chains, sustainability mandates, real-time data demands — and production systems that must adapt faster than ever before.

In the food industry, "smart" means the targeted use of digital, networked and self-learning systems along the entire value creation chain.

🤖 Intelligent sensor technology enables continual process monitoring.
AI-based applications drive predictive maintenance, reduce unplanned downtime and increase system availability.

Digital twins visualise production processes virtually — providing the foundation for simulations, process optimisations and well-founded investment decisions.

Robotics solutions minimise direct physical contact with the product, secure strict hygiene standards and maintain production capability despite a shortage of skilled workers. Cybersecurity underpins it all — protecting production processes, know-how and supply chains.

🔗 Smart food production connects efficiency, transparency and sustainability — creating the foundation for a resilient and future-proof industry.

From automated process control and sensor technology through robotics to AI-supported analysis and digital energy management:

Anuga FoodTec 2027 will showcase how smart technologies are accelerating the transformation of modern food production.

Subscribe for exhibitor updates, innovations, and program highlights: https://bit.ly/4rw3yuz 🛎️

📅 February 23–26, 2027 | Cologne, Germany

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