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Chicago opens SIGEP world’s international calendar
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Friday, 15 May, 2026, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Chicago, USA
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SIGEP meets the world, the networking format created by Italian Exhibition Group to promote the vision of SIGEP World, officially launches in Chicago on May 18, 2026. SIGEP World is the leading international trade show dedicated to Gelato, Pastry, Bakery, Coffee, Chocolate and Pizza, and every January in Rimini it becomes the global meeting point where professionals do business, anticipate trends and shape the future of high-end Foodservice.
The upcoming tour introduces an enhanced format designed for the most dynamic Foodservice markets worldwide. Between now and November, the roadshow will stop in eight cities across four continents, combining business opportunities and networking in the major capitals of contemporary HoReCa. Following the United States, the tour will continue in Brazil, Vietnam, Japan, Poland, Turkey, Germany and France.
Chicago marks the first stage of a format aimed at reinforcing SIGEP World’s global reach: a trade show ecosystem that, originating from the heart of Rimini, now extends its international leadership through the annual editions of SIGEP USA in Las Vegas and SIGEP Asia in Singapore, ensuring extensive coverage of the world’s leading premium Foodservice markets.
The event will take place on May 18 at Gene & Georgetti, a historic name in American hospitality located in the heart of Chicago. The invitation-only networking cocktail event aims to bring together buyers, distributors and wholesalers, food & beverage importers, restaurant and coffee shop chains, manufacturers interested in the Italian market, as well as professionals specialising in Foodservice technologies and equipment.
The evening will begin at 6pm at the award-winning Tuscan-inspired venue on Franklin Street, in the heart of the North River district, with welcome remarks by Ilaria Cicero, Global Exhibition Director of IEG’s Food & Beverage Division. Buyers attending the event will also share their experience visiting SIGEP in Rimini and discuss the business and networking opportunities generated by the show. The event will continue with a convivial networking moment in a relaxed atmosphere designed to encourage exchange and dialogue among participants — a taste of Italian hospitality.
Ilaria Cicero, global exhibition director of IEG’s food & beverage division, said, “With the Chicago event we are launching a long-term strategic journey that, over the coming months, will help strengthen an increasingly extensive network of relationships among companies, markets and cultures, while also creating new ones, building on SIGEP’s heritage of expertise, know-how and valuable partnerships.”
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