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Where food moves forward
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Saturday, 12 November, 2022, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Kimberley Almeida, Mumbai
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This year, Fi Europe takes place in the heart of Paris – the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in person from December 6 to 8, and online from November 28 to December 23, 2022.
Fi Europe is the place to discover food and beverage ingredients, alternatives and innovative solutions, build new partnerships with suppliers and buyers, network with experts and leaders, generate new leads, access several hours of content focused on hot trends, and be a part of a community driving change and innovation to build a sustainable food future.
Visitors
Fi Europe has been uniting the world’s leading food and beverage suppliers, buyers, R&D experts and production specialists for over 35 years. Since its launch in 1986, billions of Euros worth of business has been generated as a direct result of the connections made at Fi Europe events. It is the market leader in helping food and beverage ingredient companies find the right people and solutions to take their business to the next level.
Each year, it showcases a diverse range of innovative, new ingredients and services and over its lifespan, has welcomed more than 500,000 people through its doors. Now, operating as a hybrid event with both an online and in-person component, it is able to offer even greater flexibility and a wider reach for the thousands of exhibitors and visitors who take part each year.
Exhibitors
Connecting suppliers of food ingredients with a relevant global buyer audience is at the core of Fi Europe. With many exhibitors getting incredible value out of the new hybrid format in 2021, Fi Europe 2022 will be both online and in-person again. This will offer exhibitors more opportunities to connect and do business with attendees from all over the world plus more convenience and flexibility to achieve objectives.
There are going to be 1,000+ exhibitors, 20,000 attendees (online and in-person) with 135+ countries represented at the show. The event is co-located with Hi Europe.
Show highlights
New Product Zone
Discover an extensive selection of the most innovative products, showcased alongside insightful information from leading industry players.
Innovation Tours
Discover new products and suppliers at Fi Europe 2022 first-hand in association with Nutrimarketing.
There will be 4 tours delivered in English on the following themes:
Plant-based, Health and wellbeing, Reformulation and Sustainability. There will also be one additional tour that features French exhibitors titled: Made in France. All tours will be available for watching online, and on site, at the Innovation Tour Hub.
Exhibitor Showcases
Hear first-hand from the exhibitors about their new ingredients, latest research or market insights.
Zones & Pavilions
Explore over 20 show pavilions at Fi Europe to find the specific ingredients, suppliers, and solutions you’re looking for on the show floor.
Food ingredients Zone
The main show floor area open to exhibitors from across the full spectrum of the food ingredients industry ranging from Additives, Bakery, Dairy, Proteins, Starches, Synthetic ingredients, Flavouring & Texture, Functional Foods, Consulting services and much more.
Health ingredients Zone
The Health ingredients hall is dedicated to the ingredients that add a specific value and / or fortification to finished food and beverage products. These are ingredients with proven health benefits in terms of contribution to digestive, cognitive, or physical health, or immunity.
Organic Zone
The Organic zone enables certified organic suppliers with a clear and distinguished proposition to showcase their certified ingredients to the F&B industry. This is the fastest growing area within Fi & Hi Europe, increasing in capacity by 20% in 2020. This zone is open to specialist suppliers of organically certified food ingredients & food.
Natural ingredients Zone
Natural is a major growth driver in the F&B industry, with end consumers looking for ingredients that they recognise as naturally-occurring and free from chemicals - closely linked to the drive for ‘clean labels’ in finished products. The Natural ingredients zones are spread across 2 main halls at the exhibition dedicated to the plant, animal, mineral or microbial ingredients present in or produced by nature and directly extracted using simple methods.
New Exhibitor Zone
Open to all first time exhibitors at Fi & Hi Europe, this is a specially promoted area on the show floor with competitively priced booths. Visitors are always attracted to this area as it's the go-to place to find the hottest new start-ups and new products in the food ingredients industry.
Expo FoodTec Zone
Expo FoodTec is a large dedicated area showcasing a wide array of food processing technologies, R&D services, consultancy services, analytical & laboratory equipment, food safety & hygiene, software, certification services, logistics & transportation, ingredients packaging and packaging machinery.
Country Pavilion
Pavilions dedicated to companies from specific countries or regions, aimed at promoting products from these regions to visitors from all around the world. The pavilions are hosted jointly with leading industry associations.
Ingredients Focused
Specialised pavilions dedicated to specific ingredients - Omega 3 and Probiotics. The Omega 3 Pavilion is organised by GOED-Omega 3, an international association representing 200 companies. The Probiotics Pavilion is organised by the International Probiotics Association.
Fi Conference Online
Join leading food and beverage experts to tackle current challenges and identify immediate opportunities in new product development.
Fi Europe Innovation Awards
The Fi Europe Innovation Awards honours professionals and companies for their ability to demonstrate and stimulate innovation, and for their contribution to the industry.
The Fi Europe Innovation Awards celebrate people, companies and organisations breaking new ground in the food and beverage industry. With the support of leading food and beverage associations and media partners, the Fi Innovation Awards have become the most prestigious awards in the industry. Achievements in various categories will be assessed by an esteemed jury of industry professionals, chaired by Professor Colin Dennis.
Fi Europe Innovation Award Categories:
Sustainability Innovation Award
This awards an organisation or company for a measurable supply system that demonstrates environmental, economic and/or socially sustainable practices in the food and beverage industry.
Diversity & Inclusion Innovation Award
This awards an organisation or company for creating a work environment that offers equal opportunities for all employees, irrespective of their gender, race, religious background, sexual orientation, and physical or mental ability.
Plant-based Innovation Award
This award recognises an organisation or company that has developed the best plant-based ingredient, or application based on plant-based ingredient, in terms of sensory and physical properties or application costs.
Sensory Innovation Award
This awards an organisation or company that has developed the best ingredient or process in terms of enhancing the sensory experience of food products, such as taste, texture, smell and/or appearance, without significantly increasing application costs.
Health Innovation Award
This awards an organisation or company for the development of the best ingredient or application in terms of proven contribution to digestive, cognitive, immune or physical health.
Food Tech Innovation Award
This awards an organisation or company that has developed an innovative technical/processing/manufacturing/packaging/waste reduction solution or service for food ingredients or finished products.
Food Training & Education
This awards an organisation, association or company which has a demonstrable record, over at least 2 years, of providing pioneering or innovative training and education initiatives in food and nutrition, which are likely to impact the health and well-being of consumers.
Startup Innovation Challenge
The Fi Global Startup Innovation Challenge gives startups the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a jury of R&D experts, investors, and major food and beverage industry company representatives.
Sustainability Hub
Explore the new sustainability hub featuring sustainable food solutions from farm to fork. Learn about food waste, circular economy, regenerative agriculture and more.
Future of Nutrition: Lunch & Learn
An opportunity to hear from leading industry experts on innovations disrupting the food industry. Independent futurist thinkers from across the food industry and beyond will share their insights into what the food and nutrition landscape might look like in the future. Be part of the discussion on sustainable solutions, the future of food and beverage, and how to stay relevant and innovative. Network with experts, industry leaders and VIPs from across the food value chain.
Women’s Networking Breakfast in-person
Join the community of women foodies for a networking breakfast combined with panel discussions around women leadership, diversity and inclusion strategies and how women are transforming the food industry. Fi Europe continues to discuss equality, diversity, and inclusion in the food and beverage industry.
This year’s Women’s Networking Breakfast puts sustainability and at the forefront, exploring the ways in which women are transforming the global food system for the sake of safeguarding the future of our planet and our people. The world is constantly changing, and the global food system is facing new challenges every day, navigating the long-lasting impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, to supply chain issues fuelled by the Ukraine war, to the looming climate crisis. These challenges require new and innovative solutions, demanding food system stakeholders to look beyond profit and incite purpose driven action. From farm to fork, women are leading the way, by taking actionable steps towards improving the efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of the global food value chain.
Showcasing the female food professionals who are making waves in the global food system and futureproofing our planet, the Women’s Networking Breakfast will consist of two panel discussions featuring a selection of the industry’s leading voices as well as a series of dedicated networking activities. The first session will focus on building a sustainable food system, highlighting the women who are trailblazing the future of food. While the second will advise on how to build a sustainable food business, arming food professionals with practical advice about how to build and run successful diversity and inclusion strategies.
Attendees can expect to hear from and connect with a selection of the industry’s brightest minds and key stakeholders striving to build a more sustainable food system. The event is open to male and female professionals and will take place in-person on the morning of December 7, 2022, on day 2 of Fi Europe 2022.
AI Matchmaking
Nurture existing relationships and build new ones through the online event platform. Whether attending online or in-person, easily find and connect with the relevant industry contacts.
Women in Food
Fi Europe continues to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion in the food and beverage industry.
Fi Europe, sustainability is at the forefront of business. The primary goal is to produce events and products that are environmentally and socially conscious but also to recognise that businesses can go one step further and inspire the industry.
The Insights Lounge
The Customer Insights Lounge is the place where attendees can share open and honest feedback with the team directly, to help continue to develop events and solutions to better match business needs.
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