Trade Fairs 2024

Find us at the main events of 2024 and connect with our team to drive innovation and new opportunities.

Past events

BIOFACH & VIVANESS

One of the world’s leading trade fairs for professionals in organic products from the agri-food and cosmetics sectors. The 2023 edition welcomed nearly 36,000 visitors from 135 countries and 2,766 exhibitors. The event showcases the latest sector trends, product demonstrations, and spaces for networking and private meetings.

The theme of this edition is: “Food for the Future: Women’s Impact on Sustainable Food Systems”.

AINIA will exhibit in Hall 5, stand 5-448, together with other Spanish companies and centres.

For AINIA Network members, we have invitation codes available for this trade fair. Limited invitations.

Alimentaria & Hostelco

A benchmark biennial trade fair in the food sector, with more than 85,000 m² of exhibition space and 7 halls. In its 2022 edition, it welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors from 52 countries and featured more than 100 conferences and 3,000 exhibitors.

An international meeting point for professionals in the food, beverage and food service chain, focused on promoting internationalisation, innovation, business and specialisation.

AINIA will participate in Alimentaria 2024 as a Silver Partner of The Alimentaria Hub, the core area of the event hosting congresses, conferences, innovation showcases, networking areas and award ceremonies.

Presentation

Presentation: Circularity in Food: New technologies, regulation and market

MeetingPack

MeetingPack 2024 will take place on 10 and 11 April 2024 at the Valencia Conference Centre. These two days are structured into eight thematic blocks.

Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the environmental sustainability of food packaging and the need to combine it with the high-barrier functionality required by the market.

In-cosmetics Global

A global event that connects all areas of the cosmetics industry, creating a space to share knowledge and foster inspiration and collaboration. The programme includes presentations, seminars and exhibitions on sustainability, trends, raw materials, formulation and new techniques and ingredients. In the 2023 edition, more than 10,000 visitors attended and over 900 exhibitors from more than 50 countries participated.

AINIA will take part this year in the Spanish Pavilion, together with Beauty Cluster.

Presentation

Presentation: Circularity in Food: New technologies, regulation and market

Hispack

International biennial trade fair for innovation in packaging, processing and logistics. In 2022, it welcomed more than 27,000 visitors and 720 exhibitors.

This new edition is structured around 5 key sectors for companies in both the food industry and other sectors: Industrial Packaging, Labelling & Bottling, Logistics, Automation & Robotics, Brand Packaging and Packaging Machinery & Process.

Presentation

Keynote: "SINGLE‐PACK: Development of new biodegradable-compostable single-dose packaging for sauces and oils"

Round table

"Sustainable materials, packaging and recycling processes for the development of barrier packaging for the food sector"

Vitafoods Europe

Vitafoods is one of the leading nutraceutical trade fairs in Europe, aimed at nutrition professionals across all stages, from ingredient development to services and equipment, including finished product creation and manufacturing. In the previous edition, more than 18,000 attendees from 162 countries and over 1,000 exhibitors participated.

AINIA will participate with a stand in Hall H6, J202.

Galicia Biodays

2nd edition of the benchmark Forum for the biotechnology and life sciences industry in the Atlantic Area. In the previous edition, more than 800 attendees and 65 speakers participated.

Round table

Biotechnological challenges in cosmetics, innovations serving well-being, Cantabria Labs

Round table

Omics technologies and protein coexistence for innovation in the food industry, ANFACO CECOPESCA

Meetech Spain

A unique space for meeting, connection and cooperation between companies, research organisations and Technology Centres in Spain. It will include an innovation showroom, exhibitor area, inspiring conferences, round tables and a speaker corner featuring the latest developments.

Presentation

Biorefineries for mobility, AINIA

Round table

Omics technologies and protein coexistence for innovation in the food industry, ANFACO CECOPESCA

Fruit Attraction

Leading international trade fair in the fruit and vegetable sector, aimed at professionals. The previous edition welcomed more than 100,000 visitors from 145 countries and 2,000 exhibitors. It includes different exhibition areas, as well as spaces for presenting business innovations and a programme of technical sessions with experts and leading centres.

Presentation

Workshop Photonics 4 Agrifood

  • 10:30 Challenges of the fruit and vegetable industry and R&D lines to address them through Photonics, Ricardo Díaz, coordinator of the Agri-Food Working Group
  • 10:50 Applications of photonics in the field and post-harvest, Álvaro García Martínez, Head of Sensing and Robotics
Presentation

Zero Waste: obligations and opportunities in the food chain

  • 12:10–12:20 BREADCRUMB. The impact of marketing standards on food waste generation. MariPaz Villalba Talens (Project manager at AINIA technological center)
Presentation

Digital technologies to transform the agri-food industry: challenges, innovations and success stories

A review will be carried out of the main challenges of the fruit and vegetable industry, such as water scarcity, the ageing of the workforce or the need to reduce environmental impact. Subsequently, new digital technologies and innovations introduced both in farm management and in fruit and vegetable processing centres will be reviewed, highlighting examples and success stories from the sector.

  • Digital technologies to transform the agri-food industry: challenges, innovations and success stories. Ricardo Díaz, AINIA
  • Technologies for the early detection of pests in citrus crops. SENSOPLAG Project. Carlos Montesinos, AVA-ASAJA
  • Application and monitoring of stimulating and plant-strengthening treatments using drones. Sergio Sánchez, FERTILIS

Ontzi Hub

II MEETING FOR INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING IN EUSKADI

Following the success of the previous edition, ontzi | Basque Food Packaging Innovation Hub is organising on 30 October the II Meeting for Innovation in Food Packaging at the Ilgner Building in Barakaldo (Bizkaia).

This event will once again be a dynamic meeting point fostering networking among all stakeholders involved in the sustainable transition of the food sector, with B2B meetings as a new feature in this edition.

The event will include solution showcases and a congress featuring presentations and round tables on: European packaging and packaging waste legislation, more sustainable packaging materials and the future of recyclability.

Eco Chemical Solutions

2nd edition of the trade fair, promoted by Quimacova under the Ecofira framework.

Presentation

Cheers Project: ingredients from waste for ingredients in the cosmetics and disinfection sector

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