Top theme of Anuga 2024 revealed

The top theme of Anuga FoodTec 2024 is ‘Responsibility’. With the suppliers of the food and beverage industries committed to an environmental outlook and the preservation of resources, Koelnmesse, the DLG German Agriculture Society and the advisory board of Anuga FoodTec chose the theme. Responsibility sends a clear signal to the industry by focusing on current and future challenges throughout the entire production, packaging and logistical process.

As the globally active supplier industry has begun to continually monitor all processes of the value creation chain for performance, cost structures and use of resources, energy costs have increased significantly. Responsibility in this area has become a central concern, for both energy cost reduction and environmental impact. It means that manufacturers and suppliers will collaborate to develop concepts and strategies for the responsible use of resources during processing, production, packaging and transport of food and beverages.

“The food and beverage industries are system-relevant in many respects,” said Matthias Schlüter, Director of Anuga FoodTec. “They are thereby dependent upon the power of innovation of the suppliers, and themselves repeatedly call for solutions and new ideas for adapting their products and processes to present requirements. The supplier industry also sets the highest goals for itself in order to meet its responsibility.”

Anuga FoodTec will take place in Cologne from 19–22 March 2024. The trade fair will include a congress and event program that reflects the main concerns of the industry, presents and discusses innovations and offers opportunities for networking. The fair covers all aspects of the production of food and beverages. It will include environmental technology and energy as a new exhibition area.

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