ISM-Ingredients 2026 will be held between the 1st and 4th of February 2026 in Messe Cologne.
Founded in 1971, ISM (ISM Köln or ISM Köln Süßwarenmesse) is a pre-eminent trade exposition for the F&B industry’s sweets and snacks sector. It presents confectionery, sweet, and snack innovations. The annual event is held in Messe Cologne alongside ProSweets Cologne. This allows participants to access new markets, earn recognition and network. This results in over 39 000 attendants from more than 140 nations attending the event. The group includes more than 37 000 visitants. 70% of them represent a foreign country. 93% of the group has direct involvement in acquisition and procurement selections. Additionally, 79% have executive positions. The attendant group also features approximately 1 800 exhibiting companies. 87.5% of them travel from abroad. Additionally, more than 600 correspondents from 27 nations visit the fair. Participants represent nations like the United States, France, Argentina, Egypt, Japan, and Australia. They vary from manufacturers through suppliers to distributors. This includes wholesalers, importers, exporters, purchasers, trade chains, department stores, and hypermarkets. Food services, baked goods shops, cafés, bakehouses, confectionaries, and retailers also attend. So do online food merchandisers, vending machine operators and alimentation scientists. Nutrition chemists and sweets/snack producers likewise visit ISM Köln.
Industries such as F&B, food processing, packaging, and wholesale attend ISM. Additionally, the retail, import & export, nutrition, health, distribution and HoReCa sectors attend the trade fair. So do the vending machine, chemical, and agriculture industries.
ISM Köln Süßwarenmesse is a trade fair with a comprehensive support schedule. For instance, one of its showstoppers is the detailed exhibition. It features seven exhibitor sections. These include cocoa-related, sugar confectionary, biscuits, snack fares, vogue & raw snacks, breakfast bites, and gelato. Another must-attend sub-event is the Finest Creation-Hand-Crafted. The ISM Expert Stage, ISM Award, Trend Court@ISM, Halal Market, and Sweet Kitchen should not be disregarded. This also applies to the New Product Showcase, ISM Start-up, and ISM Newcomer Area. The Cologne Coffee Forum and the Sweet Traditions Special Show are also must-attends.
ISM’s exhibitor list features a comprehensive range of leading companies. Among them are:
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Procure suitable accommodation for ISM before all the good deals are taken with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to Messe Cologne and gain valuable access to public transport. We can advise you on the best routes to take to the venue. Aside from affordable hotel accommodation for exhibitions, we also provide transport services. One way to travel to your hotel is to have a rent-a-car wait for you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.
Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.
ISM Köln 2022 and ProSweets 2022 occurred as hybrid trade exhibitions between the 30th of January and the 2nd of February 2022. The events comprised a live exposition in Messe Cologne and a digital complement – ISM & ProSweets@home. The renditions' live aspect featured the latest coronavirus precautions. Attendees were required to show documents such as proof of recovery certificates. The events welcomed around 15 000 visitants from 96 nations, with 78% of them being foreign participants. Among the attending countries were Russia, the United States, the Kingdom of Belgium, Turkey, the French Republic, Great Britain, and the Netherlands.
ISM Cologne 2023 occurred as part of the ISM and ProSweets Cologne – Special Edition. The events were held in Messe Cologne between the 23rd and 25th of April 2023. The iterations did not include coronavirus precautions. This was because of the repealing of the country's pandemic restrictions. The trade exhibitions received 119 exhibiting firms from 23 nations and more than 25 000 visitants from 135 countries.
ISM Cologne 2024 coincided with ProSweets Cologne 2024. The iterations took place between the 28th and 31st of January 2024. They featured 1 675 exhibiting firms from more than 100 nations and over 43 000 visitants from more than 140 countries. More than 74% of the total exhibiting group and more than 75% of the total visiting group were from abroad.
ISM 2025 in Cologne coincided with ProSweets 2025 in Cologne. The iterations occurred between the 2nd and 5th of February 2025. They featured more than 1 500 exhibiting firms from 70 nations (89% from abroad). They were overviewed by around 32 000 visitants from 135 nations (71% from a foreign country). ISM and ProSweets 2025 in Cologne occurred on around 100 000 m2 of exposition space. The iteration featured a 5.5% increase in exhibitor attendance, around 7% growth in visitor participation and a 5% expo space expansion.
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Hi Tom,
Hope all is well.
Just wanted to let you know that our crew had a great stay at the Radisson Blu in Hanover, and therefore we would very much like to re-book for the next edition of Eurotier, Nov. 11-15 in 2024.
Do you have any idea when would be a good time to secure our booking for 2024? Our experience is that the hotels near Hannover Messe start to fill up 18 months in advance.
Thanks and hear from you.
With kind regards,
Nathalie Melis
Marketing
Hello Tracy, thank you for your question. The hotel was nice, it was a good recommendation. The rooms were clean, the staff was helpful, the breakfast really good. Thank you for organizing this hotel.
Best regards Doris.
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Dear Michelle,
That’s really good news, thank you so much for your fantastic help.
I’ll print all the vouchers and ready to fly out.
I hope you stay safe and wish you great weekend ahead.
Very happy with hotel. Nice and clean, friendly and help full staff, breakfast very nice, room nice, clean and spacious. Will definitely re-book for my next business visit to Nurnberg.
Dear Michelle,
Thank you for the email!
Yes, everything was great with the hotel and we are eager to book with you again.
Kind regards,
Juho
Great service, very supportive during the full process. Customer friendly and never tired to answer questions and make changes when necessary.
Hello George,
Everything went smoothly during Anuga 2023. Thank you
Anuga 2023
Thank you, Megan!
All your support and kindness so far has been really precious indeed :)
Have a very nice afternoon.
Kind regards.
Elisa
Dear Megan,
First of all, thank you for your service in short notice, obviously was my mistake for starting to search accommodation to late, but nevertheless you was on desired level of professionalism.
Regarding hotel, hotel as it is, was correct, but location in industrial zone, and lot of trucks which passing by windows was unpleasant experience, so I would not recommend this hotel for this price to no one, but I am aware of moment which we choose to make reservation in Cologne .
Regarding next IDS, it is a good idea, if we don’t have to pay nothing in advance, then yes, you can make some reservations for similar rates, but with location near city center or Koelnmesse.
Thanks once again, and stay in touch.
Kind regards,
Predrag Treskanica
IDS - 2025
Hello George,
Everything went well at the Residenz Hotel Detmold.
You have the best offers and I will contact you for our next business trip.
Renata
M.O.W. 2023
Dear Jane,
Thank you for the assistance!
Everything went fine.
Kind regards,
Michel Joly
I was very happy with my stay at Novum Hotel Lichtburg am Kurfurstendamm***. I'm happy with the standard. It is clean and very well located. And for the price you pay is worth it. Thank you very much. For next edition I will make sure to let you know.
