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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Dear Edward,
Thank you for your email. Our trip to Interpack was successful and we enjoyed our staying in Doria hotel. Especially we appreciated its great location and hospitality.
There is no fair next year but we will keep in mind this hotel for our eventual future trips.
Kind regards.
Federico Gamba and Olga Stebeleva
I could have great job in Best Western Leoso Hotel Leverkusen with help of Mr. Mark Hansen without any problem If I have other exhibitions, I would love to ask help to Mr Mark Hansen to arrange my hotel and other questions based on faithful process with him Thank you so much for your kindly help Best regards
Hello,
Thank you for your email and services. Indeed my colleagues have come back and are very satiesfied with their visit.
Also we have learned the lesson and knowing that we may be going to the IBC2020, we are thinking of making a very early booking. Is that possible?
What options you can provide, it can include the Olympic Hotel, as they were satisfied, but also other similar options close to RAI.
Looking forward to your answer,
Ieva
Great organisation, service and availability of GoFair Staff! Situation of the hotel in Geneva was perfect!
Thank you for your kind collaboration. The most appreciated thing of the Toyoko Inn Franfurt Hotel is the location very usefull.
Especially quite satisfied with Ms. Ellie Stone assistance in terms of:
1-prompt reply
2-multiple options
3-sufficient instructions
4-easy to communicate
5-easy to reach
Everything was ok and good location of the hotel.
Tom Many thanks for your e mail. I have left some feedback with the hotel but I thought the hotel was excellent, the staff were friendly and helpful, the gym was usefeul & the food was excellent. In terms of location it was perfect. I would definitely recommend the hotel for future stays. 5 stars from me & if it is good enough to accommodate both Robbie savage and Howard Webb then it was good enough for me. In terms of your service you provided it was excellent and hassle free – it takes the stress out of looking for hotels. Are you a partner for the accommodation side of DSEi as we will probably look to exhibit in 2017 – I would love to stay at the hotel again but recognise that you can only book maybe 10 – 12 months in advance ?
Regards Scott
Hi George,
Everything went well at Crowne Plaza Geneva (4)
Regards,
Michal Witalec
Hi Albena,
The trip to the fair all went very well. I have had very little feedback, which is a good sign because I only hear when things go wrong.
However, I did ask. The hotel was basic (not luxurious) but in a good location for transport to the fair and they were happy with it.
Thank you for all you help and patience with us in making the bookings.
LIGNA Hannover 2025
Good morning Michelle,
I want to let you know that I am very impressed with the quality of service you provided. Your professionalism and dedication to resolving the issue were exceptional, and I would be delighted to work with you again in the future.
Best regards,
Mirek VRBICKÝ, Recutech
Michelle,
thank you for your support for the Nor-shipping 2022 Hotel bookings.
Best regards
Ivan S. Larsen
CCO/Sales Manager
