• N?rnbergMesse Group: revenue tops 185 million euros
• N?rnbergConvention Center: busy year with many premieres
• Worldwide exhibition ranking: one of the top 15 exhibition centres (more…)

Messe M?nchen International and its subsidiary MMI South Africa introduce the inaugural food & drink technology Africa trade fair and conference, which premiers in Johannesburg on March 18 and 19, 2014 at Gallagher Convention Centre. (more…)

The visitors, the speakers and the sponsors – all were agreed the Innovation Flow Lounge, which premiered at drinktec 2013, was a resounding success. This new marketing platform increased the number of visitors from marketing and sales by eight percent. 12,000 visitors to drinktec were from this area. 3,344 visitors to drinktec, the “technology fair”, were pure marketing specialists. And, notably, almost all the visitors to the Innovation Flow Lounge gave a top overall rating to drinktec itself – clear indication that this event has successfully brought together technology and marketing. In addition to its tradition role as a technology
showcase, drinktec has therefore now taken on another function: as a marketing interface. (more…)

The new Innovation Flow Lounge during the five days at drinktec 2013, World’s Leading Trade Fair for the Beverage and Liquid Food Industry, proved to be not just a contact forum, but also an idea forum for marketing and launching new products. This was above all made clear at the Talking Table, the regulars’ table for daily panel discussions. Experts from marketing and technology discussed the trend to craft beers, the significance and possibilities of packaging, clever ideas for promoting sales as well as beverage innovations and extras. We have summarized the most important theses and statements below. (more…)

BrauBeviale looking forward to European beverage experts
Young team skilfully puts the exhibition in the limelight (more…)

Since September 13, 2013, the two Spanish companies GEA Ib?rica S.A. and GEA Caldem?n S.A. are jointly doing business under their new name GEA Heat Exchangers S.A. (more…)

Wolfgang Kranz heads international business at the N?rnbergMesse Group with effect from November. The experienced exhibition professional thus takes over responsibility for further growth in the international business field, which is to more than double its revenue by 2020. Kranz succeeds Petra Wolf, who moved to the Exhibitions II Division of N?rnbergMesse on 1 October. (more…)

Volker Kronseder, Chief Executive Officer of Krones AG and Chairman of the Board of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, Germany: "The omens for drinktec 2013 were already very promising. The industry has a large and solid foundation, and our customers want to or must invest. The current development of demand characterized our expectations correspondingly. And these were confirmed! In addition to the traditionally strong visitor countries including Germany, many visitors came from markets outside of Europe and newly industrialized countries. However, we also recorded numerous representatives from medium-sized breweries. Our technological innovations evoked considerable and positive interest among all of our customers. Consequently, we are fulfilling the demands of the market for sustainable solutions that preserve the environment and resources as well as being ergonomic, but which are also profitable at the same time. Stocktaking of our result at drinktec 2013: Excellent!" Prof.Matthias Niemeyer, Chief Executive Officer of KHS GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Exhibitor Advisory Board, Germany: "drinktec is an indispensable platform for KHS, which 2013 confirmed once again. We had enthusiastic customers and interested parties from the whole world. In addition to discussions on technical subjects, we were able to conclude negotiations for specific projects. The interest…

• 66,886 visitors – rise of 14 percent
• 183 countries – even wider international spread
• Exhibitors: “drinktec is simply the best” (more…)

Pentair, a global leader in filtration and process technologies, has launched a new concept for monitoring the quality of filled packages at drinktec 2013. (more…)