ISM and ProSweets Cologne taking off in 2022

With around 230 exhibitors, ProSweets Cologne also boasts a very good booking situation. In total, the trade fair duo will cover exhibition space spanning 139,000 m2.
Furthermore, 26 country pavilions have registered from over 20 countries. Most of which boast stand sizes that are comparable to the previous years. Registrations from many start-ups and newcomers also underline how important ISM is for the sweets and snacks market. We are also noting a positive development on the buyer side too after receiving many registrations from important trade buyers.

“With the support of the national and international exhibitors, our long-standing partner associations and important buyers, we are offering an excellent starting point for the re-start of both trade fairs”, said Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH. “After a two-year break, it is important that in the scope of ISM we finally offer our exhibiting companies a global platform again so they can present their new products and important future trends. Beyond this, we also know from discussions with significant industry representatives that getting together face-to-face is essential for the business of the participating companies.”

Important exhibitors and the industry sponsors of the trade fair are also showing great commitment to ISM: in their capacity as a business meeting point, trend or innovation platform, both trade fairs have key importance for the sweets and snacks industry particularly in these ongoing challenging times. In addition, the new hybrid format with the new digital platform, ISM & ProSweets @home, particularly offers those industry players, who are not able to attend the trade fairs live, the opportunity to come into contact with business partners, discover new products and engage in intensive networking.

The long-standing exhibitor Lambertz is also looking forward to the trade fair in 2022. Dr. Hermann Bühlbecker, sole shareholder of the Lambertz group, said: “ISM is the largest and most important sweets trade fair in the world. It offers the ideal forum to present product ranges, concepts and philosophies on the product world of sweets to distributors from all over the globe. Beyond this it is a platform for encounters between manufacturers, distributors, agencies and consultants of the sweets industry. Nothing can replace this personal exchange of experiences and it is something that simply can’t be reproduced virtually.”

With its tried and trusted safety and hygiene concept, #B-SAFE4business, ISM ensures the highest degree of safety and grants access to people, who have been vaccinated against, recovered from or who have tested negative for Covid-19. Moreover, with its new hall layout, which among others includes wider aisles of at least 5 m, ISM will have no problem making sure the minimum distances are observed at all times.