WorldFood Poland 2025

Polish and international exhibitors will find at WorldFood Warsow the chance to establish new contacts and network in this initiative focused on the food sector industry. On April will take place a new edition, if you want to discover what's new, don't miss this interview.

What's new for the next edition of WorldFood Warsaw?

Second edition of Warsaw WorldFood brings a bit of news. One of them will be a special area to discuss with retail networks. WorldFood Warsaw offers a free matchmaking service for exhibitors. It enables participants to make better use of their time at the exhibition and allows them to meet with important buyers who match their business specifications. In addition, there will be national pavilions from the Netherlands, Macedonia, Ukraine, Thailand, India, Korea and Lithuania. WorldFood Warsaw exhibition is collocated with Wine & Spirits Warsaw, Ingredients Warsaw and FoodTech Warsaw sections.

Three reasons to exhibit here.

1. Possibility to establish new contacts and foster existing ones, evaluate the market demand for your products or services, and track the global trends.

2. Free matchmaking service and special area to discuss with retail networks.

3. Attractive discussion panels and special conferences on food and trends in the food industry.

What is the exhibitors profile?

All food industry sectors will be present at WorldFood Warsaw 2015. We invite entrepreneurs manufacturing a variety of foodstuffs, as well as representatives of companies involved in the production process. Therefore, ingredients and additives importers and distributors as well as technology and equipment manufacturers are welcome.

Our exhibitors are:

• Food & drinks manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters of: Gourmet and Fine Food, Ingredients, Spices and Additives, Equipment and machinery and Packages

• IT solutions

• Services providers

• Business associations

• Professional media

Three reasons to visit WorldFood Warsaw.

1. Possibility to establish new contacts and finding new food and drink products

2. Opportunity to discover new trends in the industry and opportunity to learn about new technologies and solutions used in the food sector.

3. Interesting conferences - especially for the visitors to of the exhibition was developed rich program, developed in collaboration with the best practices in the industry.

What is your visitors profile?

People from the food industry, dominated by decision-makers in companies or having an impact on the decisions: distributors, retail chain representatives, wholesalers, representatives of HoReCa Channel, f.e. Chefs, F&B Managers

Results of the last edition

• Three days of the exhibition

• Almost 100 exhibitors from 24 countries around the world

• More than 3.000 visitors from around the world

• 150 domestic and foreign journalists

• 50 industry media partners

• 20 events accompanying the exhibition (seminars, discussions, conferences, culinary show)

• Award Ceremony with Gold Medals

WorldFood Warsaw is a business to a business initiative designed for the food sector industry. If you are going to enjoy of three days of exhibition, discussion panels, special conferences on food and trends... among others, then don't miss the interview we made with the organisers of the show to stay up to date about all the details and novelties for 2016's edition!

WorldFood has editions in some cities like Moscow, Istanbul, Azerbaijan...among others. What makes WorldFood series different from other events of its kind?

The WorldFood series is unique due to ITE’s expertise in the markets that they operate. ITE Group has been holding WorldFood events since the mid-1990s with the main focus being in Russia and the CIS. Over time we’ve created strong relationships with the companies, associations and political intentions that shape the food and drink industry in these countries. Furthermore, we’ve grown our global network of offices and agents, and therefore can provide outstanding customer service around the world.

What are the novelties we will find at WorldFood Warsaw 2016?

WorldFood Warsaw 2016 will for the first-time include a dedicated health food sector, showcasing both domestic and international health food and beverage producers/manufacturer.

Other sectors will include ‘Wine & Spirits’, ‘Food Technology’ and ‘Ingredients’. We’re confident that these sectors will provide a more tailor visitor and exhibitor experience.

WorldFood Warsaw attracts a high international audience, can you give some tips to those participating in the show for the first time?

If you’re travelling from abroad, remember to check your visa requirements. Poland is a pretty open country with many visa-free agreements. You can find out the latest visa requirements online on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland website.

It is always good to have actual samples of your products at the exhibition for potential buyers. These buyers will then be able to touch, smell and taste the produce, allowing you to really sell your product. Shipping of products to a country can be a daunting task and needs to be planned in advance to ensure goods arrive on time. We have an official freight forwarder who can help exhibitors organise this. This information is made available in the event marketing manual.

Make use of the event ‘Matchmaking Programme’ and promotional material. Interested in meeting a retailer? Let the organisers know – we might arrange a meeting. Make use of the promotional materials (invites, banners etc) provided by the organising committee. Ensure that you send these invites to current and potential clients so that they are aware that you are exhibiting.

Who must visit the exhibition?

WorldFood Warsaw is the key event for international food and drinks manufacturers and end producers to sell into the country’s retail chains, restaurants and distribution centres. Purchasing managers, sommeliers, chefs, restaurateurs and distributors should attend.

A strength of the fair is its business profile and the wide offer of seminars. Do you recommend a session in particular?

Most of the conferences and seminars onsite are for the Polish audience. The sessions which would be of interest to the international audience are listed below:

• Conference on 20 April: The wholesale market in Poland. Perspectives and direction of development of distribution sector.
• Conference on 21 April: Innovation in organic food market - It will analyze the news in the category of organic food - comparing Poland vs Europe vs World. As well as consumer analyze – Poland vs Europe.

Let's talk about WorldFood Warsaw Gold Medal, that every year try to promote the best products. What kind of products are we talking about?

The WorldFood Warsaw Gold Medal awards exhibitors on the quality of their products. This could be a finished food and drink product or raw ingredients. In 2015, winners were mainly drink based and presented vodka, tea and beer. Among the other winner products were deer meat, flour and maize, to name a few.

Finally, can you tell us the participation results of the last edition?

Last year (second edition of WorldFood Warsaw):

• 192 companies exhibited – a 104% increase compared to 2014.
• The event brought together over 3,300 visitors, of which 94% were directly involved in purchasing decisions.