Meat industry gears up for Anuga

With just under a month to go, the international meat industry is preparing for Anuga 2017, with record numbers of exhibitors from the sector. 

At this year’s exhibition there will be more than 900 exhibitors from 50 countries at Anuga Meat, one of the 10 trade shows under the umbrella of Anuga.

Exhibitors at Anuga Meat include Argal, Agrosuper, Bell, Beretta, Citterio, Danish Crown, ElPozo, Heidemark, Inalca, Miratorg, MHP, NH Foods, OSI, Pini Italia, Plukon, Sauels, Steinhaus, Tönnies, VanDrie, Vion, Westfleisch, Wiesenhof and Wiltmann. New exhibitors include French group Bigard.

National trade bodies exhibiting at Anuga Meat include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay and the USA. There are also smaller group stands from Canada, Japan and South Africa, as well as individual exhibitors from New Zealand and India.

In total, more than 7,200 exhibitors from 100 countries will be exhibiting at Anuga in Cologne.

The product range spans from unprocessed meat products, to meat preparations and convenience products, through to fine sausage and ham products and regional specialities. According to the organisers: “There is no other comparable product show for the meat industry anywhere else in the world.”

A focus of this year’s exhibition will be the targeting of growth regions such as Asia, North and South America by EU producers, while consumer issues like traceability, the health of the animals, animal welfare and quality will also be highlighted.

Anuga Meat is being held in Halls 5, 6 and 9 of the Cologne fair grounds. Comprising the sub-segments sausages (Halls 5.2 and 6), red meat (Halls 6 and 9) and poultry (Hall 9) it offers trade buyers everything they could need under one roof, say the organisers.

The trade fair is open daily from Saturday 7 October to Wednesday 11 October from 10am to 6pm.