Press Release
No. 3 / April 2023, Tokyo#ISMJAPAN

ISM JAPAN KICKS OFF IN 5 DAYS
The inaugural ISM Japan, held from 12–14 April, 2023 in Tokyo,
Japan will be the first dedicated trade fair for the sweets andsnacks industry in the East Asia region.
Tokyo, Japan 7 April, 2023 — In 5 days, the first dedicated trade fair for thesweets and snacks industry in East Asia will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo,
Japan. Organised by Koelnmesse Co., Ltd., it is modelled after the world’s
leading trade fair for sweets and snacks — ISM Cologne.

ISM Japan
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Brent OlianEmail:With Tokyo located in the heart of East Asia, the trade fair will serve as asweets and snacks hub for the region, which is forecasted to become the largest
food and beverage region by consumption in the world by 2030.
ISM Japan is co-located with 7 partner fairs with a history of success in Japan:
Wine & Gourmet Japan (organised by Koelnmesse), Dessert Sweets & Bakery
Festival, FABEX, Food & Drink OEM Expo, Future Rice Fair, Noodle Industry Fair
and Premium Food Show.
ISM Japan and partners will look to benefit from 2023 being the first year since
the COVID-19 pandemic that Japan has fully opened its borders to visitors. Thefair will see a large international focus with over 90% of its 69 exhibitors comingfrom countries abroad, such as Germany, Turkey, China, Indonesia, Italy,Poland, Singapore, Thailand, UAE and many more.
The show’s programme will include engaging seminars in English on sweets andsnacks trends in Japan and in Japanese on sweets and snack trends in Europe.
With Japan’s borders fully open, participants are eager to experience
unrestricted trade fairs in Japan once again. Managing Director of Koelnmesse
Japan, Mr Makoto Takagi added, "We are very excited to introduce thisprestigious brand from Germany to the East Asian market. It is also our hopethat this will be the new business platform for all those who have been waiting
for this moment after the last difficult years".
Register for ISM Japan here.
For more information on the event, visit https://www.ismjapan.com/.
###olian@koelnmesse.jp
DID:+81 3 5357 1280

Koelnmesse Co., Ltd.
2F 3-5-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, JAPAN 102-0083
Tel. + 81 3 5357 1280
www.koelnmesse.jp

About ISM JapanISM Japan is the first dedicated showcase for the sweets and snacks industry inEast Asia. The inaugural edition will take place from 12 to 14 April 2023 at Tokyo
Big Sight. The event will feature manufacturers, producers, wholesalers,distributors, importers, exporters, brokers, and OEM private labels of thefollowing: sweets and confectionery, salted snacks, baked snacks, specialty
snacks, frozen snacks and raw ingredients.
About ISM
ISM is the world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks. Yearly, more than
1.600 exhibitors from 76 countries and around 38.000 visitors come to ISM. The
world's leading trade fair for sweets and snacks brings together all internationally
relevant market participants from industry and trade on this scale and is one ofmost important business hubs, export drivers and innovation platforms for the
confectionery industry. A successful combination between impulses andinnovations, exciting networking, first-class exhibitors, and competent visitors
forms an offer that is unique around the globe. Heart and soul: In conjunction
with ProSweets Cologne, the international supplier trade fair for the sweets andsnacks industry, ISM represents the entire industrial value chain.
Koelnmesse — Global Competence in Food and FoodTec
Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising food fairs and events
regarding food and beverage processing. Trade fairs such as Anuga, ISM andAnuga FoodTec in Cologne, Germany are established world leaders. Furthermore,
Koelnmesse organises food trade fairs in growth markets around the globe, forexample, in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Thailand and the United ArabEmirates, which have different focuses and contents.
These global activities enable Koelnmesse to offer customers a network ofevents, which in turn grant access to different markets and thus create a basis
for sustainable and stable international business.
For more information visit https://www.ismjapan.com/fair/global-competencein-food/.
Upcoming ISM events:
ISM — The world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks
23.04. –25.04.2023, Cologne, Germany
ISM Middle East — The heart of sweets and snacks in the Middle East
7.-9.11.2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Koelnmesse Co., Ltd.
2F 3-5-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, JAPAN 102-0083
Tel. + 81 3 5357 1280
olian@koelnmesse.jp
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