Press Release
No. 2 / February 2022, Tokyo#ISMJAPAN

ISM Japan shifts its inaugural edition to 2023
ISM, the world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks, will
shift its Asian debut in Tokyo, Japan – The Heart of East Asia, toApril 2023.
ISM Japan has received overwhelming interests and excitement from the industry
since the announcement of the Asian debut of ISM, and plans were on track todeliver one of the region’s first dedicated sweets and snacks trade fairs with animpact.

ISM Japan
www.ismjapan.com
Your contact:

Makiko Tanno

However, due to the continuing uncertainties brought by the spread of the COVID19 variant Omicron, Japan has closed its borders to all new foreign arrivals sinceNovember 2021, thereby posing a challenge for ISM Japan’s international
stakeholders (visitors, exhibitors, and partners) to attend the trade fair.
After in-depth assessment on the situation in Japan and around the world, andclose consultations with key stakeholders and partners, a decision was taken toshift its inaugural edition to April 2023, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.
“As much as we would have loved to bring the event to life this April, we felt it
was important to give the participants the full experience befitting for an
inaugural event. Moreover, the ease of participation for our international
exhibitors are paramount to make it a successful event,” explained Mr. Makoto
Takagi, Managing Director of Koelnmesse Co., Ltd.
He added, “We are currently seeing business networking at its finest during theongoing ISM Cologne. We are looking forward to bringing this network and spirit
to Japan next year. With the recovery of the global economy and resumption toa new-normal, the team is committed to working on building a strong first editionof ISM Japan 2023 and offering exhibitors an attractive business platform.”
The new show date of ISM Japan is from 12th to 14th April in 2023. The organisers
are looking forward to delivering a successful inaugural edition in 2023.
###Email:tanno@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, specialtysnacks, frozen snacks, and raw ingredients. Two featured zones include theSpecialty Market Zone – presenting free-from, organic, halal and functionalproducts, and the Technology Zone – spotlighting the latest processing andpackaging technologies for sweets and snacks.
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 theconfectionery 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.
The 52nd edition of ISM is scheduled to take place from 29 January to 1 February
2023.
Koelnmesse - Global Competence in Food and FoodTec
Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising trade fairs in the food andbeverage segment. Events such as Anuga and ISM are established, world-leading
trade fairs, hosted in Cologne/Germany. Anuga HORIZON in 2022 will mark thelaunch of an additional event format dedicated to food industry innovations inCologne. In addition to the events at its Cologne headquarters, Koelnmesse also
stages numerous food trade fairs with different sector-specific areas of focus andcontent in further key markets across the world, including Brazil, China, India,
Japan, Columbia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. These global activities
enable Koelnmesse to offer its customers bespoke events and leading regional
trade fairs in a variety of markets, thus creating the foundation for sustainableinternational business. Koelnmesse is also ideally positioned in the field of foodtechnology with its leading international trade fairs Anuga FoodTec andProSweets Cologne and its global network of satellite events.
Further information is available at: https://www.ism-cologne.com/fair/industrytrade-fairs/
The next events under ISM network:
ISM Middle East – The heart of sweets and snacks in the Middle East
08.11 – 10.11.2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ISM – The world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks
29.01 – 01.02.2023, Cologne, Germany
ProSweets Cologne – The international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks
industry
29.01. – 01.02.2023, Cologne, Germany

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Your contact:
Japan:
Makiko Tanno (Ms.)
Marketing Manager
Koelnmesse Co., Ltd.
2F 3-5-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, JAPAN 102-0083
Tel. + 81 3 5357 1280
tanno@koelnmesse.jp
www.koelnmesse.jp

International:Samantha Wong (Ms.)
Assistant Marketing and Communications Manager
Koelnmesse Pte Ltd
152 Beach Road
#25-05 Gateway East
Singapore 189721
DID: +65 6500 6728
samantha.wong@koelnmesse.com.sg
www.koelnmesse.com.sg