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Trade Fair for the Bakery and Confectionery Trades

Südback in Stuttgart is one of Europe's most important trade fairs for bakery and confectionery and shows work and operating technology, raw materials, merchandise, equipment, sales promotion and services. A varied supporting programme provided an opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues, market leaders and experts on trends, developments and future prospects in the industry.

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Date

24.10.-27.10.2026
October 2027
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 1978
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Fairgrounds

Messe Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Germany

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Organisers

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Messepiazza 1
70629 Stuttgart
Germany
Fon: +49 711 18560-0
Fax: +49 711 18560-2440
info@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.messe-stuttgart.de

Project team

teoman.yanikoglu@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.suedback.de

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Sector focus

Food Processing and Packaging Machinery (industry 61)
Hotel and Catering, Shop Fittings (industry 33)
Food, Beverage and Luxury Foodstuff (industry 24)

Main offerings

Baking Agents
Baking Ovens
Bakery Products
Bakery Equipment
Bakery Machinery
Special-Purpose Clothing
Factory Equipment
Cafe Furnishings
Services
Labelling Machines
Delicatessen Foods
Catering Supplies
Hygiene
Coffee
Cash Systems
Refrigeration Technology
Confectioner's Equipment
Confectionery
Shop Construction
Shop Fittings
Lighting Technology
Dairy Products
Basic Materials
Chocolate
Software
Icecream
Deep-frozen Food Products
Sales Promotion
Packaging Material
Packaging Technology

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Sponsors

BÄKO
Landesinnungsverband für das Württembergische Bäckerhandwerk e.V.

Statistics

Key figures
10/2024
Exhibitors
562
Domestic
429
Abroad
133
Other represented firms
3
Visitors (number of admissions)
34.781
Domestic
28.868
Abroad
5.913
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
67.000
Space (net)
27.237
Special show space
762
Exhibitor stand space
26.475
Hall space
26.475
Domestic
21.770
Abroad
4.705
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 23 countries
Algeria1
Austria18
Belgium6
Croatia1
Czechia6
Denmark3
France11
Germany429
Iceland1
India1
Israel1
Italy26
Latvia1
Luxembourg1
Monaco1
Netherlands19
Poland16
Portugal3
Spain1
Switzerland12
Türkiye1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1
United States of America2
FKM trade visitor structure
2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
34.781
Proportion of trade visitors
93%
Total Germany (%)
83
North Rhine-Westphalia
3
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
5
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
61
Bavaria
20
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, partner, self-employed
24
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
9
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
9
Department head, group head, team leader
14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
12
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
9
Other position
9
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
2
Foreman, master craftsman
9
Economic sectors (%)
Bakery trade
19
Confectioner's trade
8
Baker's/confectioner's Trade
44
Bread, cake and pastry industry
15
Other industry
7
Café, coffee shop
13
Ice cream parlours
5
Catering
8
Hotel
3
Fast food, snacks, petrol stations
3
Canteen, large-scale caterer, caterer
2
Food and delicatessen trade
7
Services, consulting
5
Colleges, universities, polytechnic, institutes
2
Other economic sector
8
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
28
more than 50 km up to 100 km
18
more than 100 km up to 300 km
32
over 300 km
23
Foreign origin total (%)
17
EU
59
Other european countries
28
South-, East-, Central Asia
5
Other countries
8
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Austria
23
Switzerland
20
Spain
4
Czechia
4
France
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
16
5 - 9
10
10 - 49
25
50 - 199
21
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
4
1 000 and more
9
Student
4
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
23
collectively
26
in an advisory capacity/organization
21
no
25
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
35
Earlier events
33
First visit
46
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Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG
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