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Organisers
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Messeplatz
40474
Dusseldorf
Germany
Fon: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668
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Sector focus
Food Processing and Packaging Machinery (industry 61)
Main offerings
Process Engineering
Packaging Machinery
Cosmetics
Consumer Goods
Packing Agents
Packaging Materials Production
Confectionery Machinery
Services
Packing Aids
Machinery for the Manufacturing of Packaging Materials
Packing Materials
Food Processing Machinery
Packaging Material
Packaging Technology
Bakery Machinery
Printing Machines for Packaging
Filling Plants
Labelling Machines
Pharmaceuticals
Process Automation
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Sponsors
Fachverband Nahrungsmittelmaschinen und Verpackungsmaschinen e.V.(VDMA), Frankfurt/Main
Wirtschaftsverbände Papierverarbeitung (WPV) e.V., Darmstadt
Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V., Düsseldorf
EAFA European Aluminium Foil Association e.V., Düssseldorf
Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. (GDA), Düsseldorf
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V., Bad Homburg
Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken e.V. (VDP), Bonn
Verband Metallverpackungen e.V., Düsseldorf
Statistics
Key figures
5/2026
Present journalists
516, of which from abroad 258

Exhibitors
2.905
Domestic
545
Abroad
2.360
Visitors (number of admissions)
125.089
Domestic
31.898
Abroad
93.191
Space (gross)
249.700
Space (net)
177.423
Special show space
130
Exhibitor stand space
177.293
Hall space
177.247
Domestic
55.048
Abroad
122.199
Open air
46
Domestic
16
Abroad
30
FKM trade visitor structure
2023
Visitors (number of admissions)
142.060
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
25
Bremen
0
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
9
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
39
Hesse
7
Rhineland-Palatinate
6
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
16
Bavaria
11
Berlin
2
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
3
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
13
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
22
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
17
Department head, group head, team leader
21
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
18
Lecturer, teacher
0
Trainee
2
Other position
2
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
27
Research and development, design/construction
19
Manufacturing, production, quality control
14
Buying/procurement
8
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
13
Marketing, advertising, PR
4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
2
Maintenance/repairs
3
Other area
5
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Process industry
28
Foodstuff industry
23
Other industry, manufacturer
17
Retail (food, non-food)
5
Technical retail trade
3
Other trade
4
Logistics service provider
2
Other service
6
Skilled trades
2
Other economic sectors
7
Pupil, student
3
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
5
more than 50 km up to 100 km
4
more than 100 km up to 300 km
16
over 300 km
74
Foreign origin total (%)
74
EU
46
Other european countries
14
Africa
6
North America
6
South and Central America
8
Middle East
6
South-, East-, Central Asia
12
Australia/Oceania
2
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Netherlands
9
Italy
6
Belgium
5
United States of America
4
India
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
6
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
17
50 - 199
20
200 - 499
15
500 - 999
8
1 000 and more
26
Student
3
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
29
collectively
29
in an advisory capacity/organization
23
no
14
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
29
Earlier events
26
First visit
58
2.6
Survey conducted by:
Wissler & Partner
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