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Organisers
Koelnmesse GmbH
Messeplatz 1
50679
Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 821-0
Fax: +49 221 821-2574
Bundesverband des Deutschen
Lebensmittelhandels e.V. (BVLH)
Am Weidendamm 1A
10117
Berlin
Germany
Fon: +49 30 726250-80
Fax: +49 30 726250-85
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Sector focus
Food, Beverage and Luxury Foodstuff (industry 24)
Hotel and Catering, Shop Fittings (industry 33)
Main offerings
Foodstuff
Delicatessen Foods
Beverages
Poultry
Dairy Products
Fish
Deep-frozen Food Products
Meat Products
Bakery Products
Pastries
Confectionery
Fruits
Vegetables
Icecream
Large Kitchen Equipment
Grills
Catering
Franchising
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Sponsors
Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Ernährungsindustrie e.V. (BVE), Berlin
Deutscher Hotel- und Gaststättenverband e.V. (DEHOGA), Berlin
Statistics
Key figures
10/2021
1)
Present journalists
2021: 688, of which from abroad 177

Exhibitors
4.443
Domestic
344
Abroad
4.099
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
69.549
Domestic
17.648
Abroad
51.901
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
244.400
Space (net)
94.469
Special show space
841
Exhibitor stand space
93.628
Hall space
93.628
Domestic
11.635
Abroad
81.993
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
1) To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.
Origin of exhibitors 2021 from 92 countries
Afghanistan1
Algeria2
Andorra1
Argentina50
Armenia9
Australia8
Austria72
Bangladesh1
Belarus1
Belgium165
Bolivia1
Bosnia and Herzegovina8
Brazil69
Burkina Faso79
Canada48
Chile22
China, People's Republic6
Colombia13
Costa Rica10
Croatia16
Cyprus48
Czechia19
Denmark80
Ecuador18
Egypt41
Estonia14
Ethiopia2
Finland11
France172
Georgia18
Germany344
Ghana2
Greece177
Hungary59
India56
Indonesia2
Iran, Islamic Republic24
Ireland18
Israel15
Italy727
Japan36
Jordan10
Korea, Republic23
Kosovo13
Kuwait2
Latvia42
Lebanon6
Lithuania48
Luxembourg7
Madagascar1
Malaysia3
Malta6
Mexico20
Moldova, Republic7
Monaco2
Montenegro1
Morocco1
Netherlands186
Nigeria1
North Macedonia5
Norway8
Pakistan35
Palestinian territories9
Paraguay14
Peru37
Poland218
Portugal43
Qatar15
Romania21
Russia54
Saudi Arabia26
Serbia33
Singapore3
Slovakia18
Slovenia23
South Africa1
Spain371
Sri Lanka8
Sudan6
Sweden6
Switzerland25
Syrian Arab Republic1
Taiwan6
Thailand39
Tunisia42
Türkiye296
Ukraine60
United Arab Emirates21
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland46
United States of America105
Uruguay3
Virgin Islands (British)1
FKM trade visitor structure
2019
Visitors (number of admissions)
169.653
Proportion of trade visitors
95%
Total Germany (%)
38
Bremen
1
Hamburg
3
Lower Saxony
6
Schleswig-Holstein
2
North Rhine-Westphalia
60
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
6
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
5
Bavaria
6
Berlin
3
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
1
Thuringia
0
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
27
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
14
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
11
Department head, group head, team leader
14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
13
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
4
Other position
5
Student
9
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
27
Research/development/design
8
Manufacturing, production, quality control
7
Buying/procurement
15
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
18
Marketing, advertising, PR
6
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
2
Maintenance/repairs
0
Other area
4
Student
9
Other not gainfully employed
1
Economic sectors (%)
Wholesale trade
21
Retail trade
11
Retail chain/cooperative head office
1
Specialized retail trade
3
Commercial agent
2
Import/export
16
Skilled trades
1
Drugstores
1
Catering
7
Service
7
Industry
14
Other economic sectors
7
Student
9
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
15
more than 50 km up to 100 km
8
more than 100 km up to 300 km
15
over 300 km
62
Foreign origin total (%)
62
EU
49
Other european countries
8
Africa
6
North America
5
South and Central America
11
Middle East
5
South-, East-, Central Asia
15
Australia/Oceania
2
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Netherlands
9
France
5
Spain
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5
Italy
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
11
5 - 9
9
10 - 49
23
50 - 199
19
200 - 499
9
500 - 999
5
1 000 and more
14
Student
9
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
34
collectively
30
in an advisory capacity/organization
18
no
8
Student
9
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
27
Earlier events
29
First visit
61
2.5
Survey conducted by:
factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung
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