The international frozen food industry meets in Cologne
Frozen products are in high demand in stores and off-market – around 600 national and international suppliers. Frozen products make life easier and have become an integral part of international cuisine. With Anuga Frozen Food, Anuga is once again offering a concentrated business platform for suppliers and specialist buyers from the frozen food industry from October 5th to 9th, 2019. Around 600 exhibitors are presenting the wide range of products and services in the frozen food segment in Halls 4.1 and 4.2 at Koelnmesse, both for retailers and for the food service segment, which continues to grow rapidly. A total of around 7.500 providers from more than 100 countries are expected at Anuga in Cologne.
The leading exhibitors at Anuga Frozen Food include, for example, 11erfood, Agrarfrost, Ardo, Aviko, Condeli, Crop's, Erlenbacher, Greenyard Frozen, Gunnar Dafgard, McCain, Neuhauser, Pfalzgraf, Roncadin, Salomon Foodworld, Surgita, Sweet Street, Viciunai and Wolf Butterback. There are also community participations from countries such as Egypt, Belgium, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Thailand and Turkey. Other important frozen food exhibitors also present themselves at the Anuga Meat and Anuga Bread & Bakery trade fairs. The range of products ranges from fish and meat, fruit and vegetables, ready meals to large containers for customers in the catering and catering industry.
Topics and trends
In general, the importance of frozen products among consumers is growing. This is also confirmed by the German Frozen Institute (dti), which has been the exclusive partner of Anuga Frozen Food and Anuga Culinary Concepts since 2013 and will also be represented in Hall 4.2 this year. At its trade fair stand, the dti offers the central contact point for contacts with the frozen food industry in Germany and presents current shopper insights on frozen products. The strongest trends in the frozen food market are convenience and health. Healthy eating is popular among consumers and is implemented with innovations in the area of vegan, vegetarian and free from products. The trend towards meat substitute products would be unthinkable without frozen foods; the new meat alternatives are at home in the frozen section. Convenience continues to be very important for consumers. Ready meals and baked goods perfectly serve the desire to save time and make work easier. Frozen products are indispensable, especially in the out-of-home market, and are experiencing high growth rates. Pre-portioned and ready-made components ensure maximum safety, flexible preparation and portioning and relieve the burden on staff in professional kitchens. TK supports the catering industry with its core culinary competence, because many tailor-made concepts and products offer the right answers to high guest requirements.
According to dti, frozen products are problem solvers for everyday nutrition, whether in a single household, in the family or for professional users in the catering industry. Frozen foods deliver high quality and safety; they are characterized by freshness, taste, easy preparation and a long shelf life - without the addition of preservatives. Other current nutritional trends include organic, halal and international specialties. When it comes to finger food and snacks, products with a high protein content, especially ice cream, are increasingly playing an important role. The frozen food industry is therefore always a guarantee for product innovations. According to dti, this is also reflected in numerous products with a handcrafted look that are similar to gastronomic offerings.
Growth market for frozen products
Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific - the industry is growing in all regions of the world due to its technological advantages and offers consumers contemporary nutritional solutions. According to Markets and Markets, the global frozen food market was valued at approximately $2018 billion in 219,9 and is expected to reach nearly $2023 billion by 282,5, up 5,1% from 2018. Sales of frozen products worldwide are also growing steadily. According to the market research company Euromonitor International, the highest sales volumes worldwide are for frozen ready meals (4,973 million tons), frozen fruit and vegetables (6,473 million tons) and frozen meat products (3,378 million tons). According to dti, Germany also recorded growth of 2018 percent in 1,0, thus continuing its positive trend. The current market data survey by the German Frozen Institute (dti) shows a total sales volume of 3,769 million tons (3,730 million tons in 2017). Sales of frozen products increased by 2,8 percent to 14,750 billion euros (14,343 billion euros in 2017). The average per capita consumption also remains at a high level at 46,3 kg. The consumption of frozen food per household in Germany last year rose to an average of 93,4 kilograms (92,8 kg in 2017). In the out-of-home market, the frozen segment also grew. According to dti, sales to professional users increased by 1,8 percent to 1,925 million tons (2017: 1,890 million tons). This results in sales of 6,77 billion euros (plus 3,4 percent compared to the previous year).
100 years Anuga
Anuga is celebrating 2019's 100 anniversary - a remarkable message from years of industry support. The first Anuga 1919 took place in Stuttgart with approximately 200 German companies. Based on the concept of an annual traveling exhibition, other events of the "General Food and Beverage Exhibition" followed, including 1920 in Munich, 1922 in Berlin and 1924 in Cologne, with some 360 exhibitors and 40.000 visitors, the first Anuga in Cologne was the best event ever 1951 participated for the first time through 1.200 exhibitors from 34 countries, which finally established Anuga as the central international business platform for the food industry every two years in Cologne The trade fair, which resulted in leading trade fairs such as ISM and Anuga FoodTec, from a food and processing platform to a purely food and beverage trade fair, saw 2003 implement the Anuga concept "10 trade fairs under one roof". Today, Anuga is exhibiting and exhibiting with 7.405 around 165.000 trade visitors and out-of-home market the world's leading trade fair for food and beverages.
