Press Release

No. 1 / scp / December 2015,

ProFood Tech 2017

180 exhibitors already registered ProFood Tech  50 percent of the total area booked , Illinois, USA  Important international figures in the branch represented 04.04.-06.04.2017 www.profoodtech.com  Registration status confirms branch wish for a new leading US

Your contact: Martin Schlupp Tel. More than 16 months prior to the opening of the first edition of ProFood Tech, +49 221 821-2219 180 companies have confirmed their participation. This means that more than 50 Fax percent of the exhibition area of the new trade fair format for the food and +49 221 821-3544 beverage processing industry is already booked. The list of exhibitors includes E-mail leading manufacturers of the branch, like DuPont, Ecolab, GEA, Harpak-Ulma, Pro [email protected] Mach, Serac, Tetra Pak and Veolia. ProFood Tech is organized by a partnership of Koelnmesse GmbH Koelnmesse, PMMI and IDFA, and takes place from 4 to 6 April 2017 in McCormick Messeplatz 1 Place in Chicago (Illinois/USA). 50679 Köln P.O. Box 21 07 60 50532 Köln "The registration status more than a year prior to ProFood Tech demonstrates the extent to which the branch is longing for a new, international, leading trade fair in the Tel. +49 221 821-0 Fax +49 221 821-2574 greatly fragmented market for food processing trade fairs in the United States", says [email protected] Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH. "We see www.koelnmesse.de ourselves confirmed in having set out on the right course together with our strong Executive Board: partners on location." Gerald Böse (Chief Executive Officer) Katharina C. Hamma Herbert Marner PMMI President and CEO Charles D. Yuska is pleased at the initial figures, which exceed the original expectations of the organizer: “The overwhelming amount of commitments Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board: Mayor of the City of Cologne this early on speaks to the industry’s excitement. Companies are enthusiastic about this Henriette Reker event, and we already have the numbers to prove it.” Headquarters and place of jurisdiction: Cologne “It’s exciting to see enthusiasm building for the inaugural ProFood Tech,” said Neil District Court Cologne, HRB 952 Moran, senior vice president of IDFA. “Exhibitors are recognizing the opportunity for new ideas and break-through solutions that can happen when executives from related

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ProFood Tech is a new trade fair for the food and beverage processing industries that takes place every two years and provides the branch with a platform for technical innovation and business. The partnership of the three global market leaders in the segment of food technology trade fairs, PMMI, IDFA and Koelnmesse, makes ProFood Tech a to-date unique event format. The new trade fair will bundle the great expertise and reputation of the organizers of leading global trade fairs like PACK EXPO or Anuga together with a high level of branch competence.

Further information at: www.profoodtech.com

About PMMI The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) is the association for packing and process technologies and represents more than 700 North American manufacturers of accessories, components and materials from the downstream processing and packing industries. The association organizes established trade fairs in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including Pack Expo and Expo Pack. In addition to this, the organization publishes a variety of branch media in the NAFTA region.

About IDFA The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is the strongest US association of the milk processing industry and its suppliers. The member companies generate annual revenues of around 125 billion US dollars and represent around 85 percent of all milk products manufactured in the United States. In the context of ProFood Tech, the IDFA organizes the participation of the milk processing industry and designs concepts for an extensive conference program.

About Koelnmesse Koelnmesse is the leading trade fair organizer in the food industry and related sectors. Trade fairs such as the Anuga, the ISM and Anuga Food Tec are established world leaders. Koelnmesse not only organizes food trade fairs in Cologne, Germany, but also in further growth markets around the globe, in , in , in , in , in , in Turkey, in the United States and in the United Arab Emirates. These global activities enable us to offer our customers a network of events, which in turn grant access to different markets and thus create a basis for sustainable and stable international business.

www.global-competence.net Page 3/3 Upcoming food fairs of Koelnmesse

ISM ProSweets Cologne 31.01.-03.02.2016, Cologne

Dairy Industry Conference 18.02.-20.02.2016, Karnal, Haryana, India

Wine & Gourmet Japan 13.04.-15.04.2016,

ANUFOOD Eurasia 14.04.-16.04.2016, Istanbul

Your press contact: Martin Schlupp [email protected] Telefon +49 221 821 2219 Fax +49 221 821 3544