ISM: 01.–04.02.2026 #ISMCOLOGNE

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Sweets and snacks industry is more innovative than ever!

Whether forward-looking sustainability concepts, surprising taste combinations or smart snack solutions - the trends of tomorrow were set at ISM. Formats like Lab5 by ISM, the Expert Stage and the new Sweet Week Talks & Tasting Stage impressed with exciting insights and interactive events. A further highlight: The discussion on the Mercosur Trade Agreement with international, top speakers.

Social media highlights, influencer tastings and of course the ISM mascot, GISMO, created additional enthusiasm - and proved once again why the #ISMfamily is a unique network for the industry.

New from 2026 on: ISM Ingredients

Discover the new platform for the suppliers of raw materials, ingredients and semi-finished products - directly in the heart of ISM!

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Ideally you should note your next ISM date right now: 01.-04.02.2026.

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ISM Ingredients

ISM Ingredients: Redefining the Future of Sweets and Snacks in 2026

From February 2026, ISM, the world's leading trade fair for sweets and snacks, will expand its portfolio with an innovative new format: ISM Ingredients. This fresh segment will replace the existing ingredients section of ProSweets Cologne, establishing a standalone platform dedicated to raw materials, ingredients, and semi-finished products.

Its integration into Hall 10.1, under the strong ISM brand umbrella, provides the perfect conditions to maximise synergies between suppliers and producers.

At the same time, ProSweets Cologne will continue to exist as an independent trade fair and will focus on machinery, systems, packaging solutions and food safety in future.

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Great surprises awaited you at ISM, the confectionery and snack trade fair. In the surroundings of the ISM and at the trade fair itself.

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It’s Sweet Week -
Join the sweetest Place-to-be!

The most important trade fairs of the sweets and snacks industry was held simultaneously in Cologne from 2 to 5 February 2025: As a duo, the sweets trade fair, ISM, and the supplier fair, ProSweets Cologne , represented the entire industrial value chain of the international sweets and snacks industry - and presented the largest worldwide offer of private labels in the sweet and salty segment.

Anyone, who wanted to be up-to-date on sweets and snacks-related technology, could learn everything here from the latest products, developments and trends, through to the most innovative ingredients, materials, packaging and process steps. Sweet Week brought together the industry's most important producers, suppliers and decision-makers in one place at the same time - for the sweetest synergies in the areas of networking, knowledge transfer and business.

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WIFI at ISM

Of course, you will be online at ISM on the exhibition grounds

The free WiFi offer for the visitors is available via the SSID (name of the WiFi network) #hotspot.koelnmesse. After registration on the portal page of this network, you will have free access to the Internet.

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ISM Cologne: Your business boost for sweets and snacks

around 32,000

trade visitors from 135 countries

over 71 %

of the trade visitors are international

> 1,500

exhibitors from all 70 countries

89 %

of the exhibitors are international