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ISM 2025

The world's biggest kiosk for sweets and snacks!

Every year ISM offers a platform for intensive encounters: Meet up with a traditional chocolate manufacturer from Belgian, who is presenting his latest delicatessen made of fair trade chocolate, or let yourself be inspired by an Asiatic start-up with unusual and surprising taste combinations like wasabi and white chocolate. Have you ever tried anything like that? The mood is full of sweet anticipation and everyone is here to gain new impulses and be inspired.

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ISM for your business

  • Around 30,000 trade visitors from 140 countries
  • 70% of the visitors are international
  • 1,427 companies exhibiting from 74 countries
  • 88% of the exhibitors are international

Experience the latest trends


ISM in Cologne unites the latest trends and demonstrates the changed consumer needs. Use the world's largest and most important business and communication platform for sweets and snacks as a business boost for your company!

Why you should attend: Your benefits ...

 

Sweet anticipation - a glance into the industry's future:

Discover the trends of tomorrow! ISM offers exclusive insights into the market developments and helps you get your company geared up for the future.

A place where networks arise:

Establish valuable contacts, meet up with industry colleagues from all over the globe and expand your network at ISM. Manufacturers, dealers and decision-makers communicate at eye level here.

The centre for innovations:

Discover the innovative strength of the sweets and snacks world. See what drives the industry and let yourself be inspired by the latest technologies and creative ideas.

Your springboard for international success:

Seize this opportunity to present your company on a global stage, tap into new markets and enter valuable partnerships.

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ISM & ProSweets Cologne – It’s Sweet Week

Two trade fairs, one goal – maximal synergies!

It's Sweet Week: Meet up with all relevant players of the sweets and snacks industry under one roof, discover innovations from the idea through to the final product and benefit from the maximal synergies of both trade fairs. Save time and expand your network in just one visit – for more know-how, more contacts and more business success. These two trade fairs offer you the perfect platform to give your company an holistic and efficient boost!


Highlights of Sweet Week This link takes you to ProSweets Cologne

Hall plan

Hall plan for ISM and ProSweets Cologne

To plan your visit to ISM and ProSweets, use our clearly organised hall plan.

Hallplan
Visa Support

Visa Support for ISM

Trade fair participants from countries, whose citizens require a visa for travelling to Germany, have to present an official letter of invitation from Koelnmesse in the scope of their visa application.

Visa Support

Overnight-stay

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Book up to five rooms directly online in our hotel booking system.

Hotel booking system

Testimonials of the exhibitors

As an annual event, it attracts professionals from all over the world and provides a platform for companies to showcase their latest products, innovations and trends. From renowned business leaders to creative marketing managers, the voices of the industry are unanimous:
The International Confectionery Fair in Cologne is The Meeting Place for the Global Sweets and Snacks Industry.

Testimonials of the exhibitors of ISM 2024