General Information
IN-FOOD 2008 EXHIBITION PRESENTATION
Semi-processed food products and ingredients: a growing market
The food industry is undergoing real change, with the downsizing of production means, outsourcing and subcontracting, and ongoing research for innovative products as the sector tries to satisfy ever more demanding consumers whilst optimizing production systems.
Semi-processed food products, assembly products, ingredients and subcontracting solutions lie at the heart of these issues. Semi-processed food products meet the market's growing need for quality, adaptability and flexibility and have become a vehicle for innovation.
With three successful editions under its belt, high quality visitors (from R&D, product innovation units, major corporates) and an excellent conference programme, attracting close to 2,000 participants in 2007, IN-FOOD 2008 is the only event fully dedicated to semi-processed food products and ingredients, offering finished product manufacturers a comprehensive range of targeted solutions.

3 ingredients that make up an original formula:
exhibition + conferences + directory
A dedicated exhibition for food industry B2B
Over a hundred exclusive exhibitors will attend IN-FOOD 2008, the dedicated exhibition for food industry B2B. IN-FOOD provides an added opportunity for the 1,400 manufacturers included in the 5,300 SIAL exhibitors that supply semi-processed foods, ingredients and additives to present their products and services to their B2B customers in a dedicated area.

A conference programme and an innovative animation
Designed to fit into the heart of the exhibition, the programme of IN-FOOD conferences and workshops provides visitors and exhibitors with further food for thought, including contributions by industry specialists, forecasts, and presentations of concrete case studies on semi-processed food products and ingredients and their applications.
New for 2008: IN-FOOD Center / Ingredients, Sourcing & Ideas will offer to food industry manufacturers a real trail on innovation that will demonstrate the value added of semi-processed food products and ingredients in finished products.

An exclusive international B2B directory
IN-FOOD also provides an exclusive international directory of suppliers of semi-processed food products & ingredients and subcontracting solutions, bringing together IN-FOOD and SIAL exhibitors with dedicated food industry products and services under the same roof for the first time.

Comexposium and SIAL: lending their know-how to IN-FOOD
IN-FOOD is an event organised by Comexposium, which organises events for all product and equipment segments of the food industry (i.e. SIAL, Europain, IPA, Emballage, VAE expo, Traçabilit¨|) as well as for other markets.

A unique and targeted visitor profile
IN-FOOD appeals to a unique and targeted visitor profile made up of food industry manufacturers, with strong attendance of visitors working in R&D, processes and marketing/innovation.
New for IN-FOOD 2008 is the major international opportunity opened up by the partnership with SIAL. The 78,000 SIAL international visitors come from 191 countries, over half of them in the European Union, heart of the semi-processed food products user market.

Key figures showing SIAL food industry visitors synergy:

48,000 food industry representatives (34% of the 140,000 SIAL visitors), 49% of them French and 51% international 20% of food industry representatives working in R&D, quality, processes and purchasing 84% of food industry representatives who use ingredients and additives 54% of food industry representatives who use semi-processed food products 42% of food industry representatives who use subcontracting solutions 17,000 SIAL visitors cite semi-processed food products and ingredients as one of their reasons for visiting
A targeted communication campaign
IN-FOOD is promoting its identity as a unique platform for specialists to do business together with a dedicated communication campaign : advertisements placed in the semi-processed food products and ingredients trade press, a direct marketing campaign targeting relevant food industry representatives (R&D, purchasing, production and quality, and marketing and development managers), and identification of target food industry representative visitors in Europe, with the SIAL network providing international support.
The IN-FOOD event's position within SIAL gives it the benefit of high-level visibility as well as customized visitor tools and dedicated events, such as IN-FOOD Center / Ingredients, Sourcing & Ideas, enabling it to cultivate its character as a highly targeted show, as appreciated by IN-FOOD visitors since the event was first launched.

A selective range of products
Dairy and egg products
Meat products
Seafood products
Fruit and vegetables
Grocery and culinary aids Confectionery
Drink preparations
Ingredients and additives
Industrial process subcontracting
Services for food industry