IFFA 2025: Innovation Meets Inspiration in the Meat and Protein Industry

As a leading international trade fair, IFFA will provide a comprehensive overview of the entire value chain, from processing and packaging to innovative ingredients and the latest point-of-sale trends. With exhibition halls already well booked and key market leaders confirming participation, the event will highlight maximum performance, value creation through data, sustainability, and new product developments.

Messe Frankfurt expects approximately 1,000 exhibitors from around 50 countries to present cutting-edge technologies, machinery, and solutions across 116,000 square meters of exhibition space in Halls 8, 9, 11, and 12. These exhibitors range from market leaders to specialist companies and start-ups. Large contingents from the USA, Brazil, China, and across Europe will be present, ensuring a truly global representation.

A newly structured hall layout will enhance connectivity across production stages. IFFA Worlds, an innovative segmentation of the trade fair, will provide clarity by categorising exhibitors into five key areas:

- World of Processing: Solutions for safe and efficient meat and protein processing.

- World of Packaging: Innovations to protect, preserve, and display food.

- World of Ingredients: Key elements for flavour, texture, and quality.

- World of New Proteins: Technologies and research for meat alternatives.

- World of Skills and Sales: Knowledge and skills for the meat trade.

With 71% of attendees coming from outside Germany and visitors from around 150 countries, IFFA is the industry’s most international event. Key visitor nations include the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Poland, the USA, Brazil, Austria, the UK, and Switzerland. Professionals from the protein processing industry, butchers’ trade, food sector, and catering industries will gather to explore innovations and opportunities.