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Why attend ?

CFIA Rennes is now the not-to-be-missed event for the agri-food industry. Each year, it presents a unique offering: 1,200 exhibitors, including 200 new companies each year.

For more than 15 years CFIA has provided a business and networking platform for the agro-food industry in the heart of Europe’s leading Agro-business region.
This international event is a unique opportunity for buyers and sellers of ingredients, equipment, packaging and services to source an astounding array of the very latest technologies, innovations and techniques, as it attracts food experts and professionals from around the world.
Innovation is at the heart of CFIA, with over 80 innovative products, processes and ideas unveiled and honored with awards by the CFIA commission for innovation in 2011, and over 100 are expected for 2012.

Initiate, Meet, Exchange…

This year CFIA will showcase:

- 1,300 Industrial exhibitors / 37,000 m2 (400,000 ft2) floor space
Ingredients and IFPs: 120 exhibitors
Equipment and processing: 750 exhibitors
Packing and packaging: 430 exhibitors

More than 12,500 visitors form all areas of agro-business





In this constantly changing world, the CFIA is the event that allows you to understand and anticipate market developments.
It is above all the largest event dedicated to the food supply chain in France. It remains the best way to detect and to feel the trends of tomorrow.

Visiting CFIA is:

  • BENEFITTING from the expertise of the 1,300 exhibitors spread into 3 sectors
  • DISCOVERING innovations and new products through Innovation Awards.
  • UNDERSTANDING the developments and trends of today and tomorrow through a rich program of conferences. .

    See you on 13th, 14th and 15th of March 2012, for three days of quality, friendliness and business
Laurent Eyreaud

Commercial Manager, Marketing & Logistics, Crêpe de Brocéliande Company

“I wanted to meet raw materials suppliers at CFIA Rennes; my visit was successful because I also managed to discover innovations at the show.”

Daniel Lacasta

Group Packing Implementation Manager, Entremont Alliance

“What are the trends in our industry sector? We are always searching for new items that are inexpensive, unique and adaptable. We therefore look to CFIA to bring together different business sectors likely to be of interest for our projects, to see the innovations presented by the exhibitors and to explore possible links with new suppliers. During this latest show 2010, we were able to discover the latest developments and to establish useful contacts.”

Mont Blanc

R&D Team

“What do we expect from CFIA? An overview of technological innovations and to meet food raw material suppliers. We would like to see the Ingredients & IFPs sector grow even more in future shows. We discovered some very interesting innovations during our last visit.”