Anuga 2015 Fully booked, excellent line-up

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1 Press Release No. 1 / hac/ Juni 2015, Cologne Anuga 2015 Fully booked, excellent line-up In October, around 6,800 exhibitors from all over the world are expected to take part in the most important and biggest summit meeting of the international food industry Strong and international line-up of exhibitors for all trade fairs New country participations underline the diversity and internationality Anuga in Cologne from 10 to 14 October 2015 records an excellent number of registrations for all 10 trade fairs. A few months before it begins, the world's biggest and most important business platform for the international food industry is fully booked. Once again, around 6,800 exhibitors from around 100 countries are expected at the fair. Anuga spans the entire Cologne fair grounds, i.e. 284,000 m² of gross exhibition space. The leading trade fair, which is held in Cologne every two years, presents the entire spectrum of the international offer of food and drinks. All 10 trade fairs boast a strong, international line-up of exhibitors, which is especially underlined by the participation of numerous key players. New country participations are bringing even more diversity and internationality to Anuga. Around 155,000 trade visitors from 187 countries attended the last trade fair in "10 trade fairs under one roof": Once again in 2015, the successful concept of Anuga will ensure a good overview and a well-arranged layout divided up into themed areas. The overview of the range of exhibits and the hall plan demonstrate that Anuga is again in 2015 the decisive information and sourcing platform of the international food business. Anuga Fine Food It is the biggest of the Anuga trade fairs and bundles the exhibition segments delicatessen, gourmet and basic food. The exhibiting companies include among others Delverde, Develey, Di Gennaro, Fromi, Carl Kühne, Lee Kum Lee, Mutti, Paramount Pistachio & Almonds, Saclà, Seeberger and Yamae Hisano. Numerous international Anuga Your contact: Christine Hackmann Tel Fax c.hackmann@koelnmesse.de Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz Köln P.O. Box Köln Germany Tel Fax info@koelnmesse.de Executive Board: Gerald Böse (President and Chief Executive Officer) Katharina C. Hamma Herbert Marner Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Mayor of the City of Cologne Jürgen Roters Headquarters and place of jurisdiction: Cologne District Court Cologne, HRB 952

2 pavilions offer the buyers an overview of the specialities of the respective country. The big country pavilions in the Anuga Fine Food zone include for instance Italy, France, Greece, Great Britain, Spain and Turkey. Countries such as China, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore and Thailand are also represented as well as Austria, Switzerland and Poland. Newcomers among the country pavilions this year include the Fiji Islands, Georgia, Qatar, Moldavia, Saudi Arabia and the Ukraine. Anuga Fine Food is accommodated in Halls 1, 2.1. and 3.1, 11 (Floors 1 to 3) and in Hall i.e. spanning in total around 84,000 m² of exhibition surface. In the scope of the "Anuga OliveOil Market", Anuga will furthermore be offering olive oil suppliers a concentrated platform. Expert advice combined with tasting sessions will help the visitors to get to know the differences and subtleties and give them a good orientation. The special exhibition at Anuga does justice to the manifold offer of olive oil from the Mediterranean, but also from South Africa and other cultivation regions. 2/5 Anuga Frozen Food The trade fair for frozen food is housed in Halls 4.1 and 4.2 on exhibition space spanning 27,500 m². Here too, leading exhibitors are represented including Agrarfrost, Almondy, Ardo, Aviko, Brasil Foods, Gunnar Dafgard, Farm Frites, Lamb Weston, Pickenpack, Salomon Foodword, Surgital and Wernsing. In addition, joint participations from countries like Egypt, Belgium, China, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain will be demonstrating their competence in frozen foods with their respective focuses: From fish and meat, through to fruit and vegetables, from readymade meals through to bulk packs for buyers from the communal catering and gastronomy sectors. Whereas the trend in the retail sector is towards small packets and ready-made meals, the hosts from the food service sector are relying more and more on pre-portioned and ready-prepared components. Anuga Meat With around 850 exhibitors from approx. 50 countries, Anuga Meat is not only one of the biggest trade fairs at Anuga, but also the most comprehensive information and order platform for meat, sausages, game and poultry worldwide. Anuga Meat is accommodated in Halls 5, 6 and 9 of Koelnmesse and thus spans a gross exhibition surface of around 55,000 m². Comprising of the sub-segments sausages (Halls 5.2 and 6), red meat (Halls 6 and 9) and poultry (Hall 9) it offers the trade buyers an excellent orientation. International top suppliers are exhibiting at Anuga Meat. Here, among others Bell, Beretta, Campofrio, Danish Crown, JBS, MHP, Nippon Ham Foods, Plukon Poultry, Rügenwalder Mühle, Tönnies, Vion, Westfleisch and Wiesenhof are exhibiting. There are large joint participations from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Canada, Austria, Spain, South Africa, Turkey and the USA.

3 Anuga Chilled & Fresh Food Fresh convenience products, fresh delicatessen, fish, fruit and vegetables will be presented in Hall 5.1. Among others, Condeli, Edmund Merl, Heinrich Kühlmann, Henglein, Popp, Renna, Rügen Fisch, Stührk Delikatessen and Wewelka are on board. Chilled convenience products and delicatessen are among the trendsetters in the supermarket. The attractive range of products particularly promises customers with little time, yet high demands high quality and freshness. 3/5 Anuga Dairy Anuga Dairy also has an excellent line-up. With around 380 exhibitors, it covers 23,500 m² of exhibition space in Hall The companies exhibiting here include among others, Bauer, Delizia, Ehrmann, Emmi, FrieslandCampina and Hochwald Foods. Furthermore, joint participations from Belgium, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain and Cyprus will be demonstrating their bundled competence. For the first time, groups from Argentina, Australia and Thailand will be exhibiting at Anuga Dairy. Anuga Dairy offers the most comprehensive overview of the international dairy market worldwide. Anuga Bread & Bakery, Hot Beverages Bread, bakery products, sandwich spreads and hot beverages: These products are united in one trade fair and offer the buyers from the retail and food service trades lots of inspiration for their business. Companies such as Darboven, Ditsch, Dilmah, Lambertz, Langnese, Lavazza, Harry Brot, Kronenbrot, Kuchenmeister and many others stand for the wide range of exhibits, which reflect the trend towards bread, coffee and tea specialities. Anuga Drinks Beverages for the retail and gastronomy trades. Anuga offers a wide selection of products for both target groups: From alcohol to alcohol-free. The fruit juice, water and soft drinks segment is strongly represented again. Energy drinks remain an important theme. Beer is represented as well as an attractively presented selection of wine in the scope of the special exhibition "Anuga Wine Special". The approx. 450 exhibitors in Halls 8 and 7 include among others Baltika Breweries, Bitburger Braugruppe, Döhler, Erbak Uludag Icecek, Gerolsteiner Brunnen, Karlsberg Brauerei, Pfanner, Rauch, Riha WeserGold and Rudolf Wild.

4 Anuga Organic Anuga Organic offers a wide range of organic products from Germany and abroad with a clear focus on export. The industry is occupying itself intensively with expanding the offers, both in terms of the product ranges and the locations. The current trends include regional products, fair trade goods and vegan food. Exhibitors of Anuga Organic in Hall 5.1 include among others Alb-Gold, Fratelli Damiano, Dr. Goerg, Lauretana, Topas, Tradin Organic, Voelkel and Zabler. The range of exhibits is enhanced by the special exhibition "Anuga Organic Market", which skilfully presents the organic products to the retail trade. The accompanying organic competence centre will additionally offer daily lectures, discussions and information events. 4/5 Anuga FoodService The trade fair for the away-from-home market in Hall 7 unites equipment, technology and cuisine. Companies such as Bartscher, Cup&Cino, Ille, Liebherr, Saro, Ubert and Unox will be exhibiting here. The "Anuga Culinary Stage" will hold culinary highlights in store every day. This is where, among others, the final of the professional competition the "Chef of the Year", which has been successfully enhanced by the "Patissier of the Year" competition since 2015, takes place. Further highlights: A cooking show with top Chinese chefs and culinary impressions from Egypt with a focus on Mediterranean and vegan cuisine. Furthermore, at 11:00 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the presentation series "Anuga Power Breakfast" comprising of lectures on the current trends will take place on the "Dehoga Marketplace Gastronomy". Anuga RetailTec Hall 7 also offers technology and services for the trade. Companies such as AHT, Gebr. Graef, Wachtel and Wagnerei can be found here. Themes involving further development in the trade will be addressed in the "Retail Forum" special exhibition of the Federal Association of the German Retail Grocery Trade (BVLH). A highlight is the presentation of a mobile supermarket for the provision of rural areas. Anuga is exclusively open to trade visitors from the retail and gastronomy trades from Saturday, 10 October 2015 until Wednesday, 14 October 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on all days.

5 Your contact: Christine Hackmann Communications Manager Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz Köln Germany Phone Fax c.hackmann@koelnmesse.de 5/5 Note for editorial offices: Anuga photos are available in our image database on the Internet at in the Press section. Press information is available at: If you reprint this document, please send us a sample copy.