MEAT-TECH 2021 – 17 to 20 May 2021

17-20 May 2021, Rho FieraMilano.

Supply chain, food safety and sustainability are the hot topics of the third edition of the Ipack Ima exhibition devoted to processing and packaging solutions for the meat, meat-based products and ready meals industry, which will take place at FieraMilano from 17 to 20 May 2021, at the same time as TUTTOFOOD. 

In May next year, in fact, the pavilions of Rho FieraMilano will host the next edition of MEAT-TECH. The attractiveness of the Ipack-Ima kermesse, which focuses on meat processing and packaging technologies and solutions, will also be reinforced by the strategic conjunction with TUTTOFOOD - an international B2B trade fair historically dedicated to the Meat, Seafood and Dairy food supply chains - which will make it possible to bring together in Milan an integrated and synergistic exhibition offer in a unique European context.

Through this form of direct participation, the guidelines for the contents of the 2021 show were drawn up with the aim of fulfilling business expectations regarding the represented supply chains, technological solutions and target markets.
Nicola Levoni, Chairman of ASSICA (Industrial Meat and Cold Cuts Association), a longstanding partner of MEAT-TECH which represents a sector with revenues of more than 8 billion euros, said in his opening remarks:
«Our industry takes a keen interest in a supply chain project showcasing both technology and finished products. As part of our Association’s close collaboration with MEAT-TECH, we will be organising events during the period leading up to the exhibition as well as a meeting during the show itself».
Thanks to its strategic partnership with the associations ANIMA-ASSOFOODTEC, UCIMA and ASSICA, MEAT-TECH is capable of representing the entire industry

Strengthening a “supply chain” project 
As part of its strategy of listening to the opinions of market players, MEAT-TECH held another meeting on july 2020 between the show’s exhibitors to discuss market trends, the expectations of exhibitors and their customers, and the opportunities arising from the new dates chosen for MEAT-TECH.

Through this form of direct participation, the guidelines for the contents of the 2021 show were drawn up with the aim of fulfilling business expectations regarding the represented supply chains, technological solutions and target markets.
Nicola Levoni, Chairman of ASSICA (Industrial Meat and Cold Cuts Association), a longstanding partner of MEAT-TECH which represents a sector with revenues of more than 8 billion euros, said in his opening remarks:
«Our industry takes a keen interest in a supply chain project showcasing both technology and finished products. As part of our Association’s close collaboration with MEAT-TECH, we will be organising events during the period leading up to the exhibition as well as a meeting during the show itself».

Thanks to its strategic partnership with the associations ANIMA-ASSOFOODTEC, UCIMA and ASSICA, MEAT-TECH is capable of representing the entire industry.

Shared reflections and strategies to relaunch the sector
2019 was a sluggish year for the Italian pork meat industry and in particular for cold cuts, with production down 0.7% in quantity and consumption falling by 0.6%. In particular, the sector was hit by weak demand combined with rising raw material prices. “However, we are optimistic about the possibility of kick-starting the entire sector, which is a flagship for the Italian food industry around the world, without neglecting any step in the supply chain,” said Levoni. “We are also adopting extensive measures to boost exports. Processing and packaging technologies are crucial to our industry.”

According to ANIMA Assofoodtec data, Italian technologies and equipment for food products recorded a value of production of 5.2 billion euros in 2019, up 0.2% on 2018, with exports reaching 3.4 billion euros.
As UCIMA pointed out, Food is an important target sector for the packaging machinery industry and accounts for 55.9% of its revenues, which in 2019 exceeded 8 billion euros with significant export growth volumes (2.3% - source: MECS).

The joint scheduling of MEAT-TECH and TUTTOFOOD takes on even greater strategic importance as it brings together two sectors that have demonstrated their ability to adapt to the needs of the retail channel, which is undergoing profound transformation and needs to meet consumers’ growing demands for sustainability and food safety.

3-6 May 2022, Rho FieraMilano Ipack-Ima 2022 In order to meet the needs of exhibitors and visitors, engaged in the management of a very delicate period, the appointment with IPACK-IMA has been postponed from 3 to 6 May 2022. The complete and transversal exhibition proposal, which includes processing and packaging technologies and solutions aimed at the entire consumer goods and durable goods industry, is divided into 8 Business Communities, designed to best represent the target markets: “Food, Fresh & Convenience”, “Pasta, Bakery & Milling”, “Sweets, Confectionery & Snacks”, “Liquid Food & Beverage” - in the food sector - “Pharma & Nutritional”, “Beauty & Personal Care”, “Chemicals & Home Care”, “Industrial & Durable Goods” - representing non-food sectors. The proposal is completed by packaging and packaging materials, cross-cutting technologies such as labeling, coding & tracking, and end-of-line, applicable to multiple production sectors.