2026 is set to be a dynamic year for the Agrifoodtech industry, marked by a diverse calendar of international events bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry leaders from across the global food system. As the sector continues to address complex challenges through technology-driven solutions, these gatherings will offer valuable opportunities to showcase new projects, exchange knowledge, build strategic collaborations, and explore sustainable advancements across food, agriculture, ingredients, and enabling technologies, helping shape the next phase of growth in Agrifoodtech.
January
January 16–20 | SIGEP | Rimini, Italy
SIGEP is the world’s leading professional exhibition for artisan gelato, pastry, bakery, and coffee, positioning itself at the intersection of indulgence, functionality, and premium food innovation. Beyond traditional craftsmanship, the event increasingly highlights ingredient science, clean-label reformulation, plant-based patisserie, and foodservice automation. For startups and suppliers working in flavor systems, texturizers, specialty fats, alternative dairy, or smart equipment, SIGEP offers direct access to global distributors, machinery manufacturers, and hospitality buyers seeking differentiated, high-margin solutions.
Food Week Basel 2026 | Basel, Switzerland | January 24–25
Food Week is an international platform exploring the future of food through the intersection of science, industrial transformation, and creative gastronomy. It matters as a space where emerging technologies such as fermentation, precision ingredients, novel proteins, and regenerative sourcing are discussed in direct connection with market application and cultural relevance. The event is aimed at startups, corporates, researchers, and innovators testing breakthrough concepts and seeking visibility, co-creation opportunities, and strategic networking across the European food ecosystem.
January 26–30 | Gulfood | Dubai, UAE
Gulfood remains the world’s largest and most influential food and beverage trade event, acting as a strategic gateway to Middle Eastern, Asian, and African markets. Its scale and diversity make it a critical platform for understanding global procurement models, premiumization trends, and emerging consumption patterns across multiple regions. Ideal for export-ready CPG brands, foodtech startups, ingredient suppliers, and corporate procurement teams, Gulfood combines business matchmaking, trend-driven showcases, chef-led experiences, and strategic insights to accelerate commercial agreements and international expansion.
January 28–29 | Si4 – Science for Industry | Madrid, Spain
Si4 is a science-to-industry forum designed to bridge cutting-edge research with real-world industrial applications. With a strong focus on technology transfer, science equity investment models, and early industrial validation, the event is particularly relevant for startups emerging from laboratories, universities, and research centers. Corporate R&D teams, venture builders, and investors attend Si4 to identify disruptive technologies with strong scientific foundations and clear pathways toward scalable industrial deployment.
January 29–30 | 10th Global Food Security, Food Safety & Sustainability Conference | Canada
10th Global Food Security, Food Safety & Sustainability Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, corporations, and technology leaders to address systemic challenges shaping global food systems. With a strong scientific and regulatory orientation, it explores sustainable production, supply chain safety, planetary health, and climate-resilient agriculture. It is especially relevant for startups operating in biotech, food safety, climate tech, and precision agriculture, offering visibility within academic–industry collaborations and policy-driven discussions that influence future standards and regulatory frameworks.
February
Fruit Logistica | Berlin, Germany | February 4–6
Fruit Logistica is the global reference event for the fresh produce supply chain, covering sourcing, post-harvest technologies, logistics, and retail dynamics at international scale. It matters as a strategic platform for understanding market evolution in perishable products, cold chain innovation, and supply chain digitalization across Europe and beyond. The event is aimed at startups and solution providers in packaging, quality control, IoT-enabled cold chain, post-harvest biology, and traceability, as well as importers, retailers, logistics operators, and category managers seeking validated technologies and new sourcing partnerships.
February 11–12 | MEVO | London, UK
MEVO London convenes senior leaders across the alternative protein ecosystem to address one central challenge: commercialization at scale. The event focuses on regulatory progress, cost-reduction strategies, infrastructure readiness, and go-to-market execution for animal-free ingredients. With curated roundtables and investment-oriented programming, MEVO is particularly valuable for founders working in precision fermentation, cultivated meat, functional plant proteins, and hybrid solutions seeking strategic alignment with investors and industrial partners.
February 24–26 | Transfiere | Málaga, Spain
Transfiere is Spain’s leading forum for innovation and technology transfer, connecting research institutions, technology centers, corporates, and venture builders. While cross-sector in nature, its relevance for foodtech lies in access to enabling technologies such as biotechnology, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, and energy systems. For startups, Transfiere provides opportunities to engage in European R&D consortia, secure public–private funding, and establish partnerships for industrial validation and scale-up.
February 24–25 | The Future of Protein Production | Chicago, USA
The Future of Protein Production is a specialized conference dedicated to alternative proteins, cellular agriculture, precision fermentation, and hybrid food systems. It addresses the technical, industrial, and regulatory challenges associated with scaling next-generation protein solutions. Companies working in bioprocessing, strain development, ingredient design, downstream optimization, and sensory enhancement will find this event particularly valuable for building partnerships with investors, corporates, and infrastructure providers shaping the future of protein markets.
March
EUROPACK SUMMIT | Switzerland | March 2–3
EUROPACK SUMMIT is an exclusive leadership forum dedicated to packaging innovation, with a strong focus on sustainability, automation, intelligent materials, and circular supply chains. It matters as a strategic environment for understanding how next-generation packaging solutions will shape competitiveness, compliance, and brand differentiation across food and consumer goods. The event is aimed at corporate innovation teams, packaging technology startups, material science companies, and decision-makers involved in eco-design, recyclability, and smart manufacturing integration.
March 2–5 | 4YFN | Barcelona, Spain
4YFN is the startup innovation platform of MWC Barcelona, connecting emerging technology companies with global investors, corporates, and decision-makers across connectivity, AI, deep tech, and digital transformation. For foodtech, it is a powerful gateway to cross-industry innovation, especially in areas like supply chain intelligence, data infrastructure, automation, and biotech-enabled business models. Startups benefit from high-visibility exhibition spaces, pitch competitions, and direct access to corporate innovation teams looking for scalable solutions.
Expoagro | Argentina | March 10–13
Expoagro is one of the most important open-field agricultural exhibitions in Latin America, combining machinery, digital agriculture, finance, and applied innovation at scale. It matters as a major commercialization and validation hub where technologies are tested directly under real production conditions. The event is aimed at producers, agribusiness corporates, equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, and agtech providers seeking large-scale adoption and market traction.
March 17–18 | World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit (USA) | San Francisco, USA
World Agri-Tech USA is one of the most strategic global meetings for agri-innovation commercialization, bringing together corporates, investors, and scale-ready technology providers. The agenda emphasizes financial architecture, global go-to-market strategies, and partnerships that accelerate industrial adoption. It is particularly suited for companies beyond R&D stage seeking manufacturing partners, pilot deployment opportunities, and expansion routes into international markets.
March 19–20 | Future Food-Tech | San Francisco, USA
Future Food-Tech San Francisco convenes CPG leaders, ingredient innovators, startups, and investors focused on building the next generation of sustainable and health-driven food. The summit prioritizes scale-up execution, from formulation breakthroughs and supply chain readiness to regulatory pathways and commercialization strategies. It is a high-value environment for founders seeking strategic partnerships with brands, contract manufacturers, and corporate venture teams pursuing deployable innovation.
March 23–26 | Alimentaria | Madrid, Spain
Alimentaria is one of the world’s leading food and beverage fairs, integrating innovation, global procurement, and next-generation product development across the entire value chain. From ingredients and manufacturing to retail and foodservice, it provides a panoramic view of category evolution and buyer demand. Foodtech startups and scale-up brands gain access to international buyers, vertical pavilions, business matchmaking, and innovation zones—making it an ideal venue to validate product-market fit and accelerate distribution growth.
March 30 – April 1 | IFE: International Food & Drink Event | London, UK
IFE is a major platform for food and drink brands targeting international distribution, with a focus on retail readiness, export strategy, packaging innovation, and consumer trend alignment. It is particularly relevant for startups with market-ready products and enabling technologies for retail ecosystems. The event attracts buyers, distributors, and procurement teams looking for differentiated products, providing strong commercial validation and dealflow potential.
April
April 16–17 | STARTCO | Medellín, Colombia
STARTCO is an innovation-driven platform connecting startups, corporates, and government stakeholders across Latin America’s food and agriculture value chains. The event emphasizes applied technologies for agro-industrial modernization, sustainability, and productivity in strategic categories such as coffee, cacao, and tropical fruits. For companies in climate tech, bioinputs, digital agronomy, and supply chain optimization, STARTCO offers opportunities to explore pilots, ecosystem partnerships, and commercialization routes in fast-growing emerging markets.
May
May 5–7 | Vitafoods Europe | Barcelona, Spain
Vitafoods Europe is the global reference event for nutraceuticals, functional ingredients, dietary supplements, and health-driven innovation. It covers ingredient science, clinical validation, formulation technologies, regulatory strategy, and consumer demand trends across wellbeing categories. Startups working in bioactive compounds, precision nutrition, gut health, metabolic health, and science-backed claims benefit from direct access to ingredient buyers, R&D teams, and manufacturing partners accelerating commercialization.
May 20–21 | F&A Next | Wageningen, Netherlands
F&A Next is one of Europe’s leading platforms for agrifoodtech investment and venture collaboration, hosted by Wageningen University & Research. It connects early-stage startups with VCs, corporate venture arms, and accelerators, prioritizing science-backed solutions and clear pathways from pilot to industrial scaling. For founders raising early growth capital, it is a high-signal environment for investor alignment and strategic visibility.
Macfrut | Rimini, Italy | April 21–22
Macfrut is an international exhibition dedicated to the fruit and vegetable supply chain, covering cultivar innovation, production technologies, post-harvest solutions, packaging, and global logistics. It matters as a strategic platform for understanding Mediterranean production models and export flows. The event is aimed at companies working in biological inputs, digital agronomy, post-harvest management, cold chain technology, and fresh produce commercialization.
May 27–28 | Food 4 Future – Expo FoodTech | Bilbao, Spain
Food 4 Future is a strategic event dedicated to the digital transformation of the food industry, focusing on AI, robotics, data analytics, intelligent manufacturing, and sustainable value chains. It connects startups with corporates, manufacturers, and investors building innovation pipelines for industrial competitiveness. With strong thematic curation, it is particularly valuable for scaling pilots, securing industrial partners, and strengthening positioning within the Spanish and European foodtech ecosystem.
Pick N Pack | Bilbao, Spain | May 27–28
Pick N Pack is a specialized event focused on smart packaging, intralogistics, robotics, and automation for food manufacturing and distribution. It matters as a convergence point for technologies that improve efficiency, flexibility, and traceability in industrial food operations. The event is aimed at startups in machine vision, robotic handling, automation systems, smart packaging, as well as integrators, OEMs, and large food processors seeking deployable solutions.
June
FITHEP Expoalimentaria Latinoamericana | Buenos Aires, Argentina | June 1–4
FITHEP is the leading Latin American trade fair for food processing, bakery, pastry, confectionery, and foodservice technologies. It matters as a key sourcing and innovation platform for manufacturing technologies, ingredients, and services supporting professional gastronomy and industrial food production. The event is aimed at food manufacturers, suppliers, gastronomy professionals, ingredient companies, and equipment providers across Latin America.
June 8–11 | Web Summit Rio | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Web Summit Rio is a major technology event connecting startups, corporates, investors, and media across Latin America. While cross-industry, it offers foodtech companies strategic exposure to regional digital infrastructure trends, ecommerce growth, and innovation ecosystems shaping market entry in LATAM. It is particularly relevant for startups exploring expansion routes, funding, and partnerships in one of the world’s most dynamic emerging tech regions.
June 9–10 | Food Innovate | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Food Innovate convenes R&D leaders, innovation managers, and product developers to accelerate category creation and market entry through advanced formulation and sensory design. It highlights novel ingredients, substantiated claims, and practical formulation techniques. For startups, it provides a strong environment for technical benchmarking, collaboration, and early validation with industry experts shaping future product pipelines.
Bridge2Food Europe | Copenhagen, Denmark | June 9–11
Bridge2Food Europe focuses on the protein transition, ingredient innovation, and B2B formulation for plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and hybrid food products. It matters as a technically rigorous forum where scientific credibility meets commercial application. The event is aimed at ingredient developers, technology providers, corporate application teams, and startups seeking pilots, formulation partnerships, and scale-up opportunities in alternative protein markets.
June 11–12 | Hello Tomorrow Global Summit | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hello Tomorrow is one of the world’s leading deeptech summits, spotlighting breakthrough technologies across biotech, advanced materials, AI, and climate solutions. It is particularly strategic for foodtech founders building on scientific or engineering innovation, enabling connections to investors, corporate R&D teams, and non-dilutive funding opportunities. It is also a high-value venue to position foodtech as part of the broader deeptech investment narrative.
World Agri-Tech South America 2026 | São Paulo, Brazil | June 23–24
World Agri-Tech South America is a leading regional summit spotlighting innovation, investment, and scale-up strategies for agriculture in Latin America. It matters as a strategic platform to accelerate climate-smart farming, biological inputs, digital agriculture, and sustainable production models across the region. The event is aimed at agtech startups, corporates, investors, and R&D leaders seeking partnerships and commercialization pathways in South American markets.
August
August 18–30 | Colombia Tech Week | Colombia
Colombia Tech Week is a national innovation platform aggregating high-impact events across startups, corporates, academia, and investment networks. For foodtech, its relevance lies in access to agricultural value chains, biodiversity-based ingredient opportunities, and regional commercialization routes. It provides a strategic entry point for exploring pilots and partnerships in regenerative agriculture, supply chain digitalization, and climate resilience within a rapidly evolving LATAM ecosystem.
August (TBD) | Go Fest | Colombia
Go Fest is Colombia’s flagship entrepreneurship and innovation festival, connecting founders with corporates, accelerators, public programs, and investors. With broad coverage—including agrifoodtech, AI, circular economy, and digital commerce—it is particularly useful for early market validation and partnership exploration. For international players, it also offers insight into local funding mechanisms and regulatory dynamics influencing scalability in Latin America.
September
September 22–23 | World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit | San Francisco, USA
World Agri-Tech is a leading global conference for agtech innovation, investment, and commercialization strategies. It convenes corporate strategics, R&D leaders, startups, and capital providers to address scaling barriers, pilot validation, and industrial partnerships across food and agriculture systems. It is essential for companies in biological inputs, robotics, satellite analytics, climate tech, supply chain intelligence, and adjacent food innovation areas, acting as a catalyst for global dealflow and strategic alliances.
September 29 – October 2 | BIOSPAIN | Barcelona, Spain
BIOSPAIN is one of Europe’s most important biotech partnering events, bridging healthcare, agbio, and industrial biotechnology. For agrifoodtech, it is a key arena for startups in molecular biology, fermentation, enzymes, bioingredients, and synthetic biology to connect with investors, CDMOs, and corporate partners. It is particularly valuable for securing scale-up collaborators, validating industrial use cases, and progressing toward commercialization through strategic partnerships.
October
Fruit Attraction | Madrid, Spain | October 6–9
Fruit Attraction is one of the world’s leading meeting points for the fruit and vegetable sector, serving as a key commercial platform to drive international trade, exports, and innovation. It matters as a global hub where the entire fresh produce value chain converges, producers, exporters, distributors, retailers, and technology providers, to anticipate trends and accelerate business development. The event is aimed at agrifood companies, exporters, technology suppliers, and solution providers focused on production efficiency, post-harvest optimization, logistics, and market access in the global fresh produce industry.
October 17–21 | SIAL Paris | Paris, France
SIAL Paris is one of the world’s most influential food innovation and trade events, offering a global lens on CPG trends, retail dynamics, product development, and international market expansion. It is a critical space for monitoring category evolution, consumer behavior shifts, and global buyer demand. Startups working in ingredients, packaging, clean-label solutions, and sensory differentiation benefit from international visibility and high-value commercial exposure.
Food Week Boston 2026 | Boston, USA | October 29–30
Food Week Boston showcases innovation across the food industry with a strong emphasis on North American commercialization, supply chain modernization, and venture-backed category growth. It matters as a strategic entry point for companies evaluating U.S. market access, distribution strategies, and regulatory alignment. The event is aimed at startups, scale-ups, investors, and corporates exploring expansion and partnership opportunities in the U.S. food ecosystem.
November
November 3–5 | Expo Agritech | Málaga, Spain
Expo Agritech brings together smart farming, precision systems, robotics, biologicals, and water management solutions tailored to Mediterranean agriculture. It is highly relevant for startups with scalable technologies targeting productivity, sustainability, and resilience in high-value crops. The event offers direct access to growers, agribusiness leaders, solution providers, and innovation stakeholders prioritizing deployable technologies.
November 17–19 | Fi Europe | Frankfurt, Germany
Fi Europe is the primary marketplace for food ingredients and B2B formulation innovation, connecting ingredient suppliers, brands, and manufacturers focused on commercialization. It supports the market entry of novel ingredients, processing enablers, and functional solutions through scientific validation and regulatory navigation. Startups in precision fermentation, plant-based formulations, functional ingredients, and sensory technologies gain access to procurement teams, manufacturing collaborators, and launch partners accelerating industrial adoption.