Food, Beverage & Catering
SIAL Shanghai 2027
西雅国际食品和饮料展览会（上海）
UFI
Dates
UPCOMING
18–20 May 2027
Venue
Shanghai New International Expo Centre
Exhibition area
200,000 m²
Exhibitors (expected)
5,000
About the show
SIAL Shanghai is the Chinese edition of a food and beverage exhibition brand founded in Paris in 1964 and brought to China in 2000, and it is counted among the three largest food fairs in the world. It acts as a full-chain trade platform and a marker of where food and drink innovation is heading, and as the entry point for brands into the Chinese market as much as the place where Chinese buyers meet international suppliers. Its remit runs across the whole chain, from imported and regional specialities through ingredients, processing and packaging to the logistics and digital systems that move food to market.
What’s on display
- Imported food
- Snack foods
- Convenience foods
- Fresh and frozen meat
- Frozen ingredients
- Premium drinks and new-style tea drinks
- Healthy snacks
- Seafood
- Pre-processed foods
- Dairy products
- Alcoholic drinks
- Grains, oils and condiments
- Regional speciality foods
- International pizza
- Processing, packaging and distribution
- Digital food innovation companies
- Future food and AI
- Smart food chains and logistics
- Organic food
- Bakery products
- Halal food
Reference
Co-located show
The fair runs alongside SIAL Xiya International Food Service Supply Chain Exhibition, which covers ingredients, menu development and processing for the catering trade.
SIAL World Food Industry Summit
The summit sets themed forums around meat, catering, drinks, food technology, imported food, health food, retail and supply chains. It has so far drawn more than 400 economists, industry experts and company leaders as speakers and more than 12,000 food and drink professionals on site.
SIAL Innovation
Run with the innovation consultancy XTC, the competition convenes an independent jury of experts, academics, media and consultancies each year to judge entries against consumer habits and market trends in different countries, and picks the year’s most innovative foods and drinks. Entry is free to exhibitors at the current edition.
Match Me
A matchmaking service that pairs exhibitors with buyers before the show: the Match Me team records product details and purchasing requirements in one-to-one interviews, then arranges meetings in the business matching area, the key-buyer lounge, sourcing salons and buyer delegations during the fair.
Tutto Pizza partnership
From 2027 the fair continues its partnership with Tutto Pizza, the pizza-industry trade show held in Naples, Italy, to bring Italian pizza technique and equipment into the Asian market.
Practical information
Organizer
Beijing Aiboxiya Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Admission
The fair is a trade-only event for professionals, who register online in advance for an entry pass. Children under 18 and non-professionals aged 70 or over are not admitted.