GERMANY | drinktec has reaffirmed its position as the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry.
58,281 visitors from 164 countries gathered inspiration for future product concepts, business strategies, and technical solutions.
With 70 percent of attendees coming from international markets, drinktec 2025 once again lived up to its reputation as the industry’s premier global platform. Approximately 30 percent of visitors came from Germany, around 40 percent from the rest of Europe, and the remaining 30 percent from other regions worldwide.
Decision-makers from the world’s top 20 beverage corporations were once again in attendance, bringing large delegations to explore the future of beverage and liquid food production.
At the same time, countless small and medium-sized enterprises from around the globe also used drinktec as a key platform for investment decisions. The event thus represents the full spectrum of industry players.
Presence of international exhibitors
A total of 1,117 exhibitors from 68 countries showcased solutions covering the entire value chain of beverage and liquid food production across a net exhibition area of 74,000 m². This year, particular focus was placed on modernisation projects, process optimisation, digitalisation, and strategies for developing new beverage concepts based on novel ingredients, formulations, and production methods.
For many exhibitors, drinktec once again provided the stage to present their latest product innovations. Visitors could use the Innovation Guide to locate innovation hotspots within the exhibition halls.
Highly visited networking hub Liquidrome
New to the portfolio was the Liquidrome, an interactive networking and discussion area. Through its diverse offerings, drinktec introduced a new dialogue format featuring expert presentations, panel discussions, and keynote speeches on the industry’s future topics, offering visitors fresh inspiration.
“The level of interest in the industry’s future topics has never been higher. The Liquidrome, with its programme of presentations and panel discussions, proved to be the perfect platform for expert exchange. It was extremely well attended and undoubtedly a highlight of this year’s event,” said Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association, the event’s conceptual partner.
The Liquidrome area was complemented by a Health Bar, offering tastings of health-focused product innovations, which attracted great interest among visitors. The expanded Startup Area with 20 national and international startups once again highlighted drinktec as a fertile ground for innovative product and solution approaches.
“This year’s drinktec has once again impressively demonstrated that Munich provides the perfect platform for the global beverage and liquid food industry,” said Markus Kosak, Executive Director of drinktec.
“The exhibitor and visitor numbers underscore the importance of high-level exchanges and deep insights into technology and innovation. With its innovations and live demonstrations, drinktec has as always won over a great many visitors. We look forward to the next drinktec from 11 to 15 September 2028.”
