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AAHAR 2027 New Delhi: Food and Hospitality Fair Guide

By Ilyas Kerbal,

Pragati Maidan Hall 14 and Bharat Mandapam lit up at night in New Delhi
Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

AAHAR, The International Food & Hospitality Fair, is India’s largest food, beverage and hospitality exhibition. It’s organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. The 40th edition in 2026 covered about 115,000 m² with more than 1,800 exhibitors (155 international) from 17 countries, 150,000+ visitors and 2,800+ B2B meetings. AAHAR 2027 runs from 2 to 6 March. For F&B and hospitality suppliers targeting India, the AAHAR attendee list is the obvious starting point.

AAHAR at a glance
Industry Food & hospitality
City New Delhi, India
Venue Bharat Mandapam (Pragati Maidan), New Delhi
Dates March, 2026: 10–14 Mar; 2027: 2–6 Mar
Frequency Annual
Moves between cities? No, always New Delhi
Typical scale ~70,000 attendees · ~1,500 exhibitors
Visitor ticket Business-visitor registration; public on last two days
App / platform Official AAHAR mobile app
Official website aaharinternationalfair.com

Details checked in October 2026. Dates, prices and venues can change between editions, so confirm on the official AAHAR website before you book travel.

What is AAHAR?

Italy was the first-ever partner country in 2026, and pavilions came from APEDA, MoFPI, the Indian Confectionery Manufacturers’ Association and others. Categories include:

  • Processed and packaged foods
  • Confectionery and bakery
  • Beverages, tea and coffee
  • Hospitality equipment and supplies
  • Food processing machinery and packaging
  • Agri and export products (APEDA)

Culinary Art India and hospitality competitions run alongside.

Commercial kitchen equipment on display at a hospitality trade fair

Hospitality equipment and supplies are a major part of AAHAR alongside food and beverages. Photo: Monmar Comunicació, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Venue and dates

AAHAR is held every March at Bharat Mandapam (Pragati Maidan) in New Delhi. The 2026 edition ran 10–14 March, and AAHAR 2027 runs 2–6 March. ITPO also runs smaller regional editions, such as in Chennai.

Who attends AAHAR

Visitor What they buy Who should target them
Hotel, restaurant and catering buyers Food, equipment, supplies Food and hospitality suppliers
Food distributors and retailers New products Brands, manufacturers
Food manufacturers Ingredients, machinery, packaging Ingredient and equipment suppliers
Importers and exporters Products and partners International brands, Indian exporters
Chefs (culinary competitions) Tools and ingredients Kitchen equipment and ingredient brands
General public (last two days) Consumer products Consumer brands

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Registration

Business visitors register online or on site. In 2026, general visitors were admitted for the first time on the last two days. Fees aren’t published in coverage, so check the official site.

The AAHAR app

The official AAHAR mobile app, with 20,000+ downloads in 2026, provides exhibitor search, floor plans and B2B meeting scheduling. With public days now part of the show, the trade audience is concentrated in the first three days. Knowing which hotel groups, distributors and manufacturers are attending, and booking them for those days, is the way to use AAHAR well.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • India’s largest F&B show
  • Strong government backing (ITPO, MoFPI, APEDA)
  • Official app for meetings
  • Partner country pavilions
  • Central Delhi venue

Cons

  • Public days dilute the trade audience
  • Mostly domestic exhibitors
  • Price-sensitive buyers
  • Delhi traffic and crowds
  • Limited English information on fees

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Preparing for AAHAR 2027

  1. Focus your meetings on the first three days.
  2. Target hotel and restaurant groups if you sell hospitality supplies.
  3. Use the app for B2B meeting scheduling.
  4. Bring pricing suited to Indian buyers.
  5. Book meetings in February.
  6. Follow up quickly with samples and quotes.

FAQ

When is AAHAR 2027?

From 2 to 6 March 2027 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

Is AAHAR open to the public?

In 2026, general visitors were admitted on the last two days for the first time.

Who organises AAHAR?

The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Can I get the AAHAR attendee list?

The app doesn’t export. I can build an enriched list of exhibitors and buyer profiles.

Need AAHAR leads ready for your CRM?

Event apps are built for browsing, not for sales teams. They cap connections, hide data behind logins and rarely let you export anything. I pull attendee, exhibitor and speaker data from the app and the event website, enrich every profile and hand you a clean file before the doors open, so your reps can book meetings in advance and follow up properly afterwards.

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