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THAIFEX Anuga Asia Bangkok: F&B Show Guide and Buyer Leads

By Ilyas Kerbal,

IMPACT Muang Thong Thani exhibition centre in Bangkok
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

THAIFEX – Anuga Asia is the largest food and beverage trade show in Southeast Asia. It’s organised by Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Koelnmesse, the company behind Anuga. The 2026 edition filled 12 halls (140,000+ m²) with around 3,300 exhibitors from more than 60 countries, 65% of them international, and expected about 88,000 trade visitors from 140+ countries. For F&B exporters and suppliers, the THAIFEX attendee list is the best ASEAN buyer list there is.

This guide is for the May 2027 edition.

THAIFEX at a glance
Industry Food & beverage
City Bangkok, Thailand
Venue IMPACT Challenger (Halls 1–3, 5–12) + IMPACT Forum Hall 4, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok
Dates Late May, 2026: 26–30 May (26–29 trade only; 30 May trade + public)
Frequency Annual
Moves between cities? No, always Bangkok (IMPACT)
Typical scale ~80,000 attendees · ~3,000 exhibitors
Visitor ticket Free (trade days; public day on final day)
App / platform Online registration + business matching
Official website thaifex-anuga.com

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

What’s at THAIFEX – Anuga Asia?

Ten trade show segments cover:

  • Fine food and packaged goods
  • Drinks, plus coffee and tea
  • Frozen food, meat and seafood
  • Rice, grains, fruits and vegetables
  • Organic, plant-based and halal
  • Food tech and startups, with a startup and trends hall

National pavilion stand with food products at a food trade fair

About 65% of THAIFEX exhibitors come from outside Thailand. Photo: Portal Abras, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Venue and dates

THAIFEX is held every May at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok (Nonthaburi), using IMPACT Challenger Halls 1–3 and 5–12 plus IMPACT Forum Hall 4. The 2026 edition ran 26–30 May: four trade-only days, then a final day open to trade and public. IMPACT is far from central Bangkok, and May is the hot season.

Who attends THAIFEX

Visitor What they’re sourcing Who should target them
Importers and distributors (ASEAN, China, Middle East, Europe) Products for their markets F&B exporters
Retail and supermarket buyers Ranges and private label Brands, manufacturers
HoReCa and foodservice buyers Foodservice products Foodservice suppliers
Food manufacturers and private-label buyers Ingredients and co-packers Ingredient suppliers
Government trade officials Trade promotion Agencies
General public (final day) Consumer products Retail brands

Your competitors are already on the THAIFEX floor plan. I map the exhibitors and visitor profiles for THAIFEX into one clean spreadsheet, so you can see who matters before the doors open. Contact me about THAIFEX

Registration

Admission is free, according to the venue, and trade visitors pre-register online. The first four days are trade-only; the last day is trade and public.

Business matching

Pre-registration, exhibitor search and business matching run through thaifex-anuga.com (Koelnmesse). Business matching helps, but it covers only part of the 88,000 visitors. To reach the importers and retail buyers that suit your products, from specific countries, you need an enriched list built before May.

Pros and cons

Pros Cons
The best ASEAN F&B sourcing event Public day crowds on the last day
Free admission IMPACT is far from central Bangkok
Koelnmesse and Anuga network Hot season
Strong Thai export product base Overlaps with FHA and SIAL
Affordable host city Large share of Thai exporters

Want to see which competitors are at THAIFEX? The exhibitor list tells you, and I can enrich it with company size, industry and contacts so you know where to focus. Ask for the THAIFEX exhibitor list

Preparing for THAIFEX 2027

  1. Pre-register and request business matching early.
  2. Target importers by country; ASEAN, China and Middle East buyers have different needs.
  3. Bring halal certification if relevant.
  4. Avoid the public day for important meetings.
  5. Stay near IMPACT to save travel time.
  6. Compare with FHA in Singapore if your buyers are more regional retail and foodservice.

FAQ

When is THAIFEX – Anuga Asia?

Every May at IMPACT, Bangkok. The 2026 edition ran 26–30 May.

Is THAIFEX free?

Admission is listed as free; trade visitors pre-register online.

Who organises THAIFEX?

Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Koelnmesse.

Can I get the THAIFEX attendee list?

There’s no exportable list. I can build an enriched list of exhibitors and buyer profiles.

Want the THAIFEX attendee list?

If THAIFEX is on your calendar, the time to build your target list is now, not on the plane. Send me the event and your ideal customer profile and I’ll put together an enriched list of the people and companies that will be there, ready for your CRM and your outreach sequences.

Ask for your THAIFEX attendee list

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