CFIA EXPO

What CFIA EXPO does

CFIA EXPO (Carrefour des Fournisseurs de l'Industrie Agroalimentaire) is the operating trade-show brand of GL events Exhibitions Industrie SAS, a subsidiary of the publicly listed GL events Group, headquartered in Casseneuil, France. The brand has been organizing French agri-food industry exhibitions for approximately 30 years and operates with a lean core team of about 10 employees that leverages the parent group's shared events infrastructure. Its flagship event, CFIA Rennes, attracted 23,959 visitors in 2026 and is complemented by regional editions (CFIA Toulouse, currently in its 3rd edition) and an upcoming PROD&PACK Lyon launch scheduled for November 2027.

The product portfolio centers on B2B exhibitions targeting French and European food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, packaging and processing equipment vendors, food-safety providers, and increasingly AI-for-agri-food and circular-economy/reuse solution providers. The format combines booth and floor-space sales with curated themed villages (AI Village, Reuse Village, Usine Agro du Futur, Packaging Showcase, Food Safety Hall), structured Innovation Tours, and the Innovation Awards program (124 innovation submissions in 2026, charged at €300 ex VAT per application). Food Talent, a recruitment-focused event component, extends the offering into agri-food HR and employer branding.

The business model is event-driven and primarily B2B: revenue is generated through exhibitor booth and floor-space fees, sponsorship of themed villages, and Innovation Awards application fees, while visitor attendance is free (registered badge). The portfolio is embedded in the French agri-food innovation ecosystem via institutional partnerships with Valorial (400 members), ABEA (250 members, 55,000 employees), Bretagne Next, EHEDG, Réseau Vrac & Réemploi, Business France, and PACT'ALIM, which together supply recurring exhibitor pipelines and content credibility. No segment-level revenue or ARR is publicly disclosed.

Name

CFIA EXPO

Legal name

GL events Exhibitions Industrie SAS

Website

https://cfiaexpo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CFIA EXPO operates French B2B agri-food trade shows — primarily the flagship CFIA Rennes event (23,959 visitors in 2026) plus regional editions and the upcoming PROD&PACK Lyon — serving food manufacturers, ingredient, packaging, equipment, food-safety, and AI solution providers through exhibitions, themed villages, and an Innovation Awards program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agri-food B2B trade exhibitions

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Agri-food trade shows
• Food industry exhibitions
• Packaging trade fairs
• Food safety conferences
• Innovation awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Casseneuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor booth and floor space fees: Companies pay to exhibit at the CFIA trade show, renting booth space in themed halls (Ingredients & PAI, Equipment & Procedures, Packaging & Conditioning, Food Safety, AI Village, Usine Agro du Futur). Revenue is generated from exhibitor registrations, booth reservations, and sponsorship tiers.
2. Innovation Awards application fees: CFIA charges an application fee of €300 excluding VAT per innovation submitted to the annual Innovation Awards (Trophées de l'Innovation), a competitive showcase that attracts 124 registered innovations in 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CFIA EXPO is a B2B trade show platform for the French agri-food industry, organizing annual in-person exhibitions and conference programs in Rennes and Toulouse that bring together ingredient, equipment, packaging, and food-safety suppliers with qualified buyers from food manufacturing companies. The portfolio includes the flagship CFIA Rennes, the regional CFIA Toulouse, an upcoming PROD&PACK Lyon event, co-located Food Talent recruitment event, specialized themed villages (AI, Reuse, Factory of the Future, Food Safety, Packaging), Innovation Awards, expert-led Innovation Tours, and a multi-track conference program. The 2026 Rennes edition attracted 23,959 visitors.

Product overview

CFIA EXPO is a trade show platform operated by GL events Exhibitions Industrie, hosting multiple agri-food trade events across France. The core portfolio includes CFIA Rennes (the flagship annual show in Brittany attracting ~24,000 visitors), CFIA Toulouse (regional one-day show), and PROD&PACK Lyon (upcoming). The platform organizes specialized exhibition spaces within its events: the AI Village for artificial intelligence solutions, the Reuse Village for sustainable packaging, the Factory of the Future platform (Usine Agro du Futur) for industrial performance technologies, the Packaging Innovations Showcase (Vitrine), and dedicated Food Safety hall. Supporting features include Innovation Awards, expert-led Innovation Tours, and the CFIA Labo interactive experience. Food Talent is a recruitment-focused co-located event. The events cover three core sectors: Ingredients & PAI, Equipment & Processes, and Packaging & Conditioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Food Talent: A dedicated recruitment and talent event within the CFIA ecosystem
• PROD&PACK Lyon
• Innovation Awards
• Trophées de l'Innovation

Products and services

• CFIA Rennes The flagship annual agri-food trade show held in Rennes, France, featuring three main sectors (Ingredients & PAI, Equipment & Processes, Packaging & Conditioning), themed villages (AI, Reuse, Factory of the Future, Food Safety), the Innovation Awards, expert-led Innovation Tours, a conference programme, and free visitor badge registration. Targets exhibitors (suppliers of ingredients, equipment, packaging, food safety solutions) and professional visitors from French and European food manufacturers. The 2026 edition attracted 23,959 visitors over three days.
• CFIA Toulouse Regional companion edition of the flagship show, in its 3rd edition, targeting the Occitanie basin (France's 3rd largest agri-food region and 1st BIO region, 85% SME/TPE). Covers the same Ingredients, Equipment/Processes, and Packaging sectors as the Rennes edition, positioned as a more compact one-day regional event focused on CSR and industrial performance.
• Food Talent Recruitment-focused event co-located with CFIA Rennes, dedicated to connecting food industry professionals with career opportunities and addressing the agri-food sector's recruitment pressures.
• PROD&PACK Lyon Upcoming trade show in Lyon covering production and packaging solutions for the food industry, broadening the GL events agri-food portfolio beyond Rennes and Toulouse.
• Trophées de l'Innovation (Innovation Awards) Annual innovation competition at CFIA recognizing significant developments in the agri-food sector across four categories (Quality/Health/Safety, Process/Packaging/Equipment, Ingredients & PAI, Packaging). Exhibitors submit innovations at €300 per entry (excluding VAT); 124 innovations were submitted in 2026. Provides winners with press visibility, social media buzz, and lead-generation exposure.
• Sécurité des aliments (Food Safety Hall 12) Dedicated hall (Hall 12) at CFIA Rennes featuring 220+ food safety experts and the redesigned CFIA Labo with interactive training, detection technology demonstrations, and collaborative escape games. Addresses microbiology, quality, Food Fraud, hygiene, and pest management. Targets QHSE and food safety professionals from food manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23,959 visitors attended the 2026 edition
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Business FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness France is listed as a partner of CFIA EXPO, providing international trade and export support services to exhibitors and visitors.
• EHEDG France (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHEDG is an international benchmark for hygienic design since 1989, supporting players in the food industry in sustainable improvement of food safety and industrial performance. EHEDG hosts the Innovation Pathway Hygienic Design at CFIA and provides expert-led tours.
• PACT'ALIMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPACT'ALIM is listed as a partner organization supporting the CFIA trade show.
• ValorialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValorial is an innovation cluster with 400 members specializing in sustainable agricultural and agri-food innovation. It partners with CFIA on the Usine Agro du Futur (Factory of the Future) platform and provides expert-led Innovation Tours for the Ingredients & PAI hall. Valorial operates across Brittany, Pays-de-la-Loire, and Normandy with 20 years of expertise.
• ABEA (Association Bretonne des Entreprises Agroalimentaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABEA is the professional representative of the Breton agri-food sector with 250 member companies and 55,000 employees. ABEA co-organizes the Usine Agro du Futur platform at CFIA and represents food companies and cooperatives across Brittany.
• Bretagne Next AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBretagne Next is a regional economic development agency funded by the Brittany Region. It co-organizes the Usine Agro du Futur platform at CFIA and supports the region's positioning on digital, energy, food and industrial transitions.
• Réseau Vrac & RéemploicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéseau Vrac & Réemploi is a national network of companies involved in packaging reuse and bulk sales. It co-designed and co-developed the Reuse Village (Village du Réemploi) at CFIA, bringing together 15 exhibitors and structuring the sector's transition towards sustainable models.
• GL events Exhibitions IndustriecoreOthersGL events Exhibitions Industrie (SAS, capital €79,486,000, RCS Agen 879 104 248) is the parent company and organizer of the CFIA trade show. It provides exhibition infrastructure, venue management, digital platforms, and exhibitor services. The company is part of the GL events Group.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SIAL: SIAL Paris is one of the world's largest food industry trade shows and a direct competitor to CFIA for French agri-food exhibitors and visitors. It targets a similar professional buyer base across food products, ingredients, and equipment.
• Alimentaria: Alimentaria (Barcelona) is a leading Southern European food and beverage trade show directly comparable to CFIA in its B2B trade show model, target audience, and sector coverage across food, ingredients, and packaging.
• Food Ingredients Europe (Fi Europe): Fi Europe is the leading global trade show for food ingredients, directly competing with CFIA's Ingredients & PAI sector. It attracts the same ingredient supplier and buyer audience at international scale.
• SIRHA: SIRHA Lyon is a French B2B trade event focused on food service, hospitality, and food technology, overlapping with CFIA's equipment and process coverage. It targets a similar French professional audience and is geographically complementary in Lyon.

Broad incumbents

• Gulfood: Gulfood (Dubai) is the world's largest annual food and beverage trade show, comparable to CFIA as a B2B trade platform covering ingredients, equipment, and packaging for the food industry. It attracts a global exhibitor base similar to CFIA's.
• IFT (Institute of Food Technologists): IFT is a major US-based food technology organization running the IFT FIRST annual event, comparable to CFIA as a B2B platform for food science, ingredients, and processing innovation. It targets a similar supplier/buyer ecosystem across the agri-food transformation value chain.
• Anuga: Anuga (Cologne) is one of the world's largest food and beverage trade fairs, covering the full agri-food value chain similarly to CFIA. It serves as a global benchmark and attracts many of the same large exhibitors and buyers that CFIA targets at French regional scale.
• ProPak Asia: ProPak Asia is a leading packaging and food processing trade show in Asia, comparable to CFIA in its Packaging & Conditioning and Equipment & Processes coverage. It serves a similar supplier and buyer ecosystem at a larger geographic scale.

Emerging players

• SIMA: SIMA is a major French trade show for agricultural machinery and livestock, organized by the same GL events Group. It addresses an adjacent agricultural value chain and shares the same French B2B trade show DNA as CFIA.
• Vinitech-Sifel: Vinitech-Sifel is the leading French trade show for wine, fruit, and vegetable production equipment. While narrower in scope, it operates a similar B2B trade show model targeting French agri-food transformation suppliers and overlaps with CFIA's equipment coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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