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9th Fresh India Show 2027

Fresh India Show puts Indian growers, exporters, importers and retailers in the same conversation as the companies that handle produce after harvest.

Apr 23-24, 2027 · CIDCO Exhibition & Convention Centre, New Mumbai

Visitors expected
5,000
Show days
2

Farmer producer organizations sit within a mix that extends to cold storage, packaging, logistics and agricultural technology. The result is a fresh fruit and vegetable event with a strong interest in how produce reaches domestic and overseas buyers.

Media Today combines an exhibition with a conference, reverse buyer-seller meetings, networking and awards. The Mumbai setting and the presence of export bodies give it a different emphasis from a general food exhibition: fresh produce trading and the infrastructure behind it share the program. APEDA, VAFA and the All India Fruit Merchants' Association support the show. Suppliers of grading, preservation and distribution solutions have a place alongside businesses selling the fruit and vegetables themselves.

How it compares

  1. Fruit LogisticaBerlin, 90K
  2. This show: 9th Fresh India Show 2027New Mumbai, 5,000
  3. ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICAHong Kong, 16K

Fruit Logistica in Berlin offers a much wider international sourcing field. It brought together 2,600 exhibitors in 2026, with fresh produce, machinery and technology, and logistics organized as the main segments. Buyers building a supplier portfolio across origins or seeking European retail relationships have a broader choice there. Fresh India Show keeps the conversation closer to India's growers, importers, producer organizations and distribution systems.

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA in Hong Kong suits companies whose buying or sales territory spans several Asian markets. It brought together 760 exhibitors in 2026. Fresh produce trade sits alongside a knowledge center and dedicated technology content, making it a useful regional meeting point for exporters with several destinations in view.

Fresh India Show earns its place when India is the business objective. Its reverse buyer-seller format connects the trading discussion with the practical questions of cold chain, post-harvest handling and packaging. An Indian producer group looking for export relationships and a technology supplier looking for local produce customers have different tasks, but both fit the same horticulture value chain represented here.

Fresh India Show fits companies whose fresh produce business depends on relationships with India's growers, importers and distribution networks.

Who exhibits

The 2026 participant mix included Sahyadri Farmers Producer Co. Ltd., Westfalia Fruit and FD Berries alongside companies such as Cilicant and KM Thermopack Private Limited. That combination brings produce sourcing into contact with preservation and packaging. Grower groups, importers, laboratories, banks and trade associations broaden the conversation beyond a simple fruit display. For visitors, the useful distinction is between businesses supplying produce and those helping it retain quality, reach a buyer or clear commercial requirements.

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9th Fresh India Show 2027

Fresh India Show 2027 keeps the exhibition, conference, reverse buyer-seller meetings, networking and awards within the same event. The ninth show brings growers, exporters, importers and producer organizations together with cold-chain, packaging and agricultural technology businesses. Its emphasis on post-harvest handling makes the commercial program relevant to companies that need to move fresh produce as well as sell it. The stand packages combine a furnished display with a directory presence, while partnership packages add exhibition space and conference access.

  • Use the reverse buyer-seller meetings for the produce trading part of the visit, then bring handling and distribution questions to the cold-chain and packaging suppliers.
  • For work with Indian producer organizations, connect the grower discussion with export requirements: APEDA and the produce trade associations are part of this event's network.
  • Keep produce sourcing and shelf-life technology as separate tasks. The participant mix includes fruit businesses alongside packaging and preservation suppliers.

Exhibiting

A stand suits suppliers of fresh produce, packaging, cold-chain equipment or post-harvest services seeking Indian trade customers. Shell packages provide the basic display fittings and a directory listing. Bare-space exhibitors arrange their own structure and furniture. The operating terms require organizer approval of stand designs and vendors, making construction planning part of participation.

What your brief includes

The full exhibitor list, and what to do with it.

  1. Halvorsen ProzesstechnikIndustrial machinery / Germany#3
  2. Alpenküche SystemeCommercial kitchens / Austria#4
  3. Brauwerk WielandBeverages / Germany#5

#3Halvorsen Prozesstechnik

Why it matters
Their hygienic conveyor line fits the plant expansion you described.
Who to meet
Head of Key Accounts, Food Processing
What to ask
Lead times for installations in 2027.

Example from a sample brief. The company is fictional.

How a brief is made

  1. Tell us your goals

    A short interview: what you want from 9th Fresh India Show 2027 and which kinds of partners you are after.

  2. We research each company, one by one

    For each company: what it makes, who it sells to, how it fits your goals and who buys there. Then we compare them side by side and rank the ones worth your time.

  3. Walk in with a plan

    A ranked list, a deep dive on each of your top picks, the people to meet and a strategy deck, all before the doors open.

Walk into 9th Fresh India Show 2027 knowing who to meet.