CFIA Rennes · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated June 2026

Key takeaways

• 30th anniversary edition from 9 to 11 March 2027 at the Parc Expo Rennes Aéroport. CFIA celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2027 (created in 1997 with 360 exhibitors across 10,000 m²) (source: cfiaexpo.com).
• 2026 edition (29th): 23,959 visitors (+1.4% vs 2025) and 2,000 exhibitors, including 17% international, across 12 halls (sources: cfiaexpo.com, agro-media.fr).
• A trade show structured around 4 worlds: Ingredients & PAI (Hall 4), Equipment & Processes (Halls 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8: the largest zone), Packaging & Conditioning (Halls 1, 10, 11), Food Safety (Hall 12, created in 2025).
• Organiser: GL Events Exhibitions. Exhibitor registration via exposant.gl-events.com/cfia-rennes-2027.
• A strong Breton food-processing anchoring: Brittany is the leading food-processing region in France and Europe, accounting for 11% of national food-industry turnover (source: Bretagne Développement Innovation).

Who exhibits

Typical profile

A trade show for the entire supplier chain of the food-processing industry, structured around 4 worlds since 2025:

• Ingredients & PAI (Hall 4): ingredients, additives, flavourings, intermediate food products.
• Equipment & Processes (Halls 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8): machinery, production lines, automation, industrial utilities. This is the largest zone of the trade show.
• Packaging & Conditioning (Halls 1, 10, 11): materials, packaging machinery, primary and secondary conditioning. Halls 1 and 11 were redesigned in 2026.
• Food Safety (Hall 12): hygiene, food safety, quality control, traceability. Hall created in 2025 (around 100 exhibitors).

Notable exhibitors

The exhibitor list is on the official website: cfiaexpo.com. The trade show gathered 2,000 exhibitors in 2026, including 17% international (source: cfiaexpo.com).

Quality of attendance

• 23,959 visitors in 2026, up +1.4% vs 2025
• 2,000 exhibitors, including 17% international
• Access strictly reserved for food-processing industry professionals
• A high density of buyers, along with production, R&D, quality and procurement management from Breton and national food businesses

Source: cfiaexpo.com.

Activities & community

Conference programme

Daily conferences across the 3 days of the trade show, organised by thematic world. The 2027 programme will be published in advance on cfiaexpo.com.

Signature spaces

• AI Village (Hall 2, 2nd edition in 2026): 25 exhibitors (+30% vs 2025), daily pitches from 11:00 to 12:30, demonstrations of AI applied to formulation, traceability, line management and materials identification (source: cfiaexpo.com).
• Reuse Village: designed with the Vrac & Réemploi network, around 15 companies specialising in reusable packaging.
• Food Factory of the Future (Hall 6): a space for technology demonstrations and full-scale demonstrators for food-processing plants.
• Food Talent (4th edition on 12 March 2026): a day co-organised by ABEA (Association Bretonne des Entreprises Agroalimentaires), Valorial and Bretagne Next. A job-dating event for 2,000 young people with more than 40 Breton companies across 5 functions: R&D, production, maintenance, QHSE, support (source: abea.bzh).

Awards & accolades

CFIA Innovation Trophies: 4 official categories in 2026.

• Ingredients & PAI
• Process, Conditioning, Equipment
• Packaging
• Quality, Hygiene, Safety

124 entries competing in 2026, 5 winners honoured (source: cfiaexpo.com).

2026 winners:

• Saipol "Empreinte by Saipol", Ingredients & PAI category (low-carbon programme for oilseed supply chains).
• H.B. Fuller, Packaging category (foamed adhesive for PET multipacks).
• Sileane, Process, Conditioning, Equipment category ("Replace In Place" robotic solution).
• ATM Vision (category to be confirmed).
• Rescaset, special mention from the jury (induction sealing for reuse).

Community & networks

Institutional partners and networks: ABEA, Valorial (Breton food-processing competitiveness cluster), Bretagne Next, the Vrac & Réemploi network. Specialist press: Process Alimentaire, RIA, Agro-Media, Food Magazine.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Parc Expo Rennes listing.

Specific to the trade show:

• Dates: 9 to 11 March 2027 (Tuesday to Thursday).
• Pavilion locations: 12 halls arranged according to the 4 worlds (Hall 4 Ingredients, Halls 2-3-5-6-7-8 Equipment, Halls 1-10-11 Packaging, Hall 12 Food Safety).
• Visitor badge: free with professional pre-registration via cfiaexpo.com. Access strictly reserved for food-processing industry professionals (proof of activity required).

How much it costs to exhibit

Exhibitor rates not published. Participation requests via the exposant.gl-events.com/cfia-rennes-2027 platform. The trade show has historically been tight on availability in the Ingredients & PAI and Food Safety zones: it is recommended to submit a request 12 months before the target edition. Figures not publicly available.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: submit your application on the GL Events platform, choosing your world (Ingredients & PAI, Equipment & Processes, Packaging, Food Safety).
• 9 months out: positioning within the corresponding hall and application to the thematic spaces (AI Village Hall 2, Reuse Village, Food Factory of the Future Hall 6).
• 6 months out: preparing the 2027 Innovation Trophies entry (4 categories: Ingredients & PAI, Process-Conditioning-Equipment, Packaging, Quality-Hygiene-Safety).
• 3 months out: activating ABEA, Valorial and Bretagne Next relays for upstream communication to Breton food businesses.
• 1 month out: finalising live demonstrations and briefing the on-site team.

For the decision-making visitor

• Free online badge pre-registration on cfiaexpo.com with proof of professional activity.
• Allow 2 full days to cover the 12 halls (1 day is not enough across 4 worlds).
• Prioritise the world matching your function: Hall 4 for R&D and formulation, Halls 2-3-5-6-7-8 for production and maintenance, Halls 1-10-11 for packaging, Hall 12 for QHSE.
• Block out the daily AI pitches at the AI Village (11:00 to 12:30, Hall 2) and the visit to the Food Factory of the Future (Hall 6).
• Getting to Rennes: TGV from Paris in 1 hr 30, then a road link to the Parc Expo Aéroport.

Policy & CSR initiatives

CFIA's CSR dimension is expressed through several documented levers. The Innovation Trophies include a Quality, Hygiene, Safety category that recognises advances in food safety and traceability. The Reuse Village, designed with the Vrac & Réemploi network, showcases around fifteen companies specialising in reusable packaging. The Food Safety hall created in 2025 structures a dedicated offering for hygiene, food safety and traceability. The low-carbon approach is championed by some recent winners (Saipol 2026 "Empreinte by Saipol" on oilseed supply chains, Rescaset on induction sealing for reuse). To date, CFIA does not publish a formalised CSR policy for the trade show itself.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

CFIA celebrates its 30th edition in 2027 with a structurally growing trajectory: 360 exhibitors in 1997 across 10,000 m², 1,300 in 2015 across 8 halls, 1,700+ in 2025 across 12 halls, 2,000 in 2026. The addition of the Packaging world in 2000, then Ingredients & PAI in 2004, and finally Food Safety in 2025 (Hall 12), illustrates a strategy of gradually broadening the business worlds covered. The redesign of Halls 1 and 11 in 2026 across the packaging scope confirms the priority given to this world. The 30th edition in 2027 is a strong symbolic milestone: with attendance already at a high plateau (+1.4% in 2026), the growth potential lies more in the quality of the exhibitor mix (densifying the Food Safety and AI worlds) than in raw volume. Variables to watch: the capacity of the Parc Expo Rennes Aéroport across 12 saturated halls, and the renewal rate of Ingredients & PAI exhibitors.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (cfiaexpo.com).