FoodTech 2026 Event in Denmark Focuses on AI and Sustainable Packaging; No Thai Participants

Key summary

The FoodTech 2026 trade show took place from October 27-29, 2026, at the MCH Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark. It served as an important platform for Nordic countries to discuss food technology business opportunities. The event featured over 287 companies from more than 10 countries, including Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, and Japan, but no companies from Thailand were present. The event covered technologies across the entire food production chain, divided into 6 main groups: processing machinery, automation and robotics, packaging and logistics, raw materials and food innovation, food hygiene and safety, and water, energy, and resource management. Key seminar topics included Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology (AI & Food Life Science), which discussed the application of Digital Twin technology, fermentation, and meat cultivation. Another topic was Sustainable Packaging & EU Regulations, focusing on PPWR requirements, the use of recycled plastics, and the use of two-dimensional barcodes for traceability. A third topic was Water & Energy Efficiency, which presented the 4R framework (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink), with case studies from companies like NIRAS, including a dairy plant that reduced water consumption by 75% and the Carlsberg brewery, which reduced water consumption by 50%.