iba postponed to October 2023

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The organizer of the trade fair iba, GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH, is postponing iba 2021.

The world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry will not be able to go ahead as planned from October 24 to 28, 2021. In light of the uncertain forecasts, in particular, in terms of the key success factor that is internationality, in close consultation with the owner and the representatives of the trade fair, GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH has taken the decision to move the event to 2023. Due to the uncertain development of the pandemic with continuing global travel restrictions, as well as a busy international trade fair schedule for the coming year, a staging of iba in 2022 is assessed as not advisable for all parties involved, according to a press release.

As such, the next trade fair is set to take place in Munich from October 22 to 26, 2023. This is a result of there being no certainty that the trade fair will be able to maintain its international character — a decisive success factor for the event — and the need to provide the industry with a global offer and long-term planning security.

“We are sensing growing uncertainty in the industry over the question of whether to hold the trade fair in the autumn of 2021. We take our customers’ concerns very seriously, especially when it comes to their need to plan ahead. The continuing lack of a global opening perspective and the travel restrictions that will remain in place leaves us no other option but to postpone iba 2021. The goal is to be able to present iba 2023 in its usual dimension with the same strength and quality. We are aware of our responsibility as a leading trade fair and, with today’s decision, we are ensuring that the industry will be able to plan both at an early stage and in the long term. We would like to expressly thank all those involved for their support over the past months and for placing their trust in us and the iba brand,” Dieter Dohr, chairman of the Board of Management of GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH said.

The preparations and planning that have already taken place for iba 2021 will be seamlessly transferred to the new date in 2023. You can pre-register for the second edition of the iba.Connecting Experts virtual networking and knowledge event that is set to take place from October 25 to 28, 2021, at iba.de/en/connecting-experts.