Diary Dates Vitafoods Europe 2012

Diary date: Vitafoods Europe 2012
Vitafoods Europe, 22-24 May 2012, Geneva

What:    Vitafoods Europe is the most important global event to concentrate exclusively on the flourishing market for nutraceuticals, raw materials, functional food and drink ingredients, and dietary supplements.  An annual exhibition and conference, which celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2012, it attracts over 8,500 attendees, 500 exhibitors and 250 delegates and is regarded as the leading event in the nutraceuticals industry calendar.

For more information please visit www.vitafoods.eu.com

Where:    PALEXPO, Geneva, Switzerland

When:    22 - 24 May 2012

Exhibition Opening Hours:
    Tuesday 22 May     10.00 –17.30
Wednesday 23 May     10.00 –17.30
Thursday 24 May     10.00 –16.00

To register for free entrance, please visit www.vitafoods.eu.com/register

Background:        

Features include:
•    Vitafoods Europe Conference – an internationally renowned conference, which will feature papers submitted from specialist organisations and experts in response to the call for papers.
•    New Products Zone – dedicated to brand new products in the industry, it acts as a guide and route planner to the latest innovations to hit the market.
•    NEW Poster Sessions – an opportunity for researchers to share their innovative projects with over the 10,000+ people in attendance at Vitafoods Europe.
•    Vitafoods Europe Discussion Forum – a discussion forum that provides exhibitors, visitors and delegates with the opportunity to question a panel of regulatory and marketing experts on the latest groundbreaking developments in the industry.
•    EAS Advisory Sessions – a panel of experts from EAS, who will be on hand to offer advisory sessions tailored to visitors’ requirements. These include up-to-date regulatory advice on product formulas, labelling and claims.
•    New Products and Consumer Insights Pavillion – in association with Mintel, the New Products and Consumer Insights Pavillion looks at trends, real market examples, forecasts and tasting.
•    Supplier Seminars – an opportunity for visitors to attend free, exhibitor-led seminar sessions relating to new product launches, developments and case studies.
•    VitaTrend – a series of presentations indicating where companies are heading in the health and wellness sector. This is a joint initiative between Innova Market Insights and Vitafoods Europe.
•    Service Pavillion – a range of exhibitors promoting their service and equipment suppliers.
•    International Pavilions – an opportunity to find out everything you need about products from specific areas and countries including France, Belgium, Ireland, China, India, Korea and the USA.
•    NBT Awards 2012 – an awards ceremony recognising excellence in all areas of ingredients, finished products, applications and business practices. This is a joint partnership between NBT magazine and Vitafoods Europe.
•    Finished Products Expo (FPE) 2012 – visitors also enjoy free entry to co-located FPE 2012, Europe's leading dietary supplements event, and all the exciting visitor attractions there.

How to get there:

By air:    With the city's international airport conveniently located next to PALEXPO, more than 100 flights per week allow quick, easy travel to and from most European cities.    

By rail:    A link to the airport railway station means that PALEXPO is just seven minutes by train from Geneva’s main Cornavin station and a full range of connections to European TGV services including Eurostar and Italy’s Cisalpino, providing fast, direct access to Paris, Milan and London.

By car:    The exhibition centre boasts direct access to Europe's north-south motorway system, has ample on-site parking facilities (3,050 places) and is served by frequent public transport links - making access to the city centre quick and easy.

Contact:    Informa Exhibitions Ltd, 5th Floor, 29 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5EW, UK
    Tel: +44 (0) 20 3377 3111 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 7818 Email: Anne-Marie McGregor amcgregor@informa.com

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For further press information, contact Edward Parshotam at the Vitafoods Europe press office on +44 (0) 207 240 2444 or email edward@stormcom.co.uk

Vitafoods Europe
Vitafoods Europe is the most focussed event in the world devoted to nutraceuticals, functional food and drink ingredients, raw materials and nutricosmetics. Since its launch, year-on-year growth and a sharp business focus have consistently produced results for exhibitors and visitors from across the industry. In 2011, Vitafoods Europe attracted 10,350 visitors, 500 exhibitors and 250 delegates.
The Vitafoods portfolio includes Vitafoods Europe, Geneva; Vitafoods Asia, Hong Kong and Vitafoods South America, Sao Paulo.

www.vitafoods-eu.com/events

About Informa
IIR Exhibitions is the UK based division of Informa Exhibitions, specialising in international Print, Nutraceutical, Maritime and Logistics trade exhibitions.

Informa Exhibitions organises over 100 business to business exhibitions annually via a global network of offices in UK, Brazil, UAE, India, Singapore, China and Australia.  Some of Informa Exhibitions’ leading brands include IPEX, Monaco Yacht Show, Vitafoods, Cityscape and Arab Health.

Informa plc, employing over 8,000 people across 150 cities worldwide, is the largest publicly-owned organiser of exhibitions, events and training in the world providing inspiring marketplaces and opportunities for knowledge to be shared.

Businesses, professionals and academics worldwide turn to Informa for unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the minute information and highly specialist skills and services. Our ability to deliver high quality knowledge and services through multiple channels, in dynamic and rapidly changing environments, makes our offer unique and extremely valuable to individuals and organisations.

For more information please visit www.informaexhibitions.com or www.informa.com