The baking and confectionery industry's leader event
If you are keen to up your baking game, look no further than IBA, the world’s sweetest leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry. Founded in 1949, it is a great event to meet other bakers and confectioners, learn new trends and techniques, participate in prestigious high-stakes competitions, purchase new equipment for your kitchen or shop, and jumpstart new partnerships.
IBA’s coverage consists of the entire supply chain. Examples include raw materials and ingredients, frozen products, pasta, pizza, and tortilla production technology. They also feature packaging technology, production technology, and food service equipment. Likewise, they include shop fittings, furnishings and sales, laboratory and measuring instruments, energy, ventilation and air-conditioning technology, information technology, and cleaning and hygiene. As such, you can expect food scientists, retailers, university representatives, professional bakers and confectioners, and other lovers of sweets and pastries to attend.
IBA 2025
The baking and confectionary industry will not have to wait another three years for another edition of IBA. The popular baking trade fair will run as planned from 18.05.2025 to 22.05.2025 at the Messe Munich in Munich, Germany.
Accommodation
It will be prudent to book early by consulting Trade Fair Trips Ltd. As this highly popular international trade fair attracts exhibitors and visitors from all over the world to nearby hotels and inns in Munich. We will give you a list of the best hotels to choose from within your price range, and the number of people in your party.
We can also provide for your trade fair needs, such as meeting facilities with audiovisual equipment or building your exhibition booth. All of these services are available at a fair price. Prepare for a hassle-free IBA 2025 by consulting with us!
On foot:
45 mins when travelling from Dusseldorf Airport
Not advisable when travelling from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
By car:
10 mins when travelling from Dusseldorf Airport
10 mins when travelling from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
By public transport:
20 mins when travelling from Dusseldorf Airport
30 mins when travelling from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Hotels near IBA
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Trip Inn Hotel Schumann | 12.9 | Düsseldorf | from € 466.00 EUR | Book Now | |
| ibis Koln Frechen | Frechen | from € 340.00 EUR | Book Now | |||
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Hotel Schutzenburg | Burscheid | from € 225.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
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Meerbuscher Hof | 12.8 | Meerbusch | from € 221.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Hotel Santo | 41.8 | Köln | from € 506.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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PhiLeRo Hotel Koln | Köln | from € 511.20 EUR | Book Now | ||
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H2 Hotel Dusseldorf Seestern | 4.4 | Düsseldorf | from € 239.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Flemings Hotel Wuppertal-Central | 32.4 | Wuppertal | from € 266.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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numa l Artol Rooms & Apartments | 4.1 | Düsseldorf | from € 496.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Moxy Duesseldorf South Hotel | 12.2 | Düsseldorf | from € 286.00 EUR | Book Now |
IBA is organised by GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH and its home is usually at the Messe München in Munich, Germany. It has been held every three years since 1949, with the last one occurring in 2021—so you can be sure that this is a high-quality trade fair and that everything you find here is authentic, effective, and of sterling quality.
IBA normally goes on for six days, although, the 2021 edition was held for five so that participants have more high-impact takeaways. Opening time for all five days is at 9:30 am, and closing time for the first four days is 6:00 pm. Closing time on the last day of IBA is at 5:00 pm. As for getting there, be at ease. Travelling to Messe München can be done by car or public transport. The grounds are quickly accessible through the U2 line of the metro. There are suburban trains that also make stops there.
What You Can Expect as an Exhibitor?
- IBA is often known as “the trade fair for champions.” It is because of its on-site competitions. They include the German Championship of Master Bakers. They also feature the IBA-UIBC-Cup of Bakers and the UIBC Junior Championship of World Confectioners.
- There is also an industry awards ceremony, where exhibitors can earn diverse awards. Examples are the IBA Award for amazing innovations in manufacturing for industrial and line-orientated baked goods. There is also the DBZ IBA trophy, an innovation prize for baking. Likewise, there is the Baker Maker Award. It is given to small businesses with innovative concepts for training newcomers.
- Master bakers and bakers seeking to hone their craft can look forward to diverse lectures and training sessions.
- In recent years, IBA launched IBA Connecting Experts to bridge the knowledge transfer gap created by recent events. While initially open digitally, it later spanned to include an on-site launch at the trade fair itself.
IBA 2018 attracted a notable 77,000 visitors and 1,373 exhibitors from diverse regions of the world. A comparison of trends from previous editions shows a growth of more than 5% for the 2021 edition. The IBA trade fair as a whole is organised and owned by several organisations. Among them are the Zentralverband des Deutschen Bäckerhandwerks e.V. (German Bakers‘ Confederation). It is also sponsored by UIBC, Deutscher Konditorenbund (German Association of Confectioners). It is also organised by the Verband Deutscher Großbäckereien e.V. (German Federation of Plant Bakeries).
All involved in the business and science of baking attend. Examples include hygiene inspectors and nutritionists. Likewise, attendees feature sweets makers, confectioners, shop owners, artisanal and supply bakeries. There are also equipment manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, teachers, caterers, hoteliers, and more.
- Raw materials;
- Bakery equipment;
- Coffee products;
- Ice-cream products;
- Machinery;
- Packaging.
IBA 2023
IBA 2023 was a live trade fair hosted in Messe Munich between the dates 22.10.2023 and 26.10.2023. It did not feature Covid-19 safety measures due to the removal of the country's pandemic-related restrictions. IBA 2023 featured 1,073 exhibitors from 46 countries and 57,000 visitors from 150 nations.
