ITE's first food exhibition was established in 1995, since then the Food, Drink & Packaging division has grown substantially and now has a full calendar of international events and concurrently run conferences, award ceremonies and competitions. These professional events for the trade are organised by ITE's international corporate headquarters as well as local offices guaranteeing international expertise and local knowledge of the market. This union enables ITE Group Plc to provide participants with an international platform and high standards of organisation for the food & drink industry as well as specialist and niche markets such as food technology, ingredients, confectionery, hotel equipment and packaging. Some of our events have already established themselves as flagship exhibitions in their respective field, such as Worldfood Moscow, now in its 11th year; Interfood St Petersburg a 6th year event and Ingredients Russia which will take place for the fifth time in 2002 and is the leading Food Ingredients event in Russia and the CIS.
More than just exhibitions, each of our events are also a show case where conferences, seminars, awards and special events run alongside. The aim of ITE is to unite participants, visitors and experts so they can do more than just business, enabling them to find new leads and acquaint themselves of the latest innovations and technologies in their industry, meet the experts in their field, launch new products and monitor competitor activity. Our unique experience enables us to welcome the participation of numerous international and local companies and national pavilions from over 25 countries.Through acquisitions of established shows in these markets, clients will be able to reap the combined benefits of ITE's considerable international experience with the specialised market knowledge of its associates.