Whether forward-looking sustainability concepts, surprising taste combinations or smart snack solutions - the trends of tomorrow were set at ISM. Formats like Lab5 by ISM, the Expert Stage and the new Sweet Week Talks & Tasting Stage impressed with exciting insights and interactive events. A further highlight: The discussion on the Mercosur Trade Agreement with international, top speakers.

Social media highlights, influencer tastings and of course the ISM mascot, GISMO, created additional enthusiasm - and proved once again why the #ISMfamily is a unique network for the industry.

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The most important trade fairs of the sweets and snacks industry was held simultaneously in Cologne from 2 to 5 February 2025: As a duo, the sweets trade fair, ISM, and the supplier fair, ProSweets Cologne , represented the entire industrial value chain of the international sweets and snacks industry - and presented the largest worldwide offer of private labels in the sweet and salty segment.

Anyone, who wanted to be up-to-date on sweets and snacks-related technology, could learn everything here from the latest products, developments and trends, through to the most innovative ingredients, materials, packaging and process steps. Sweet Week brought together the industry's most important producers, suppliers and decision-makers in one place at the same time - for the sweetest synergies in the areas of networking, knowledge transfer and business.