Across Europe, events, tastings, and special initiatives will celebrate artisanal gelato. The 2026 edition is inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest with the theme “The Gelato That Makes Europe Sing.”
From March 24 to 26, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, alongside International Pizza Expo: Italian Exhibition Group accelerates SIGEP’s international expansion across artisan gelato, pastry, coffee, bakery and pizza.
The BRL 20 million deal strengthens IEG’s Food & Beverage portfolio and deepens its presence in Brazil’s fast-growing health, wellness, and supplements market.
Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has appointed Ilaria Cicero as Global Exhibition Director of its Food&Beverage Division. She will oversee SIGEP World, Beer&Food Attraction, BBTech Expo, Mixology Attraction, and IEG’s international food trade shows, with a focus on Asia and the United States. The appointment strengthens IEG’s global strategy in foodservice, hospitality, beverage, and out-of-home markets.
Rimini, January 20, 2026 – Just over one month after Italian cuisine was officially recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, the international foodservice industry gathered at SIGEP World as its primary global meeting point for markets, consumption models and business visions. Organized by Italian Exhibition Group at Rimini Expo Centre from January 16 to 20, SIGEP World once again reaffirmed its position as the world’s leading platform for the Gelato, Pastry, Chocolate, Coffee.
RIMINI, Italy – January 15, 2026 – Tomorrow, the Rimini Expo Centre marks the debut of the 47th edition of SIGEP World, the premier global exhibition for the foodservice industry organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG). Running from January 16 to 20, the five-day event serves as the ultimate international hub for the gelato, pastry, chocolate, coffee, bakery, and pizza supply chains.
At SIGEP WORLD, the journey toward Gelato Day 2026 officially begins, bringing together music, creativity, and the competition for the Flavour of the Year.
2025 confirms artisanal gelato as one of the most dynamic segments in foodservice: global sales grow by 8.5% and the market reaches €16.5 billion, driven above all by the expansion of non‑EU countries (+10%).
The year 2026 marks the beginning of a new era for Italian cuisine: a perfect blend of hyper-digitalization and a return to radical authenticity.
SIGEP World 2026 transforms professional foodservice through five thematic platforms that redefine the relationship between product, supply chain, and business models in luxury hospitality, sustainability, and technological innovation.
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