Fi Europe 2025 | Trade Mission

Expand your supplier network by joining a sourcing mission at Fi Europe 2025 — a strategic opportunity you won’t want to miss.

Why participate?

Fi Europe is the world’s largest event dedicated to food ingredients. The event brings together key industry players and the latest innovations. Here’s an overview of what to expect at the 2025 edition:

• Over 24,000 professional visitors expected;
• 1,550 exhibitors representing more than 135 countries;
• More than 30 hours of inspiring content and conferences on industry trends, technologies, and strategies;
• An essential platform to discover the latest innovations in functional, natural, clean label, and sustainable ingredients.

Mission Objectives:

• Identify potential new suppliers;
• Gain strategic insight into innovative ingredients;
• Expand your international network.

On-site support: Event coordination with a representative from the Export Group available from December 2 to 4.

Badge: 2 standard badges per company, including:

• • Full access to the exhibition for all three days (December 2-4), including access to various themed halls and exhibitor stands;
  • Participation in the Fi Europe Conference Program, featuring expert presentations, panels, and case studies;
  • Facilitated networking through the exhibition’s digital platform and mobile app, allowing you to schedule meetings and exchanges.

Visit: Optional store tours or sector-specific circuits (depending on the interest of participating companies and feasibility).

Price: 1,000 CAD.

Please note: A minimum number of participants is required for this activity to take place. If this threshold is not met, the activity will be canceled.

Market Data

According to Mordor Intelligence, the European specialized ingredients market will reach USD 28.7 billion in 2025, with an average annual growth rate of 5.11% through 2030.

Highly demanded clean-label ingredients accounted for USD 16.11 billion in 2024 and could reach USD 22.23 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 6.64%.

Fast-growing segments include functional ingredients (fibers, plant proteins, probiotics), fermented, clean label, and natural ingredients, driven by rising demand for sustainable and traceable inputs.

Financial Support for Participants

Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $1 900 per person, for a maximum of two lump sums per company.

• To benefit from the lump sum, the company must absolutely provide proof of travel (e.g. airline, train, bus ticket, etc. with complete itinerary or gas receipt near destination) AND proof of accommodation (e.g. official hotel invoice, Airbnb, etc.).
• To obtain two travel lump sum reimbursements, the same proof mentioned above is requested for each reimbursement;
  • If the two people share the same transportation (e.g. carpooling), two separate proofs of accommodation will be required and the name of the company or traveler must appear on them (e.g. two hotel bills);
  • If the two people share the same accommodation, two separate proofs of transportation will be required (e.g. two airline tickets).
• You will be entitled to an extra $500 per lump sum if your company is located in one of the following regions AND that the departure also takes place from one of the following regions : Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec.
• The Export Group reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents.

Commitment: By registering, you agree to complete an activity report within 60 days following the event. Failure to meet this deadline may result in the reimbursement of grants received. The data collected will be used solely to evaluate the economic impact of the activity.

Cancellation Policy

Groupe Export Agri-Food is a non-profit organization (NPO) that manages export assistance programs from the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

As a manager of government programs, Groupe Export has established a general policy to be followed when participating in a trade show. Details are as follows:

• When a company representative completes the participation/registration form for a trade show, this document automatically constitutes a contract between Groupe Export and the company.
• Within five days of registration, the company must pay 50% of the participation fees. These fees can be paid by cheque, bank transfer, or credit card by contacting Groupe Export’s accounting department at 450‑649‑6266. Direct deposits are preferred.
• The remaining 50% of the participation fees are due 60 days prior to the event date.
• Failure to comply with this policy may result in Groupe Export cancelling the company’s participation.

In case of cancellation by the company:

• If the company or Groupe Export finds a replacement, the company will be reimbursed 100% minus an administration fee of $200, once the replacement has paid the required amount.
• If no replacement is found, the company must assume the full amount it committed to by contract.
• All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to the person responsible for the trade show, whose name appears on the participation form.

This policy was approved by the Board of Directors of Groupe Export Agri-Food on February 14, 2008.

Eligibility for Participants

To qualify as a participant, the company must:

• Meet all provincial subsidy eligibility criteria applicable to this activity;
• Hold a licence number from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) or demonstrate that such a licence is not required for their type of business.

Groupe Export reserves the right to refuse any registration for this activity.