Andina Pack 2017 is an international exhibition in Bogota, Colombia, focusing on the food, pharma, and cosmetic industries, offering participants opportunities to connect with qualified buyers and suppliers. The event highlights Colombia's growing markets and encourages businesses to establish contacts and expand their opportunities in a modern venue. The exhibition aims to attract diverse sectors, providing insights into trends and innovations within the industry.

1. OrganizersPowered by
14th edition of the International
Converting, Processing and Packaging Exhibition
for the Food, Pharma and Cosmetic Industry.
CORFERIAS
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
www.andinapack.com

2. Plan your participation now www.andinapack.com
*Net Price, does not include 19% VAT (VAT might be subject to change).
Participation fee
24%
EARLY BIRD
REGULAR PRICE
VALID UNTIL 31st OF DECEMBER 2016.
VALID FROM 1st OF JANUARY 2017 ONWARDS.
• Updating and finding
new technologies.
• Find new suppliers.
• Define new business projects.
• Generate business contacts.
• Buy new machinery.
• Become distributors.
Top 5 visitor
objectives
3%
Owners, Director and Managers from the packing sector.
Guilds.
Processing Technology Department Managers.
Packaging Distributors for food, cosmetics and medicines.
Representatives of Materials Handling Companies.
Final users of vertical markets.
International Buyers.
Specialized consulting in Sustainability technology.
Research institutes.
Others.
VISITORS
COMPANY PROFILE
VISITING
SECTORS
37%
13%12%
10%
9%
6%
5%
4%
2% 3%
Food and Beverages.
Plastic.
Pharma and medics.
Processing Technology.
Graphics.
Personal Care and cosmetics.
Packing Technology.
Hypermarkets.
Others.
34%
26%
11%
11%
9%
9%
6%
11%
"We have visited several trade fairs worldwide and it was our first time at Andina
Pack. I think that this show has the same level in terms of infrastructure. We fulfill
the objective of our visit to meet with several suppliers. I would participate again
and I would recommend it to a colleague”.
Mr. Juan Manuel Valdivia Salas, Operations Manager of POLYMER S.A. (Costa Rica).
RATE/m IN USD*
310
330
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Mr. Juan Manuel Valdivia Salas, Operations Manager of POLYMER S.A. (Costa Rica).
"We have visited several trade fairs worldwide and it was our first time at Andina
Pack. I think that this show has the same level in terms of infrastructure. We fulfill
the objective of our visit to meet with several suppliers. I would participate again
and I would recommend it to a colleague”.

3. Enter a market with promising growth prospects, meet your buyers, establish new contacts and make good deals! Andina
Pack 2017 will connect you with the most comprehensive buyer groups from the food, pharma and cosmetic industries.
Meet visitors from Colombia, the Andes Region, Latin America and the Caribbean. As organizers of Andina Pack, Corferias
and Koelnmesse will make the 2017 edition your leading platform for qualified business contacts in the converting,
processing and packaging segments.
Your chance to expand your
business opportunities in Latin America
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Colombia is the third largest economy in Latin America with 48.5 million inhabitants and a continuous
population growth.
Colombia’s foreign business is based on a number of free trade agreements (e.g. with the USA, European
Union and South Korea) and its membership in the Pacific Alliance.
It is estimated that the food and drink sector in Colombia will have annual sales of more than USD 21
billion in 2018.
Between 2014 and 2019 Colombia‘s consumption of processed food is expected to grow by 51.5%.
Colombia’s growing food industry has an increasing need for food production, demanding imported high
quality and technologically advanced machinery with high number of local food producers planning site
modernization or expansion lead to a continuously rising demand for food machinery.
In 2014, Colombia's healthcare market was valued at 27 billion US$ with a forecasted rise to 50 billion US$
until 2024.
Colombia is rich of natural ingredients for the cosmetics and pharmacy industry: The country is one of the
main cosmetics and hygiene product supplier in the region.
Promising economic development
A growing food and beverage market needs machinery and services
The positive development of the healthcare market
leads to good business opportunities

4. Your advantages
Discover Colombia as your hub for the fast growing markets in all of Central and South America.
Position your brand and present your products to high - quality decision makers.
Meet new customers with significant buying power.
Follow commitments from industry - leading exhibitors.
Realize excellent business opportunities by participating in our prearranged business discussion groups and qualified
matchmaking program.
Enjoy the advantages of the most modern and professional venue in Colombia.
Benefit from a sophisticated academic agenda that provides you with deep market insights and the latest trends
and innovations.
Experience the profound know-how and professionalism in trade fair organization “powered by Anuga”.
Participating sectors
Andina Pack 2017 offers a representative cross-section of machinery, products and services from these
participating sectors.
Food
& Drink
Materials
& Containers
Convert
& Print
Storage & Material
Handling Equipment
Pharma
& Cosmetic
International
Delegations
Mr. Hugo Corrales, Director of ProChile - Commercial Trade Office of Chile.
"We have seen how Corferias has made alliances to be the HUB in the region,
which helps a lot to the countries that are promoting our offer, enabling greater
businesses and enterprises to come to an increasingly international event. Now
with the seal of Koelnmesse, it makes it a more powerful trade fair worldwide.”
Mr. Hugo Corrales, Director of ProChile - Commercial Trade Office of Chile.
"We have seen how Corferias has made alliances to be the HUB in the region,
which helps a lot to the countries that are promoting our offer, enabling greater
businesses and enterprises to come to an increasingly international event. Now
with the seal of Koelnmesse, it makes it a more powerful trade fair worldwide.”

5. Facts & Figures from Andina Pack 2015
Exhibitors
Visitors
18,957 visitors from 49 countries.
92% of the visitors came from Colombia, another 6% from Latin America and the Caribbean.
75% of the visitors were decision makers or at least co-decision makers.
• 1. Ecuador.
• 2. Venezuela.
• 3. México.
• 4. Peru.
• 5. Brazil.
• 6. Panama.
• 7. Chile.
• 8. Dominican Republic.
• 9. Costa Rica.
• 10. Argentina.
Top 10 foreign Latin American visiting countries
Overall satisfaction
Recommendation
431 exhibitors from 21 countries represented 827 brands from 40 countries.
46% international and 54% national exhibitors.
10 international delegations from 9 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Mexico, Peru, Spain, USA.
22,000 m gross exhibition area.
Satisfaction numbers (10-point grading scale)
8,3/10 8,5/108,9/10 9,1/10
EXHIBITORS VISITORS
Exhibitor Profiles
Manufacturers, distributors, trade agencies, importers, wholesalers, associations and government
associations, organizations, trade press and governmental institutions.
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6. About the Organizers
The Venue
About Koelnmesse
Koelnmesse is the number one exhibition centre for about 25 sectors, for which the company organises the world’s
leading trade fairs. The most well-known of these events include Anuga, Anuga FoodTec, ISM and ProSweets Cologne.
Every year, Koelnmesse organises and conducts about 80 trade fairs, exhibitions, guest events, and special events in
Cologne and in further growth markets around the globe. Under the umbrella brand 'Global Competence in Food'
Koelnmesse presents trade fairs for the food and food technology industries in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Japan,
Thailand, Turkey, in the United Arab Emirates and in the United States. These global activities enable Koelnmesse to offer
customers a network of events, which in turn grants access to different markets and thus creates a basis for sustainable
and stable international business. Discover Koelnmesses’s global competence in food and food technology:
www.global-competence.net/food/
Andina Pack 2017 will take place at Corferias Centro Internacional de Negocios y Exposiciones in Bogota, Colombia. This
venue is the most modern and professional venue in Colombia and fully meets the expectations and needs of
international exhibitors and visitors.
Contact
If your company is based in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa as well as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.
Koelnmesse GmbH
Mr. Mike Fischer
Project Manager
Phone: +49 – 221 – 821 3019
m.fischer@koelnmesse.de
Mrs. Angela Trassl
Sales Manager
Phone: +49 – 221 – 821 3878
a.trassl@koelnmesse.de
If your company is based in Central and South America (excluding Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia).
About Corferias Bogotá
Over 60 years of experience in strengthening the cooperation bonds between Colombia and the global markets by
organizing trade fairs, exhibitions, events and conventions, thus enabling the generation of qualified contacts between
exhibitors and visitors within a world level fairground.
Corferias Bogotá
Mrs. Alejandra Preciado
Commercial Coordinator
Phone: +57 – 1 – 3810000 Ext. 5138
Mobile: +57 - 316 779 82 05
apreciado@corferias.com
Doris Chingate
Project Manager
Phone: +57-1-3810000 Ext. 5166
Mobile: +57-1-320 8585915
dchingate@corferias.com
Mr. Diego Laverde
International Business Manager
Phone: +57 – 1 – 3810000 ext 5327
Mobile: +57 - 310-8175746
Dlaverde@corferias.com
Mr. Fernando Montoya
Commercial Coordinator
Phone: +57-13810000 Ext.5179
Mobile: +57-320 8359183
fmontoya@corferias.com