Ice Cream China 2026

Ice Cream China is positioned as a long-running, specialized B2B trade fair for the ice cream and frozen foods industry in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together finished products and the full industrial supply chain in one professional marketplace. The official event schedule confirms the 2026 edition will take place on September 16–18 in Tianjin at the Tianjin Meijiang Expo & Convention Center, which is important for planning sampling logistics, meeting calendars, and a tight three-day procurement route. The show’s value proposition is built around accelerating sourcing and qualification: buyers can compare suppliers not only by product taste and positioning, but also by their ability to support manufacturing consistency, packaging specifications, documentation readiness, and stable delivery capability for distribution or retail programs.

The exhibition theme is defined by the end-to-end coverage of the ice cream and frozen foods ecosystem, linking finished ice cream brands with machinery, ingredients, freezing and refrigeration solutions, packaging, R&D services, and cold-chain logistics capabilities. This focus makes the event practical for procurement teams that need to validate not just a product, but the production and delivery system behind it: ingredient sourcing, processing technologies, line equipment, packaging formats, and cold-chain solutions that protect quality through storage and distribution. In a single visit, professional buyers can benchmark product concepts, evaluate industrial solutions for manufacturing upgrades, and hold supplier discussions aimed at converting samples into scalable, repeatable supply agreements.

The show attracts a cross-section of industry players, including ice cream brands, frozen food producers, machinery and equipment manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, packaging providers, and cold-chain and frozen equipment companies, forming a concentrated B2B environment for deal-making and technical evaluation. For buyers, this mix is especially useful when the objective is supplier qualification and category expansion, because it allows direct comparison of product quality and commercialization readiness alongside the enabling technologies that support scale and consistency. The event format supports procurement workflows where tastings, technical discussions, specification alignment, and next-step RFQs can be executed quickly within the same venue and time window.

According to the official description, the exhibit scope spans ice cream and frozen food products as well as the industrial infrastructure behind them, including ingredients, production and processing equipment, packaging solutions, service providers, frozen equipment, and cold-chain logistics. This breadth is procurement-relevant because it enables a “category + capability” assessment: buyers can source new SKUs or private-label candidates while simultaneously verifying whether suppliers can meet packaging requirements, production capacity targets, and distribution constraints such as temperature control and shelf-life protection. The result is a high-efficiency sourcing environment for importers, distributors, retailers, and HoReCa procurement teams looking to reduce supplier risk and shorten the cycle from product discovery to purchase decision.

The 2026 edition is confirmed to be hosted at Tianjin Meijiang Expo & Convention Center, a venue that supports large-scale industry exhibitions and provides a single-site layout for meetings, demonstrations, and product evaluations. For visitors, the venue clarity helps optimize scheduling: a structured floor plan and centralized access are critical when the show is only three days, and the goal is to complete a high number of supplier conversations with documented next steps. From an operational perspective, the venue also becomes the anchor for planning sample transport, storage conditions for frozen products, and meeting coordination with exhibitors across different segments of the value chain.

The official show information lists the China Association of Bakery and Confectionery Industry (CABCI) and Bakery China Exhibitions Co., Ltd. among the organizers and related entities, highlighting an industry-association-backed structure and an exhibition operator with a portfolio of baking and related trade events. For exhibitors and visitors, this matters for operational reliability: registration, visitor badges, exhibitor services, and official communications should be validated through organizer channels to avoid third-party misinformation. When preparing a sourcing visit, using the organizer’s official pages for updates and access rules helps keep the trip focused on procurement outcomes—qualified leads, RFQ-ready supplier lists, and clear follow-up actions after the show.