China Ice Cream and Frozen Food Expo (Shanghai Ice Expo) will take place from August 27 to 29, 2026, at Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center Baoan, showcasing the latest trends in ice cream, frozen food, snacks, and food processing technologies. Covering 80,000 sqm, the expo will feature 1,000+ exhibitors and attract over 120,000 industry professionals, presenting premium frozen desserts, confectionery, beverages, pre-packaged foods, and innovative foodservice solutions. The event will run alongside the 26th Global Premium Food Expo, expanding its reach into imported food, plant-based products, and food manufacturing solutions. Attendees will benefit from live product demonstrations, business matchmaking, and exclusive forums, including the China Ice Cream & Frozen Food Marketing Summit and the Food & Beverage Innovation Forum. As China’s top trade show for frozen and specialty foods, the expo is a key platform for networking, sourcing, and discovering the future of food innovation and retail trends.
Range of Exhibition
- Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts: Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and novelty frozen treats.
- Frozen & Refrigerated Foods: Ready-to-eat meals, frozen seafood, frozen bakery products, and dairy-based frozen goods.
- Snacks & Confectionery: Candy, chocolate, jelly, cookies, nuts, dried fruit, soy-based and meat snacks.
- Beverages & Dairy: Coffee, tea, fruit juice, plant-based drinks, flavored water, dairy and non-dairy milk products.
- Pre-Packaged & Convenience Foods: Instant meals, packaged soups, heat-and-serve products, and pre-cooked restaurant ingredients.
- Food Processing & Packaging Equipment: Freezers, storage solutions, automated packaging machinery, labeling, and printing technologies.
- Food Safety & Logistics Solutions: Quality testing equipment, cold chain logistics, refrigeration systems, and supply chain management services.
Target Audience
Food distributors, retailers, wholesalers, supermarket and convenience store chains, catering and restaurant professionals, frozen food manufacturers, beverage brands, food packaging suppliers, foodservice and hospitality operators, e-commerce platforms, international food importers and exporters
