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Shanghai International Hotel and Catering Industry Expo 2026

Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2026 – Thu, Apr 2, 2026

Shanghai International Hotel and Catering Industry Expo (HOTELEX Shanghai) will be held from March 30 to April 2, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. This prominent event, organized under the guidance of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, brings together exhibitors from the hotel and catering industry, food and beverage, coffee and tea, and franchise chains. With an exhibition area spanning 400,000 square meters, the expo will feature over 3,000 exhibitors showcasing products related to kitchen equipment, tableware, food ingredients, and more. Over 250,000 professional visitors are expected, including restaurant owners, hotel managers, catering professionals, suppliers, and manufacturers. In addition to the exhibition, the event will host a series of high-level forums, activities, and competitions, offering valuable networking opportunities for industry leaders.

Range of Exhibition

  • Kitchen Equipment and Supplies: Cooking equipment, dishwashing equipment, refrigeration, kitchen environmental protection equipment, central kitchen equipment, kitchen auxiliary equipment and supplies, kitchen food processing machinery, kitchen equipment manufacturing machinery, cold chain logistics and distribution.
  • Tableware: Dining tableware and utensils, table auxiliary items (tablecloths, dining tables and chairs, table art), buffet equipment and supplies.
  • Comprehensive Food: Dairy products, snacks, convenience foods, canned foods, organic and functional foods, halal foods, other foods.
  • Catering Ingredients: Fresh meat and poultry, grains, aquatic products, oils and oil products, soy products, hot pot ingredients, fruit and vegetable products, condiments, frozen foods, pre-prepared products, other ingredients.
  • Baking Equipment and Materials: Baking equipment, baking accessories, baking refrigeration equipment, baking raw materials, semi-finished baking products, finished baking products.
  • Ice Cream Equipment and Materials: Ice cream refrigeration equipment, ice cream raw materials, finished ice cream, ice cream molds.
  • Beverages: Beverage raw materials, beverage equipment, industrial beverages and equipment.
  • Coffee and Tea: Coffee equipment and accessories, coffee brewing tools and accessories, coffee raw materials and related supplies, tea raw materials and products, tea utensils and crafts, tea equipment and technology.
  • Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic drinks, alcohol-related equipment.
  • Food and Catering Packaging: Food packaging materials and products, food and beverage packaging machinery, food packaging design and solutions.
  • Catering Design and Accessories: Catering design services, catering accessories.
    Franchise and Catering Investment: Franchise brands, venture capital institutions, catering consulting services, financial services.

Target Audience

Hotel and catering professionals, supermarket and retail buyers, leisure dining operators, food and beverage traders, restaurant investors, tourism and leisure professionals, franchise owners, coffee and tea industry professionals, kitchen equipment suppliers, packaging and design experts.
Event Link
Exhibitors
1000+
Area
40000 sqm
Audience
25000+
Event Type
International Exhibtion
Language
Chinese, English
Address
No. 333, Songze Avenue, Qingpu District, Shanghai (North Gate of the Exhibition Hall) 上海市青浦区崧泽大道333号(展馆北门)
Subway
Metro Line 2: Xujing East Station, Exits 4, 5, and 6 lead directly to the exhibition hall; Metro Line 17: Zhuguang Road Station.
Bus
Route 865: can connect to Shanghai Zoo, Caohejing Development Zone, Jinjiang Amusement Park Station; Route 706: can connect to Jiuting Station; Route 776: can connect to Ziteng Road, Zhongshan Park Station.

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