Lisbon Food Affair 2027

Lisbon Food Affair is the professional trade fair for food and beverages, the HORECA channel, and technologies for the food industry. The next edition is scheduled for 15–17 February 2027 at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), Rua do Bojador, Parque das Nações, Lisbon, Portugal. It brings these connected parts of the food value chain together for product discovery, professional sourcing, business meetings and discussion of food-sector innovation.

The 2027 visitor information lists opening hours of 10:00–19:00 on 15 and 16 February, and 10:00–18:00 on 17 February. The event is for professionals; the organiser states that visitors may be asked to provide proof of professional status.

Why Lisbon Food Affair matters

Discover products and new developments

Food and beverage professionals can review product ranges, launches and packaging across domestic and international offerings. The organiser’s LFA Innovation area focuses on recently launched products in food and drink, HORECA, and equipment and technology for the food industry.

Compare suppliers across connected sectors

Because the fair covers products for food and drink, hospitality and foodservice, and food-industry technology, visitors can use their time to compare offerings across more than one part of the supply chain. That is particularly relevant when a sourcing or development decision involves both a product and the equipment or service needed to bring it to market.

Build purposeful business conversations

The official Hosted Buyers programme uses pre-arranged meetings in a dedicated area, with buyer selection based on exhibitor profiles and strategic markets. It is intended to support focused business discussions; participation or commercial results should not be assumed without checking the organiser’s current terms.

• More than 200 companies took part in the 2026 edition, according to the event’s official website.
• More than 70 activities were included in the 2026 programme, including conferences, showcookings and technology demonstrations.

These reported figures indicate a cross-sector business event, while the 2027 exhibitor and programme details should be checked when the organiser releases them.

Who should visit Lisbon Food Affair?

Food and beverage buyers

Useful if you are sourcing products, reviewing brands or developing a food and drink portfolio. Prioritise:

• Product categories that match your customers and sales channels.
• Ingredients, finished products and packaging that merit a closer comparison.
• Domestic and international suppliers relevant to your range.
• Questions on product specifications, pack formats, supply terms and market suitability.

The event describes its visitor offer as a broad national and international selection for professional buyers.

Importers, distributors and international buyers

Useful if you are assessing Portuguese food products or considering suppliers for markets you serve. Focus on:

• Products with a clear fit for your target customer and distribution channel.
• Production capacity, packaging formats and the information needed for a first commercial assessment.
• Potential supplier discussions through the Hosted Buyers programme, subject to its current selection and appointment arrangements.
• Follow-up questions on specifications, availability, labelling and commercial terms.

HORECA, hospitality and restaurant professionals

Useful if you make purchasing or operational decisions for hotels, restaurants, catering or related foodservice businesses. Compare:

• Food and beverage products suitable for your service concept.
• HORECA supplies and equipment represented at the fair.
• Foodservice technologies that may address a defined operational requirement.
• Product formats, service needs and supplier support to investigate after the event.

Food producers and technology professionals

Useful if you develop, manufacture or supply food products, packaging, production methods or food-industry equipment. Look for:

• Potentially relevant ingredients, packaging and processing technologies.
• New product and production approaches presented through LFA Innovation.
• Technology demonstrations and conference themes that connect with a current development or quality challenge.
• Buyer and supplier discussions that can inform product positioning or next-step research.

What can you find at Lisbon Food Affair?

Food and beverages

The food and drink sector brings together products and brands across the food value chain. The organiser highlights Portuguese regional products alongside national and international offerings. Use the fair to compare the products that matter to your portfolio rather than trying to cover every display.

HORECA and foodservice

The HORECA channel is one of the event’s three stated sectors. Hospitality and restaurant professionals can investigate food and beverage products, service-related supplies and relevant equipment represented by exhibitors. Confirm the 2027 exhibitor categories before building a detailed visit plan.

Food-industry technology and innovation

The third sector covers equipment and technology for the food industry. The organiser describes LFA Innovation as a platform for companies developing and launching new food, drink, HORECA products, equipment and technology. The 2026 programme also included technology demonstrations and talks on food-industry topics; these are examples from the previous edition, not a promise of the 2027 programme.

What makes Lisbon Food Affair different?

Its defining feature is the combination of food and beverage, HORECA, and food-industry technology in one professional fair. This gives buyers, hospitality professionals and producers a reason to look beyond a single product category: the offer includes consumer-facing products as well as equipment, production technologies and innovation activity.

The Hosted Buyers programme adds a structured meeting element. The organiser says selected international buyers are matched with exhibitor profiles and strategic markets, and that meetings are pre-arranged through a dedicated platform. Check the programme requirements and availability with the organiser before relying on a meeting schedule.

What should you try to achieve?

If you are a buyer or distributor

Set a specific objective such as: shortlist suppliers for three product categories and identify the specifications I need to verify before a purchase decision.

If you work in HORECA

Set an operational objective such as: compare food, beverage or equipment options against one current service or purchasing requirement.

If you are a producer or technology supplier

Set a commercial objective such as: identify which buyer types and market segments are most relevant to the product, then agree a concrete follow-up with suitable contacts.

Use objectives to decide which stands and sessions deserve time. A useful visit should leave you with clearer comparisons, specific unanswered questions and a prioritised follow-up list.

How to prepare before Lisbon Food Affair

1. Define your sourcing or business question

Write down the product, packaging, foodservice or production challenge you want to address. Add the constraints that matter to your business, such as format, intended channel, technical requirements or target market. This makes it easier to compare like with like.

2. Review the exhibitor information

The organiser provides an exhibitor listing for the 2026 edition. Treat it as a previous-edition reference, not as a confirmed 2027 exhibitor list. Check the official site for the next edition’s list and programme before fixing appointments or travel plans.

3. Prioritise companies and meetings

Group potential targets into A—must discuss, B—useful to compare, and C—explore if time allows. If you are eligible for the Hosted Buyers programme, check its current participation and appointment process; do not assume that registration alone guarantees an invitation or a meeting.

4. Prepare product-specific questions

• What product formats, ingredients or packaging options are available?
• Which customer or service channels is the product designed for?
• What technical specifications, storage conditions or handling information should be reviewed?
• For equipment, what capacity, installation, maintenance and support details should be compared?
• Which market-specific labelling or compliance points need follow-up?
• What samples, documents or technical information would help your team evaluate the offer after the fair?

5. Check visitor access and registration

The organiser’s visitor information describes professional registration through Business FIL and separate ticket options. It states that registration does not itself confer an invitation, that entry is limited to sector professionals, and that visitors under 16 are not admitted. Check the current terms, ticket availability and any proof-of-profession requirements before attending.

How to make the most of the exhibition

Keep a short record for each useful conversation: Company → Product or technology → Why it fits → Information to verify → Contact → Next action. For a food buyer, note the product format and target channel; for a HORECA operator, record the service need and equipment details; for a manufacturer, capture the processing or packaging question that needs technical follow-up.

Use the official programme to select relevant talks, demonstrations and showcookings when the 2027 schedule is published. Leave time between appointments to inspect products and record comparisons while details are fresh. The fair’s published hours are longer on the first two days than on the final day, so check the daily timetable before arranging meetings.

Beyond the exhibition floor

The 2026 programme offered more than 70 activities, including conferences, showcookings and technology demonstrations. Its published sessions included food-supply-chain and artificial-intelligence themes, food quality and allergen-control technology, seafood and algae innovation, product development, and restaurant-sector data. These are examples from 2026; the 2027 programme should be checked when available rather than assumed to repeat them.

For the next edition, choose sessions by the decision they can inform: product development, food safety and quality, foodservice operations, or production technology. If a topic is not relevant to your objectives, use that time for supplier comparisons or planned conversations.

One day or several days at Lisbon Food Affair?

• One day: may suit visitors with a short target list focused on one sector or a small number of meetings. Prioritise appointments and the most relevant product categories.
• Two days: may be useful when you need to compare food and drink with HORECA or technology options, or combine meetings with programme sessions.
• Three days: may suit a broader sourcing or market-development agenda that spans all three sectors. The final day has shorter published opening hours, so schedule important meetings accordingly.

These are planning suggestions, not a requirement to attend for a particular duration. The organiser lists one-, two- and three-day visitor tickets; confirm current prices and conditions before purchase.

After Lisbon Food Affair: where the real value starts

Sort your notes promptly. Mark contacts A—follow up now, B—evaluate when you have compared alternatives, and C—retain for market intelligence. For priority food and beverage suppliers, request the product specifications, packaging details, availability and commercial terms your team needs. For HORECA or equipment options, follow up on operating requirements, capacity, service and support. For product or technology ideas, record what evidence or internal testing is needed before a decision.

Keep the next action specific: request a catalogue or technical sheet, arrange a product review with colleagues, compare a supplier against your existing range, or schedule a further discussion. A contact becomes useful when you know what to verify and who owns the follow-up.

Who should consider exhibiting?

The event’s stated sectors make it relevant to companies exhibiting food and beverages, HORECA products and services, and technologies or equipment for the food industry. The organiser also presents LFA Innovation as a route for companies to showcase new products, packaging, production approaches and technology.

Before booking, define the result you want to investigate: presenting a product launch, meeting professional buyers, testing market interest, or discussing distribution and technology partnerships. Review the current exhibitor terms, stand options and Hosted Buyers arrangements directly with the organiser. The fair can provide a setting for conversations, but it cannot guarantee sales, leads or market entry.

Lisbon Food Affair visitor checklist

Before

• ☐ Set a product, sourcing or operational objective.
• ☐ Check the current exhibitor list, programme, registration rules and ticket terms.
• ☐ Prioritise companies and confirm any appointments directly.
• ☐ Prepare technical and commercial questions for each target category.

During

• ☐ Compare products and equipment against the same requirements.
• ☐ Record specifications, contacts and next actions after each useful discussion.
• ☐ Attend only the talks and demonstrations relevant to your objectives.
• ☐ Check the daily closing time before scheduling final meetings.

After

• ☐ Rank contacts by priority and assign an owner for each follow-up.
• ☐ Request missing specifications, samples or commercial information.
• ☐ Compare shortlisted suppliers before committing to a purchase or partnership.

Is Lisbon Food Affair worth visiting?

Lisbon Food Affair is most relevant to professionals who have a defined reason to compare food and beverage products, HORECA offers or food-industry technology. Buyers can use the cross-sector setting to review suppliers; hospitality teams can focus on products and equipment tied to their operations; producers and technology companies can explore innovation and business conversations. The strongest value depends on preparing a target list and following up on what you learn. A walk through the fair without a sourcing, learning or market objective is less likely to produce useful comparisons.

Lisbon Food Affair 2027 at a glance

The dates, venue and visitor hours are published for 2027. Exhibitor and programme details should be checked with the organiser as they are released.

Make your Lisbon Food Affair visit count

What products, suppliers or technologies do you need to assess, and what would make a follow-up worthwhile? Start with those questions, then focus your time on the stands and sessions most likely to help answer them. Explore related food-sector events on ilikevents and build a focused comparison list for your next sourcing or market-development decision.

Food and beverage opportunities in Portugal

Market size and demand

AICEP, Portugal’s trade and investment agency, reports that food exports reached €7.9 billion in 2022, 46% above 2027. The agency also cites Statistics Portugal data showing combined food-and-beverage industry turnover of €25.8 billion in 2021, excluding retail companies and wholesalers. These figures describe different measures and periods; together they show the scale of Portugal’s production and export activity, not a forecast of future demand.

Market drivers and commercial opportunities

AICEP describes a strong link between agriculture and food manufacturing, an export-oriented food sector, and innovation activity in areas including production technology, organic farming and processing. For businesses represented at Lisbon Food Affair, these conditions may make it worthwhile to investigate:

• Portuguese food and drink for distribution: buyers and importers could compare regional products and brands for their target channels. Competition, product fit and commercial terms still need to be assessed supplier by supplier.
• Food processing and production technology: equipment and technology providers may explore whether their solutions fit local manufacturers’ needs. The published market figures do not quantify demand for any particular equipment category.
• Product innovation and packaging: producers and product developers could investigate collaboration or market positioning around new products and packaging. The event’s LFA Innovation focus is relevant for discovery, but it does not establish a guaranteed partner or buyer.

Regulations and market-entry conditions

Food information and labelling in Portugal is governed by the applicable European Union framework. The European Commission’s guidance on Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 says it applies to food business operators whose activities concern consumer food information. For prepacked foods, required particulars include the food name, ingredients and allergen information, quantity, date marking, storage conditions, operator details and nutrition declaration, with additional particulars in specified cases. Companies should verify product-specific and Portuguese-language requirements before placing products on the market.

What this means for exhibitors

Portuguese and international producers may use the fair to present products and investigate distribution conversations; technology suppliers may use it to compare their offer with the needs of food manufacturers and HORECA businesses. Export statistics are a reason to investigate the market, not proof of a supply gap or an assurance of orders. Check labelling, product fit, distribution economics and applicable requirements before committing resources.

What this means for visitors

Buyers could use the event to compare Portuguese and international products, identify suppliers for further evaluation and ask about product information and market requirements. Hospitality professionals may compare relevant foodservice products and equipment. The available country-level evidence does not quantify demand for specific HORECA or machinery categories, so treat these as research leads rather than confirmed market opportunities.