SNACKEX is a specialist international trade event dedicated entirely to the savoury snacks industry. Organised by the European Snacks Association, it brings together snack manufacturers, suppliers and industry professionals to explore the latest products, ingredients, equipment and technologies. Its combination of exhibition and conference content is designed to cover the complete savoury snack production chain.
SNACKEX connects bakery with snacking
For the bakery industry, SNACKEX is particularly relevant to manufacturers producing savoury biscuits, crackers, pretzels, bread snacks, baked crisps and other snack-oriented bakery products. These categories increasingly blur the boundaries between traditional bakery and savoury snacking, making developments within the wider snack market valuable to bakery producers.
The exhibition covers ingredients, flavours and seasonings alongside processing, frying, baking, extrusion, conveying and packaging equipment. Bakery manufacturers can therefore explore technologies and formulations that could support new baked snack concepts or improve existing production processes.
Health and nutrition are also important areas for bakery producers. Demand for products with higher protein or fibre, alternative grains and pulses, reduced salt and fat, and cleaner ingredient declarations is influencing both bakery and snacks, creating opportunities for crossover innovation.
The event also provides insight into packaging, automation, quality control and production efficiency, while its conference programme examines market developments and issues affecting the international snack industry.
For bakery manufacturers expanding into savoury snacking, SNACKEX provides a particularly focused source of inspiration and technical expertise. It offers opportunities to understand changing snack consumption, investigate specialist ingredients and equipment, and explore how bakery processes can be used to create products for new snacking occasions.
