Explore new products up close.
Discover a range of innovations, from new formulations and functional products to emerging food concepts.
Food Tech Garage & Innovative Products Area
FOOD TECH GARAGE & INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AREA
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Where innovation meets the product
Food Tech Garage
Change is happening not only through ideas, but through products too.
As part of WorldFood Istanbul 2026, the Food Tech Garage & Innovative Products Area brings together products that are trying something new, standing out from the crowd and pointing towards the future of food.
More than a product showcase, it is an interactive meeting point where you can discover new products, explore the innovation behind them, and connect directly with the companies and start-ups developing them.
What can you expect?
01 / DISCOVER
02 / EXPERIENCE
03 / CONNECT
04 / LOOK AHEAD
Discover, experience and connect directly with the teams behind the products.
Throughout the day at Food Tech Garage, you can explore a variety of products up close, discover the ideas and innovations behind them, and connect directly with the teams developing them.
Take part in tastings and product experiences.
Depending on the nature of the products, experience innovation directly through tastings and/or product trials.
Talk to the teams developing the products.
Connect directly with companies and start-ups to learn more about the ideas and development process behind each product.
Discover new approaches and solutions.
Explore innovations ranging from sustainable solutions to technology-driven developments shaping the future of food.
Look beyond the product
Discover not only the product, but the idea behind it.
At Food Tech Garage, you can explore the answers to these questions not only by discovering the products themselves, but by speaking directly with the companies and start-ups behind them.
Why is a product innovative?
What consumer need does it address?
What problem does it solve?
What could it change in the market?
15Minute Innovation Spotlight presentations
Innovation Spotlight
Taking innovation to the stage.
Each day, selected companies taking part in Food Tech Garage will share their products and innovation stories with food industry professionals through 15-minute Innovation Spotlight presentations on the main FOOD Arena stage.
Short, focused and centred on the products themselves, these presentations offer an opportunity to:
- Discover new products and launches.
- Explore the innovation behind them.
- Learn about new technologies and approaches.
- Discover new market opportunities and emerging responses to consumer needs.
Visit the area, then take your discovery further with the Innovation Spotlight presentations at FOOD Arena.
A new discovery every day
An all-day hub for innovation and discovery throughout the exhibition.
The Food Tech Garage & Innovative Products Area awaits you at the entrance of FOOD Arena throughout the exhibition.
With different selected companies and products to discover each day, the area will be open throughout WorldFood Istanbul as an all-day hub for innovation and discovery.
Date15–18 December 2026
LocationFOOD Arena Entrance
VisitOpen all day throughout the exhibition
Take Your Place at Food Tech Garage
Would You Like to Put Your Innovative Product in the Spotlight?
Food Tech Garage & Innovative Products Area is designed for companies looking to showcase new and innovative products to food industry professionals.
Selected companies will have the opportunity to showcase their products in the area, engage directly with relevant visitors, and present their products and innovation stories through a 15-minute Innovation Spotlight session on the FOOD Arena main stage.
Limited Availability Sponsorship opportunities are limited.
Showcase your product to food industry professionals at WorldFood Istanbul and share your innovation story directly with your target audience.
Showcase your product. Connect with visitors. Bring your innovation to the FOOD Arena stage.
For more information about the sponsorship package and participation details, please get in touch with us.
Food Tech Garage
The future of food sometimes starts not with an idea, but with a product.
Discover the Food Tech Garage & Innovative Products Area.
Meet new products.
Talk to the people developing them.
Experience innovation up close.
And take a closer look at the future of food, today.
Innovators and the Presentation Programme will be announced on this page very soon.
