Every September, most of India's food and beverage industry quietly relocates to Goregaon East for three days. Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India 2026 will run from 29 September to 1 October 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Mumbai. If last year's edition is anything to go by, the halls will be full, the parking will be tight, and everyone's phone will be busy in booking cabs trying to figure out how to get from the airport to the venue on time or opposite.
This guide is written for the person actually attending the events, like the exhibitor carrying sample cases, the buyer flying in for a single day, the founder who booked a badge last week. We'll walk you through what the show is really about, who is going to be there, what's new for 2026. We will also cover the frustrating but important part: How to reach BEC on time without losing half your morning to Mumbai traffic. Attending Anuga Select India 2026? Plan your ride to BEC before you land.
Book Your Cab with CabBazar Todya!What Anuga Select India and Anuga FoodTec India Actually Cover
There are two shows under one roof and the distinction matters more than most visitor guides explain. Anuga Select India is built around finished products like the food and beverage brands, retail buyers, importers, exporters, and HoReCa professionals who deal in what ends up on a shelf or on menu. Anuga FoodTec India that runs by it is about the machinery and technology that makes those products possible: processing lines, packaging systems, cold chain equipment, and everything related.
One half of the floor is selling what you eat, and the other half is selling the machines that made it. In this event, walking both halls back to back gives you a rare, complete view of the industry of how raw ingredient to are turned to a product for a retail shelf.
The event is organised by Koelnmesse Pvt. Ltd. and is structured around several core segments, each with its own pocket of the exhibition floor:
- Agrifoods
- Dairy
- Drinks & Hot Beverages
- Fine Foods
- Food Service
- Organic
- Sweets & Snacks
If you're only interested in one or two of these categories, it's good to check the hall map in advance. The venue is large enough that random exploring can easily take hours without even realising.
Save These Dates: 29 September to 1 October 2026, Bombay Exhibition Centre
Dates: Tuesday, 29 September to Thursday, 1 October 2026.
Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Goregaon East, Mumbai.
Organiser: Koelnmesse Pvt. Ltd.
BEC area is roughly 60 acres in Goregaon East and is one of the larger exhibition venues in the country. This is exactly why transport planning matters here and it's not a small, walk-in-from-anywhere venue like some city-centre convention halls.
The 2025 edition of the show got more than 27,000 trade visitors and over 380 exhibitors from 19 countries, and the 2026 edition is expected to be even bigger. That scale is also a big reason why India's food and beverage story is getting louder on the global stage right now. The country's food service market is projected to grow from roughly USD 85.19 billion in 2025 to USD 93.97 billion in 2026, while agricultural exports touched about USD 51.91 billion in FY2024-25. Numbers like these are exactly why international suppliers keep showing up in Mumbai every year.
Inside the Show Floor: What You'll Actually Experience
A trade fair this size isn't just rows of stalls in BEC. The 2026 edition is built around a few experiences worth planning your day:
- Culinary Corner: Live demonstrations and tastings give the show floor an actual traction, than just being purely B2B and transactional.
- Retail Walk: A curated path through retail-focused exhibitors is useful if you're a buyer looking for shelf-ready products.
- CEO Roundtables and industry conferences: Closed-door and open-panel discussions on where the sector is heading and where the future of the industry is shaped.
- Curated networking and matchmaking: Pre-scheduled meetings so you're not relying purely on walking the aisles and hoping for good luck.
There's also a student-facing initiative this year: Innovative Packaging Challenge is in collaboration with the SIES School of Packaging, which gives student innovators a real platform to pitch packaging ideas directly to industry leaders. It's a small addition but it says something about where the organisers want this show to go beyond from being a marketplace and into something that actually shapes the industry's next generation.
Planning Your Mumbai Trip: Getting to Bombay Exhibition Centre Without Losing a Day
Now it time for the most important part that most event guides skip, and it's usually the part that stresses the traveler most. BEC is in Goregaon East and is at a fair distance from both Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and South Mumbai's business districts. Based on the traffic the drive can take easily about thirty minutes to an hour and a half. If you're flying in for a single day for meetings, your ground transport is of high importance and as much as the flight itself.
Airport to BEC: One-Way Taxi Booking Made for Exhibition Days
Most visitors don't need a round trip as they need a straight, proper ride from the airport (or their hotel) directly to the venue and back again later on your own schedule. This why one-way taxi booking makes more sense than traditional cab for the trade show trip. You're not paying to keep a car idle in the parking lot for six hours while you are busy inside meeting buyers.
With CabBazar, you can book a one-way taxi from CSMIA straight to Bombay Exhibition Centre before you even land, so there's a car waiting for you. Same goes for the return journey once your day at the show wraps up. Book it now, on your own time, for exactly the trip you need.
Flying in From Another City? Book an Outstation Cab Instead of Juggling Connections
A lot of exhibitors and buyers travel from Pune, Nashik, Surat, and other nearby industrial and commercial hubs. For such trip, an intercity or outstation cab booking works even better and simpler than trying to coordinate with trains, local transport and a taxi separately. One booking, one vehicle, door to door transfer from your office or home straight to the exhibition gate is easily possible with CabBazar.
Book Your Cab on WhatsApp & No App Download Needed
Not everyone wants to download an app for a three-day trip. That's fair, so CabBazar also supports WhatsApp cab booking. Message us at CabBazar chat, share your pickup point and the time you need to leave, and get your ride confirmed right there. It's the fastest way to lock in a taxi booking between back-to-back meetings.
This matters more than it sounds during a trade show week when you're standing at a stall with a buyer waiting to hear your pitch, a quick WhatsApp message is a lot easier than switching apps and re-entering your details.
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Get More Out of Every Ride With the CabBazar App
If you're attending across all three days, or you're part of a team of exhibitors coordinating multiple pickups, the CabBazar mobile app is worth installing. Booking through the app comes with a few extra advantages that repeat visitors tend to notice quickly:
- Saved pickup addresses for your hotel, the airport terminal, and BEC's exhibitor gate, so you're not retyping the same details every day.
- Ride history and digital invoices are genuinely useful if you're claiming business travel expenses after the show.
- Priority driver allocation during peak exhibition hours, when demand around Goregaon East spikes.
- In-app support if your flight gets delayed and you need to shift your pickup time on short notice.
- Member-only perks and ride credits that aren't available through a one-off WhatsApp booking.
Why Business Travellers Prefer Knowing Their Ride Cost Upfront
Nobody wants to step out of a three-day trade show, tired and carrying sample boxes, and then haggle over a cab. That's really the whole appeal of a fixed one-way booking: you know exactly what you're paying before the car even arrives, there's no meter running up numbers while you're stuck in Goregaon traffic, and there are no surprise add-ons once you reach your hotel. For business travel, predictable billing isn't a nice-to-have. It's the difference between a smooth trip and an annoying one you complain about on the flight home.
A Few Practical Tips for First-Time Visitors
- Register online in advance to avoid walk-in registration queues at large B2B shows can eat up your first hour.
- Wear comfortable shoes. BEC's exhibition halls are large, and covering all the segments in one day means a lot of walking.
- Carry more business cards than you think you'll need. Networking at this scale runs on paper as much as it does on LinkedIn.
- Plan your hall-by-hall route the night before based on which segments matter most to your business.
- Book your return cab before you even walk into the venue in the morning as it's one less thing to worry about at the end of a long day.
