Conxemar 2026, the 27th International Frozen Products Exhibition, wrapped up three days of business at the IFEVI exhibition centre in Vigo on 8 October. The fair — Spain’s leading event for frozen products and the second largest of its kind worldwide — once again gathered wholesalers, importers, exporters, processors, cold-storage operators and machinery suppliers from across the global frozen-food chain.
Scale is part of the story. The 2025 edition brought together 812 exhibitors on 37,000 m² and drew 30,405 professional visitors from 46 countries; organizers and regional chambers expected comparable numbers this year, with more than 800 companies on the floor. Doors opened daily at 10:00, with the closing day running until 16:00. One day before the opening, on 5 October, the 13th FAO–Conxemar International Congress — run jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food — discussed market trends, sustainability and the future of the frozen trade.
The potato angle
Although seafood dominates the halls, Conxemar groups the entire frozen category — and frozen potato specialties are a fixture of the show. Among the exhibitors this year was Eurofrits, the Spanish manufacturer of prefried and frozen potato products, which had flagged its participation in advance and presented new references for the professional channel at a stand built for the occasion. For potato processors, the fair remains one of the few European venues where frozen fries, wedges and croquettes meet the same buyers — importers, distributors and HoReCa chains — as the seafood majors.
Sources: Conxemar (official event information); Cámara de Gipuzkoa and Cámara de Bilbao event pages (2025 figures); Agroberichten Buitenland (FAO–Conxemar Congress); Eurofrits corporate blog; Atera/Gadinver stand project note.
