FoodPack China 2026, an annual trade fair and a key meeting point for the food processing and packaging industry, kicked off on Monday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) and will run through Wednesday. The exhibition, covering a total area of 200,000 square meters with the participation of more than 2,500 high-quality companies from 135 countries and regions, including Italy, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Canada, is expected to attract over 120,000 professional visitors from home and abroad. The specially designated “Smart Packaging & Manufacturing” zone, covering over 15,000 square meters, is not only a showcase of technologies and equipment, but also a “miniature future factory” integrating scenario simulation-based reconstruction, dynamic demonstrations, and data interconnectivity.