International Food Logistics EXPO

"Food LogiX (International Food Logistics Expo)" is a specialized trade show that brings together businesses handling the "transport, storage and delivery" of food, from import and export, domestic distribution, warehousing and packaging to import/export consulting. Held at Tokyo Big Sight as part of the international food and beverage business week "JFEX," it lets buyers from trading companies, wholesalers, food manufacturers, retailers and restaurants meet directly with logistics, warehousing and packaging providers. This article covers the dates, venue, exhibitor categories and visitor registration, along with how to prepare to move logistics and wholesale negotiations forward and how to think about novelties that make you memorable to the people you meet.

Food LogiX (International Food Logistics Expo) at a glance

The next upcoming edition is the 4th, in early summer 2027. The venue is Tokyo Big Sight, and admission is free with advance visitor registration. Because Food LogiX runs alongside the combined show "JFEX," you can cover meetings about food itself and meetings about the systems that transport and store that food at the same venue in one visit. The 3rd edition (June 2026) has already ended, and dates for the 5th edition onward will be announced on the official website.

Item	4th (next edition)
Dates	June 30 (Wed) – July 2 (Fri), 2027
Venue	Tokyo Big Sight
Admission	Free (advance visitor registration required)
Organizer	RX Japan LLC
Concurrent shows	JFEX (International Food & Beverage Business Week) / ”Japan's Food” Export Fair

Rather than a standalone show, Food LogiX is positioned as "the zone handling logistics within a combined food business week." While purchasing staff look for food products, they can also consult end to end on how to transport them, where to store them and how to package them for shipping. Whether exhibiting or visiting, preparing business cards, company brochures and samples of the goods or products you handle ahead of the next edition makes it easier for on-the-spot conversations to progress to concrete business discussions.

What companies and products does it attract?

Logistics, storage and packaging categories for exhibitors

Exhibitors are mainly food-specialized 3PL and warehouse operators, companies handling chilled, frozen and ambient temperature control, import/export customs clearance and international shipping, and companies offering packaging materials, cushioning and cold-retention technologies for food. Alongside them is a wide range of services supporting food delivery, such as import/export consulting, logistics systems that manage best-before dates and inventory, and supply-demand adjustment systems that help reduce food loss. Since the optimal logistics setup varies with temperature zone and packaging, from fresh produce to ambient processed foods, the lineup makes it easy to find partners suited to your product characteristics.

Food logistics differs from general freight in that it is subject to constraints on freshness, temperature, hygiene and best-before dates all at once. Chilled and frozen items require an unbroken cold chain, while processed foods that can be shipped at room temperature offer more flexibility in transport and storage and make costs easier to control. Businesses addressing the challenges of each temperature zone gather at the venue, so you can choose who to consult based on the items you handle.

Buyers from trading companies, wholesalers and manufacturers who attend

Visitors are mainly logistics and procurement staff at food and beverage manufacturers, buyers at trading companies and wholesalers, and supply chain staff at retail and restaurant chains. How to deliver purchased food cheaply, without damage and without stockouts is a challenge shared by all of them. As a result, meetings to find products and consultations on the logistics to move them happen side by side at the venue. It is a gathering place for staff interested in topics such as streamlining logistics, cutting storage costs and reducing food loss.

Staff at wholesalers and trading companies look for items they want to carry more of while also checking whether those items fit easily into their logistics networks. Products that keep for a long time at room temperature, pack compactly and are unlikely to break or spoil are a category that sparks conversation because they are easy to handle logistically. Use the exhibitor search to understand who is likely to attend and prepare a presentation tailored to your target audience so you don't waste limited meeting time.

Specialist Shows Held Together as JFEX

Food LogiX is held as part of the international food and beverage business week "JFEX." At the same venue, business meeting shows for food and beverages themselves run alongside the "”Japan's Food” Export Fair," which opens overseas sales channels, and specialized shows for food manufacturing, processing and packaging. The advantage of a combined show is that in a single visit you can cover "finding, making, packing and shipping," from finding food to purchase to the systems that deliver it both overseas and within Japan.

Food transactions are not completed by product appeal alone. A deal only comes together when you can deliver the quantity the other party needs, in the temperature zone they need, by the deadline they need. With a specialized logistics show lined up alongside food business meeting shows, this setup can be used to find partners for all the processes your company is missing in one place. Being able to proceed in either order, securing logistics first and then choosing products, or deciding on products and then consulting on shipping, is something only a combined show offers.

Highlights for visitors and exhibitors

Logistics consultations that balance temperature zones and cost

The biggest draw is being able to consult several companies at once on balancing food-specific temperature control with cost. The equipment and costs required differ greatly depending on whether an item must be shipped chilled or frozen or can go at room temperature. At the venue, if you explain your product lineup, providers can give concrete suggestions on which temperature zone and method are realistic. To move toward a quote request, bring organized information on packaging, quantities, shipping frequency and storage periods to speed up the conversation.

Tips for reducing food loss and managing inventory

In food logistics, waste from expired best-before dates and stockouts is a major issue. The venue showcases many ways to reduce waste, such as systems that make inventory visible, deliveries matched to supply and demand, and switching to packaging forms that keep longer. It is also a good place to pick up ideas such as bringing in processed foods that keep at room temperature to replace part of the waste risk that comes with fresh produce.

Seminars and logistics know-how

During the show, seminars cover streamlining food logistics, food loss countermeasures and the practicalities of import and export. They offer a quick way to learn how practitioners deal with on-the-ground challenges such as labor shortages and persistently high fuel costs. Popular topics can fill up, so booking in advance is the surest option.

Items that ship at room temperature vs. items that take more effort

Ambient items that are easy to handle in logistics

Items that keep for a long time at room temperature and are light and hard to break are easy to handle in both transport and storage. Dried vegetables, vegetable powders, dried fruit, tea, dried goods and seasonings are typical examples. They require no chilled or frozen facilities and pack compactly, keeping shipping costs and storage space down. Their best-before dates are also easy to set long, another advantage that lets you hold inventory while lowering the risk of stockouts and waste.

Items that tend to require more effort and cost

Fresh produce and chilled or frozen items require a cold chain to maintain freshness and temperature, which drives up transport and storage costs. Another difficulty unique to fresh produce is that surplus inventory caused by weather or demand fluctuations easily ends up as waste. Processing items through drying or other methods into a form that can be shipped at room temperature helps reduce some of this effort and cost. Off-spec vegetables and fruit that were hard to handle fresh also become easier to distribute year-round as dried products or powder.

For companies considering exhibiting

Exhibitors include companies offering logistics, warehousing and packaging services for food, businesses supporting import/export and customs clearance, and food manufacturers looking to expand sales channels by making ease of logistics a selling point. Details on exhibition plans and fees can be requested from the organizer, RX Japan Ltd., or the official contact desk. To make the most of limited meeting time, summarize the temperature zones and areas you cover, minimum lots and approximate rates on one page so you can move straight into matching terms with visitors.

If you are exhibiting to promote your own products, prepare materials clearly stating packaging, best-before dates and storage conditions so wholesale and trading company staff can easily judge whether the products fit their logistics networks. Make booth samples easy to carry and shelf-stable at room temperature, and visitors will remember your company during internal reviews back at the office.

Visitor registration and how to participate

Admission requires advance registration on the official website, and your entry badge data is sent once the process is complete. Besides avoiding crowds at reception on the day, you can review the exhibitor list before the show and choose the booths you want to meet in advance. The standard routes to Tokyo Big Sight are Kokusai-Tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line or Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome Line. If you are staying several days for logistics meetings, hotels near the venue tend to fill up during the show, so book your accommodation first. Several specialized shows run together as JFEX, so deciding in advance which zones to visit makes your day more efficient.

How food logistics and wholesale businesses can make the most of the show

One shortcut to lightening the burden of food logistics is to handle products that are easy to ship in the first place. Vegetables and fruit that take effort in temperature control and waste when fresh become light, unbreakable and shippable at room temperature for long periods once processed into dried goods or powder. Agriture processes dried vegetables (including off-spec vegetables), vegetable powders, dried vegetable soups, tea and dried fruit, and can help you design a form that is "easy to ship and easy to store," starting from raw material selection.

First-hand comments from logistics and wholesale staff at the show become material for your next product. Take home requests such as "Please split this packaging into smaller units" or "We want it to keep longer at room temperature," make small-lot prototypes, and go into your next meeting with them to speed up planning. The strength of a combined show is being able to go back and forth between logistics consultations and product development discussions in the same visit.

"Room-temperature dried vegetable and dried fruit novelties" to hand out at logistics and wholesale meetings

In logistics and wholesale meetings, food that can be carried home at room temperature and tried later stays with people as a conversation starter. Dried vegetables and dried fruit, which need no refrigeration, are not bulky and are unlikely to break or spoil, are novelties well suited as gifts for visitors to this show. Because they belong to the same "room-temperature, long shelf life" category as the products your counterparts handle, they spark conversation the moment you hand them over.

No refrigeration, light weight and long shelf life match logistics challenges

Logistics and wholesale staff think every day about "how to deliver cheaply, without damage and without waste." Dried vegetables and dried fruit keep for a long time at room temperature and are light and hard to break, so they reduce the transport costs of refrigeration and waste from spoilage. Handed over at your booth, their very ease of handling becomes a persuasive point for "those who ship." Agriture can supply dried pear made from Kyotango-grown Nijisseiki pears, dried apple, dried vegetables and tea bags in small lots (from 50 bags), prepared as gifts that are easy to hand out at room temperature.

Turn novelties directly into prototypes and products for room-temperature food

Dried vegetable and dried fruit novelties made for the show can double as prototypes for products distributed at room temperature. Because they can be made in small lots (from 50 bags), you can prepare several flavors and packaging formats and see which wholesale or logistics staff responded to which. Items that get a good response can move straight into discussions on commercializing them as PB or OEM products. Since packaging, best-before dates and storage conditions can all be designed together, you can quickly turn the positive feedback from meetings into your next product plan.

FAQ: Food LogiX (International Food Logistics Expo)

Is there an admission fee?

Admission is free with advance visitor registration. Entry on the day without registration may be charged, so we recommend registering in advance on the official website.

When is the next show?

The next edition, the 4th, will be held June 30 (Wed) to July 2 (Fri), 2027, at Tokyo Big Sight. Dates for the 5th edition onward will be announced on the official website.

Can I visit if I don't work for a logistics company?

Yes. Many visitors are logistics and procurement staff at food manufacturers, trading companies, wholesalers, retailers and restaurants, so both shippers and those who need goods shipped take part in meetings. Business meeting shows for food itself also run at the same time as part of JFEX.

Can I also see the co-located shows?

Yes. Food LogiX is held as part of JFEX (International Food & Beverage Business Week), and you can visit specialized shows such as the ”Japan's Food” Export Fair at the same venue. Deciding in advance which zones to visit makes it more efficient.

What kinds of items make good gifts for business meetings?

Items that can be shipped at room temperature and don't break easily, such as dried vegetables, dried fruit, tea and dried goods, are well suited. They need no refrigeration and aren't bulky, so their ease of handling comes across to people who work in logistics and helps start conversations.

Summary: Getting ideas for easy-to-ship food products at Food LogiX

Food LogiX (International Food Logistics Expo) is a specialized show focused on food import and export, domestic distribution, storage and packaging, with its next edition, the 4th, held June 30 to July 2, 2027, at Tokyo Big Sight. As part of JFEX, it can be visited alongside business meetings for food itself, so you can get logistics consultations that balance temperature zones and cost, tips on reducing food loss and managing inventory, and practical import/export know-how all at once. If you want to reduce your logistics burden, planning becomes easier when you start from dried vegetables and dried fruit that ship at room temperature and don't break easily, and rethink your products to be easier to ship.

Official information: Food LogiX (International Food Logistics Expo) official website

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Last updated: August 12, 2026