Bastian Mingers, Head of the Food Division at Koelnmesse, is also taking over the Food Technology Division. Koelnmesse is thus restructuring its Food and Food Technology divisions and bringing both units together under one management.
In addition to his previous nutrition division, Bastian Mingers will take over the Head of the Food Technology Division at Koelnmesse take over. He succeeds Claire Steinbrück, who is leaving Koelnmesse at her own request.
Bastian Mingers has been working for Koelnmesse for two and a half years. As Head of the Nutrition Division, the 41-year-old has been responsible for responsible for the Anuga events, the ISM confectionery trade fair and the associated foreign portfolio. As the new Head of the Nutrition Technology division, he will also assume responsibility for the events ProSweets Cologne, Anuga FoodTec and Anuga HORIZON. Before joining Koelnmesse, the qualified marketing expert worked for Messe Düsseldorf for eleven years, most recently as Global Head Wine & Spirit.
„With the merger, the Food and Food Technology divisions are once again under one management, which is strong overlap in content between the two areas makes strategic sense is a key factor in the success of Koelnmesse,“ says Oliver Frese, Managing Director of Koelnmesse GmbH and Chief Operating Officer responsible for the global trade fair and event portfolio.
By integrating the topics of nutrition and nutrition technology, his new business division the entire value chain of the food sector says Bastian Mingers.
„Trend topics such as functional food and alternative protein sources are vehemently driving the technologisation of the industry. These innovations need to be rolled out globally in view of the current and future challenges facing the food and beverage industry.“
Bastian Mingers
The goal must be, Combining tradition and modernity in food production. The aim is to bring traditional production and innovative food technology as well as current foods and future-oriented innovations even closer together in future.
Source: Koelnmesse
