Cosmoprof

After the great success of the 51st edition of the show held in Bologna, with more than 250,000 attendees and 2,822 exhibitors, the international platform is ready for its next events scheduled in key markets for the beauty industry   Non-stop activities for Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the B2B format organized by BolognaFiere Group, leader for the development of the beauty sector in the world. After the success of the 51st edition of the show held in Bologna, which closed on 19 March with more than 250,000 attendees and 2,822 exhibiting companies, the international platform of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna is ready for new appointments in key foreign markets, thanks to the support of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and ITA – Italian Trade Agency, with the collaboration of Cosmetica Italia – Personal care Association. Together with the well-known international events of the network – Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas and Cosmoprof Asia in Hong Kong – and with the new appointment in India with Cosmoprof India Preview, scheduled in Mumbai on 10 and 11 September, Cosmoprof is participating as sales international agent in beauty exhibitions located in specific markets, which are important for the development of the sector. Next …

“Cosmoprof 2018 registered astonishing results – says Gianpiero Calzolari, President of BolognaFiere – the number of professionals attending the exhibition exceeded the 250,000 visitors of the 2017 edition; we recorded a growth by 11% in the presence of foreign operators. Record numbers also for exhibitors, 2,822, from 70 countries; they attracted an international audience, eager to do business and looking at the same time for professional updating. The B2B vocation of Cosmoprof has been further consolidated, thanks to the strong relationship established between buyers and exhibitors, to the articulated professional updating program, to the 18 workshops which saw a large participation and brought on the stage opinion leaders of great prestige, to the Awards celebrating the most innovative companies and the Career Award to Jean Claude Ellena, the famous “nose” of the Maison Hermes that attracted new attention to high-end perfumery, to which this year a special section was dedicated. A lively event – continues Calzolari – full of proposals, from the industrial supply chain to retail, a real glance on the world of cosmetics, in a synthesis that no other fair in the world can guarantee. We are now preparing Cosmoprof Mumbai (with our UBM partners), giving further new …

COSMOPROF WORLDWIDE BOLOGNA 2018 IS OPENING New for the 51st edition, a tailor-made journey for each sector to facilitate business opportunities at the fair  2,822 exhibitors from 70 countries are taking part in the 2018 edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, 3% more than in 2017. The event has grown by 7.5% overall, confirming Cosmoprof’s role as the flagship event in a global network that showcases the very best of the sector, thanks to the invaluable support of the Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Economic Development), ITA – Italian Trade Agency, and the long-term partnership with Cosmetica Italia – The Personal Care Association. The new concept, with tailor-made visitor journeys to meet the specific business needs of companies, buyers, distributors, retailers and professionals at the fair, aims to help the event go from strength to strength. From Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th March the fair hosts professionals from the retail, perfumery and cosmetics and green and organic sectors, as well as the national pavilions, at COSMO|PERFUMERY & COSMETICS, running in tandem with Cosmopack. The areas geared towards the professional channel at COSMO|HAIR & NAIL & BEAUTY SALON – hair, nails and beauty & spa – together with the Chinese and Taiwanese …

INTERVIEW WITH SARA ZANAFREDI, CEO OF PENNELLIFARO Sara Zanafredi, you are CEO of Pennelli Faro, an Italian company manufacturing cosmetic brushes. Is Made in Italy today still something worth being emphasized? I believe that today Italy is still a global landmark in terms of originality, real innovation, style and care for the details. The export sales figures clearly confirm that. It is a talent that can neither be copied nor improvised.We try to express all of this into our products, because that is what makes a difference on the market. There is another fundamental advantage in producing in Italy: proximity. We are close to the district of Crema, which hosts the biggest producers of cosmetic products with whom we cooperate in order to create the very best tools for the application of the most advanced textures. Proximity among all the company’s working teams also enables a very fast information and feedback flow. All of this leads us to a specific test&learn attitude with immediate results. Within Cosmotalk you are a guest of the conference debating the time-to-market and the agile development topics.  What is the market truly looking for? The speed of information flow on Internet and particularly on social networks, causes …

COSMOPROF & COSMOPACK AWARDS: THE FINALISTS The finalists of Cosmoprof Awards 2018, curated in partnership with Beautystreams, have been finally announced. Among the 582 proposals sent by exhibiting companies, 20 products have been selected for Cosmoprof, according to 5 categories and celebrating their innovation, communication and marketing strategy, and 20 projects/solutions for the beauty industry have been chosen for Cosmopack for their technological appeal, creativity and sustainability. 26 international experts as members of the jury will be asked to choose the winners, which will be celebrated with a special ceremony on Friday, March 16th. Winners will receive a special trophy designed by Centdegrés.   Discover the finalists: COSMOPROF AWARDS COSMOPACK AWARDS DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE