Nutraceutics, cosmeceutics, and much more. We are speaking about productive sectors and a market that, despite the worldwide crisis period, are in really good health and, in fact, are even undergoing continuous growth and offer considerable investment opportunities. In particular, the worldwide market for nutraceutics is expanding strongly and the annual growth rate is higher than 30%. According to CORDIS – The information service of the European Commission for scientific research and development – the worldwide market is already worth Euros 50 billion. A recent survey by AcNielsen also shows that in 2008 the entire Italian productive chain of nutraceutics and nutritional supplements registered turnover of about Euros 1.4 billion with 11% growth compared to 2007.

NUCE INTERNATIONAL, the Mediterranean trade show dedicated to the nutraceutic, cosmeceutic and functional foods & drinks ingredients industry, will shine its spotlight on these areas. From 26 to 28 October 2010, the event will offer a showcase par excellence for all operators: manufacturers, retailers, distributors and for all those companies operating in the sector of the ingredients, raw materials and services for nutraceutics, pharmaceutics, dietetics, cosmetics, functional food & drinks, personal wellbeing, natural products, as well as equipment for laboratory analysis, services, etc.

According to the survey from AcNielsen, the important market success of this productive sector comes essentially from two factors: the increasing awareness towards wellbeing, and the possibility to buy these health products in supermarkets and pharmacies. In fact, about one out of three buyers purchase nutritional supplements: out of 100, at least 18 have been using them regularly for several years, 62 out of 100 for more than two years, and 14 out of 100 for more than a year.

"In consideration of this data," explains Marco Pinetti, president of Artenergy Publishing, the company organizing the fair, "we have decided to create an important annual appointment, with the highest professional and scientific level, to give Italy and the Mediterranean area a show for this sector at long last. NUCE INTERNATIONAL is, in fact, an international event and the project will involve the main associations of the category, universities, as well as public reference bodies and institutions. We are also organizing a scientific committee made up of the most authoritative personalities of the productive world, institutions and research that will enable us to set up a rich conference programme and, in general, will be the main contents of a show that will deal with topics such as innovation, research and development of the market. A business-to-business event that will be able to attract tens of thousands of international visitors."

In order to satisfy the needs of the most demanding operators, NUCE INTERNATIONAL 2010 will also have an exclusive service: partnering, which will enable users to set up numerous one-to-one meetings using the best worldwide software, able to personalize individual agendas identifying the most suitable partners to meet at the fair and to whom offer collaboration, joint-ventures, technologies, research, new products, consultancy, services, funding projects, and more.