Since its establishment in 2003, CBST has been in the same industry as the beverage industry for more than 20 years. Starting from 2023, it will be held once a year to respond to industry changes with higher frequency. Nowadays, it has become a well-known brand exhibition in the beverage industry in China and even the Asia Pacific region, and is also a "smart hub" and commercial hub for promoting the exchange and communication between the industry chain and the world market. This exhibition is hosted by the China Beverage Industry Association, continuing the core positioning of "brand event leading innovation", accurately anchoring the key nodes of the industry from "incremental expansion" to "deep cultivation of stock", focusing on the mainstream trends of healthy, personalized, and sustainable consumption, and showcasing industry innovation achievements and solutions.
The scale of this exhibition has made another breakthrough, with exhibition areas covering multiple venues and gathering nearly 300 well-known exhibitors from home and abroad, covering the core links of the entire beverage industry chain. The range of exhibits has been comprehensively upgraded, from upstream resources such as raw material processing, food additives, natural extracts, to midstream production equipment such as water treatment, extraction and blending, sterilization, filling and sealing, and downstream supporting services such as packaging products, warehouse automation, and testing instruments. It presents cutting-edge technologies such as AI+automation, digital whole line collaboration, environmental protection and quality symbiosis, providing one-stop reference for enterprises to optimize production chains, streamline cost losses, and improve core efficiency. Among them, leading domestic and foreign companies such as Krones, Koes, Tetra Pak, Dailon, and New Meixing will all make their debut, showcasing multiple technologies and products for the first time, demonstrating the industry's innovative vitality.
In addition to the rich display of exhibits, this exhibition deepens the "exhibition& We will adopt a dual circulation mode and organize a series of high-level professional activities to empower the industry to engage in in-depth exchanges. Core activities such as the "2025 China Beverage Industry Association Annual Meeting", "CBST2026 China International Beverage Industry Chain Innovation Forum", and "China Beverage Entrepreneur Salon" will be launched simultaneously, focusing on hot topics such as technological progress and future intelligent manufacturing, equipment updates and quality improvement, new raw materials and quality upgrades, green packaging and energy conservation and consumption reduction. Industry leaders, experts and scholars from research institutions, and senior practitioners will be invited to discuss together, solve technical implementation problems, and explore innovative business models in the industry.
As an important business docking platform in the industry, CBST2026 relies on the industry influence of the organizer, the China Beverage Industry Association, and fully guarantees the quality of professional audiences through targeted invitations, group visits, and multi-channel outreach. At present, the number of pre registered audience continues to rise, with a year-on-year increase of 25%. Professional personnel from beverage production enterprises, distributors, purchasers, research institutions and other places around the world will gather on site to achieve precise supply-demand matching and explore cooperation opportunities. The exhibition site will set up efficient docking scenarios to help exhibitors win orders, expand markets, and provide visitors with cutting-edge industry information and high-quality procurement choices, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.
The relocation of CBST2026 to Shenzhen is an important milestone in the development of the exhibition, marking that this industry event will further integrate the industrial advantages of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and create a "future laboratory" that integrates technology and consumption for the world. It is reported that the exhibition will continue to focus on the high-end, intelligent, and green upgrading needs of the beverage industry, build a high-quality platform for open cooperation, help the Chinese beverage industry to gather consensus and solve growth difficulties in the first year of the 15th Five Year Plan, promote the Chinese beverage industry to move towards the high-end of the global value chain, and write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the industry. At present, the preparations for the exhibition are coming to an end. We sincerely invite people from all walks of life in the beverage industry chain to attend this annual event, discuss innovation, seek opportunities, and embark on a new journey together.