A major international packaging and food trade event is returning to Jakarta this summer, with direct implications for restaurant and hospitality operators sourcing ingredients, bakery goods, and packaging solutions across Southeast Asia. The 2nd World Expo of Packaging Industry-Southeast Asia, organized by RX (China) Investment Co., Ltd, is scheduled for August 27–29, 2026, at the Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO).
The 2026 edition significantly broadens its scope compared to last year's inaugural run. The core expo will now co-locate with Paper Chain Expo, Pack Plus, and — most relevant to food-service and hospitality buyers — Bakery ASEAN. Together, the combined events will span more than 22,000 square meters of exhibition floor, creating one of the region's largest integrated trade platforms covering raw materials, equipment manufacturing, packaging processing, and terminal applications.
For operators in the restaurant and hospitality sector, the addition of Bakery ASEAN is the headline development. The co-location means purchasing teams, executive chefs, and food-service distributors can evaluate packaging innovations and bakery supply chains in a single trip — a logistical advantage for regional hotel groups, quick-service chains, and independent restaurateurs expanding into or sourcing from Southeast Asian markets. Operators tracking restaurant supply chain trends will find the event particularly timely as regional sourcing strategies evolve post-pandemic.
The event is also positioned as a bridge between Chinese manufacturers and Southeast Asian buyers. Organizer RX frames the expo as designed to inject momentum into the collaborative growth of both markets, suggesting exhibitors will include suppliers with cross-border distribution capabilities — a factor worth noting for F&B operators building resilient, multi-source procurement strategies. Food & Beverage Magazine has previously covered the intensifying trade relationship between Chinese food-processing exporters and Southeast Asian hospitality markets.
Indonesia remains one of the fastest-growing hospitality and food-service markets in the Asia-Pacific region, making Jakarta a logical hub for this kind of cross-industry convergence. For buyers tracking beverage and food packaging developments, the August window aligns with typical Q3 procurement planning cycles.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
