Several thousand visitors made the trip to Warsaw for IFE Poland 2005, with organisers declaring it a great success.

The show, which with 357 exhibitors from 29 different countries, was 33 per cent bigger than last year and saw more than 6,256 trade professionals visit.

There were 13 international pavilions from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Slovakia and China to name a few, reflecting the growing international influence on the Polish food, drink and hospitality sector.

IFE Poland 2006 is now scheduled to take place from May 17-19, at the Expo XXI Centre in Warsaw.