The 2026 edition of Seafood Expo Asia/Seafood Processing Asia opened 2 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore, with first-time exhibitors and new national and regional pavilions spanning four continents signaling the region's growing weight in global seafood trade.
"This year, we're welcoming a diverse group of exhibitors, from government-backed innovation centers to specialized processing technology providers," said Brenna Hensley, the vice president of seafood events at expo organizer Diversified. "It's a clear signal that companies across the seafood supply chain see Asia not just as a market to sell into but as a strategic center for partnership and innovation." [Editor’s note: Diversified owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
New to this year’s expo, which is the event’s 14th edition, is country participation from Bahrain, Brunei, Latvia, Maldives, Myanmar, and Tuvalu, as well as new regional and national pavilions from the government of British Columbia, Brunei Darussalam’s Department of Fisheries, Jeju Technopark (South Korea), Ministero dell'Agricoltura della Sovranità Alimentare e delle foreste (Italy), the Onagawa Town Oyster Export Expansion Council (Japan), the Shimonoseki Aquatic Products Export Association (Japan), and The French Chamber of Commerce Singapore.
Other countries participating include Australia, Chile, China, Ecuador, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, U.S., Vietnam, and Yemen.
Companies represented in this year’s edition include AquaChile, Barramundi Group, Blumar Seafoods, Fanny Bay Oysters, Gadre Marine Export, Golden Corporation, Gumusdoga Seafood, Lam Kee Fisheries, Maldives Industrial Fisheries Co., Ltd., Marennes Oléron Oysters, Mark Foods Singapore, Mida Trade Ventures, Nantucket Sound Seafood, Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association, Shediac Lobster Shop, Sincere Food Investment, TheSeafoodCompany, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Wanchese Fish Company, Yeam Seng Frozen Goods & Fishery, and more.
On the processing side of the expo, Germany's BAADER and Sweden's SEAC AB are showcasing machinery, while Norway's Trio Food Processing Machinery and China's Zhengzhou Freshliance Electronics have brought skinning/pin boning equipment and temperature control solutions. Fishing gear technology is being displayed by Taiwan's King Chou Marine Technology and France's Guy Cotten, alongside shellfish breeding equipment from China's Gucheng Shouan New Material Technology. China's Nanjing HUADEAX Automation and Nantong Worldbase are presenting storage and freezing solutions, Germany's Silikal GmbH is showcasing tanks and flooring, and China's Foodman Optoelectronic is exhibiting processing machinery. Meanwhile, DNV Business Assurance Singapore and Italy's FAO Globefish are showcasing assurance and risk management solutions.
Seafood professionals and decision-makers from hotels, supermarkets, restaurants, distributors, caterers, importers, and processors are also attending the expo.
Such companies participating in the expo’s Business Matchmaking Program, which facilitates pre-scheduled meetings with exhibiting suppliers throughout the event, include ABR Holdings Limited, Belc Co., Ltd., Bidfood, Big C Supercenter Public Company, Central Food Wholesale Co.,Ltd., CMM Marketing Management Pte Ltd, Cold Storage & Giant Singapore DFI Retail LTD, EMART, Enson Group, Fishy Vietnam Company Limited, Food Project (Siam) Co., Ltd., Gulfwest Co. Ltd., Indoguna Vina Food Service Co., Ltd.,ITM Alimentaire International, JD.com International Limited, Jumbo Group of Restaurants, Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd., Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited, Lulu Retail Holding PLC, Marriott International, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd, Panda, SATS Catering Pte Ltd, Shangri-La Group, SMS International Sysco, Sonae MC, Wismettac Foods, Inc., and more.
Elsewhere during the expo, an educational conference program will cover seafood consumption trends and market outlook analysis, and the event will once again play host to the annual Seafood Excellence Asia awards.
