Khadhya Khurak 2026: Gujarat's Food Expo, Planned Right

Some shows are institutions. Khadhya Khurak — Gujarat's food processing, packaging and hospitality expo — runs its 23rd edition on 16–19 December 2026 at the Helipad Ground (Gate No. 9), Gandhinagar. Twenty-three editions means two decades of Gujarat's food industry treating this as its year-end meeting point: processors, packagers, equipment makers, hospitality suppliers and the trade that buys from all of them.

For us this is the homest of home games — the venue is minutes from our Ahmedabad workshop — and this guide is the planning head start, published six weeks out, exactly on the custom-stall booking line.

Event at a glance

Last checked: 25 October 2026 — confirm on the official site before travel.

Event	Khadhya Khurak 2026 (23rd edition)
Dates	16–19 December 2026 (4 days)
Venue	Helipad Ground (Gate No. 9), Gandhinagar
Organizer	Khimashia Associates
Focus	Food processing, packaging & hospitality
Official site	khadhyakhurak.com

Stall logic for a food-industry crowd

Hygiene-visual design, again — because it works

We made this argument for Anuga FoodTec India and it holds at every food show: buyers in this industry read bright, clean-lined, flawlessly finished stalls as a proxy for the standard your plant runs to. Light palettes, ordered displays, no visual clutter.

Four days, regional intensity

A 23rd-edition regional institution draws its whole ecosystem — including repeat visitors who come more than once across the four days. Like the six-day marathon logic in our India ITME guide at smaller scale: spec finishes for duration, stock consumables for four days, and brief your team for returning faces.

Tasting and demo culture

Food expos run on sampling. If your stall will serve or demonstrate, plan the service line early — power, counters at serving height, waste handling, and queue space that doesn't block your own displays. Utilities are requested through the organizer; declare them when you book, not on build day.

December at the Helipad Ground

This is an open exhibition ground configured per show (the full venue picture is in our Helipad Exhibition Centre guide) — December's mild weather is the pleasant face of it; per-show layouts mean your stall's real constraints come from the exhibitor manual, as always.

The home-ground advantage, one more time

Every stall we build is fabricated and 100% mock-up tested in our 30,000 sq ft Ahmedabad workshop — and for a Gandhinagar show, dispatch is a short drive, not an interstate logistics project. Short transport, long setup margin, and the team that built your stall available on site.

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## FAQ

When and where is Khadhya Khurak 2026? 16–19 December 2026 at the Helipad Ground (Gate No. 9), Gandhinagar — the 23rd edition, organized by Khimashia Associates.

Who exhibits at Khadhya Khurak? Gujarat's food ecosystem — processing and packaging equipment, ingredients, hospitality supplies — meeting trade buyers across four days.

Can I run food sampling or live demos at my stall? Yes, subject to the organizer's rules — declare power, water and service needs when booking, and design the serving line into the stall rather than improvising it.

How early should I book a stall builder? Six to eight weeks before opening for a custom stall — which, from this article's publish date, means deciding now.

What does a stall at this show cost? The India range applies: ₹7,000–₹25,000 per sq metre custom, depending on design — full breakdown in the cost guide.