Wholesale soy products from different countries manufacturers and suppliers

Many manufacturers and suppliers of wholesale soya bean foodstuffs (soy products) participate in the annual Prodexpo exhibition .

We invite you to familiarize yourself with a list of some of the leading companies that participated in our exhibition.

PORTSIONNYE PRODUKTY

  • Description of activity: Portsionnye Produkty is a multifunctional manufacturing company that produces food items of Pan-Asian cuisine: sauces, dressings, cooking kits and ready meals.
  • Organization address: 46, Krasnykh Zor' Str., Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russia
  • Phone: +7 (484) 382-09-04
  • Website: http://www.ppsous.ru

UVELKA

  • Description of activity: Resurs LLC (Uvelka™) is a modern grain processor and manufacturer of high quality boil-in-bag cereals, cereal flakes and instant oats with fruit and berries.
  • Organization address: 59, Zheleznodorozhnaya Str., Uvel\'skiy Settlement, 457000, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia
  • Phone: +7 (351) 211-6000
  • Website: http://www.uvelka.ru

AVANGARD LLC

  • Description of activity: Wholesale of canned fruit and vegetables: champignons, honey mushrooms, pineapples, peaches, pears, olives. And also: ginger, asparagus, sea cabbage, monosodium glutamate. Import.
  • Organization address: Office 421/1, 2, Khar'kovskiy Proezd, Biryulevo-Zapadnoe Municipality, 117546, Moscow, Russia
  • Phone: +7 (499) 504-8862
  • Website: http://www.fenix-tk.ru

XUCHANG WANGJIA FOOD CO. LTD


    SOSTRA (SEN SOY)

    • Description of activity: Sostra is the only naturally fermented soy sauce manufacturer in Russia. The company also sells Asian sauces and noodles, soup bases, salad dressings and a line for sushi.
    • Organization address: Office 1, Premises XIII, 7th Floor, Entrance 6, Bldg. 14, 84/32, Profsoyuznaya Str., 117485, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 108-3288
    • Website: https://www.sostra.ru

    MAYUMI

    • Description of activity: Our company is the owner of imported Asian brands. We'll teach you to cook like in Asia, with ease!
    • Organization address: 2A, Krasny Pereulok, Omsk, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (913) 141-5782
    • Website: http://mayumi.ru

    XUCHANG WEIDU QISHI NON-STAPLE FOODSTUFF FACTORY

    • Description of activity: Xuchang Weidu Qishi Non-staple Foodstuff Factory was established in 2004. Our products are welcomed by consumers at home and abroad.
    • Organization address: Qizhuang Village, Fuxiaqi Qilidian Office, Xuchang City, Henan, China
    • Phone: +86 (0374) 3278679
    • Website: http://www.xcwdqs.com

    SITIY RICCO

    • Description of activity: Sated Ricco is one of the largest producers of snacks in the Far East. The company has been operating since 2010. We do what we do best!
    • Organization address: 126A, Kalinina Str., Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (914) 570-2653
    • Website: http://SitiyRicco.ru

    MONGGOFOODS CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: Since 1905, for 100 years of Korean Sauce production, Mong-Go Foods Co. LTD. continuously maintains rigid regulation of quality control from selecting raw materials to delivery of products to the consumers.
    • Organization address: 18, Paryong-ro, 371beon-gil, Uichang-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, 51395, Republic of Korea
    • Phone: +82 (70) 4680-1407
    • Website: http://www.monggofood.co.kr

    HENAN ZHIYUAN BEAN PRODUCTS CO. LTD.

    • Description of activity: Our company has the annual production dried rolled bean curd and the series bean product 7000 tons.Main markets: Beijing, Shanghai, etc. Distant markets Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong.
    • Organization address: Hejie Industrial Park, Xuchang City, Henan Province, China
    • Phone: +86 (374) 5668686
    • Website: http://www.hnzhiyuan.net

    WUSHAN GREEN SOURCE TRADING CO. LTD.

    • Description of activity: We planted many kinds of beans and processed them by ourself at the start of developing. Especially broad beans, broad bean segments, linseeds, hempseeds have enjoyed high reputation from domestic and overseas clients.
    • Organization address: Wushan Railway Station, Wushan County, Gansu, China
    • Phone: +86 15002602206
    • Website: http://www.cnbeans.com

    KOVCHEG

    • Description of activity: This is a modern production facility that meets the highest criteria of quality and safety, located in the unpolluted area of Udmurtia, the village of Kiyasovo. The production is fully automated.
    • Organization address: Russia
    • Phone: +7 (3412) 51-04-94
    • Website: http://amiral18.com

    A-SALT

    • Description of activity: A-Salt is a major trade and logistics operator engaged in ingredients supplies to food production plants not only in the Russian Federation but also in the global market.
    • Organization address: Office 621, Litera A, 20, Aptekarskaya Naberezhnaya, Saint Petersburg, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (812) 449-7767
    • Website: http://www.a-salt.com

    SOYUZPICHSHEPROM

    • Description of activity: Soyuzpichsheprom supplies demanded and high-quality products for a balanced diet: flour, pasta, groats, porridges, breakfast cereals, plant-based beverages, Asian noodles, oils.
    • Organization address: 37, Site 1, Mel'kombinat-2 Settlement, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (351) 742-16-60
    • Website: http://www.spp.ru

    HUTOR ZDOROVYA

    • Description of activity: The main activity is own production of natural ecologicaly clean products for healthy nutrition. Our products: seeds, flour, groats, cereals, meal, amaranth, thistle.
    • Organization address: Office 518, Bldg. 5, 211, Dzerzhinskogo Prospekt, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (8617) 771-666
    • Website: http://www.h-zd.ru

    POZDNIY ZAVTRAK

    • Description of activity: Manufacture and wholesale of natural food stuffs made in the Krasnodar Òerritory of Russia. Environmentally friendly and bio-active food stuffs, groceries for vegans, lactose and gluten-free food stuffs for germination.
    • Organization address: 33, Turgenevskoe Shosse, Krasnodar, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (988) 242-5763
    • Website: http://i-brunch.ru

    DONGNING LIANGYUN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.

    • Description of activity: Our company specializes in growing and processing organic agricultural products, such as soybeans, corn, wheat and other grain storage which are well accepted in Russia, Europe, USA and other countries.
    • Organization address: Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, East County, China
    • Phone: +86 (453) 3677-881
    • Website: http://www.langyungroup.com

    BEIJING SHIPULLER CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: We supply food materials such as soy sauces, vinegar, all kinds of noodles, wine, pickled foods, Japanese foods, etc. to the Asian style supermarkets and restaurants. OEM service is available.
    • Organization address: No. 28 Xinxi Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    • Phone: +86 (010) 62969035
    • Website: http://www.splfood.com

    TRI-S FOOD LTD

    • Description of activity: Delivery of the wide range of food and canned food from Southeast Asia, Europe, Russia for retail, HoReCa, production under own brands MIDORI, Boyar, production under Private Label.
    • Organization address: Bldg. 1, 14, Novokhokhlovskaya Str., Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 921-0313
    • Website: http://www.trisfood.ru

    YUZHNY POLYUS LLC

    • Description of activity: Sunflower oil manufacturer in the Krasnodar Region. We produce premium sunflower oil in accordance with GOST 1129-2013.
    • Organization address: 26, Shosseynaya Str., Kropotkin, Krasnodar Territory, Russia
    • Phone: +7 861 3876438
    • Website: https://so-pole.ru

    GANSU ZHONGSHIDA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: We are interested in agricultural products from Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkiye, India, such as flaxseeds, oats, barley, soybeans, sunflower seeds (kernel) buckwheat, chickpeas, red lentils and so on.
    • Organization address: Rm 2410-2411, Fl. 24 Send Bldg No. 395 Yanning Road, Lanzhou, China
    • Phone: +86 931-8727508
    • Website: http://www.gszsd.com.cn

    KARABAN CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: Production of Sushi Nori, seaweed laver and seaweed snacks, export of Korean food overseas.
    • Organization address: Olympic Rd., 30 gil 10, Dongsan B/D 4F, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Phone: +82 10-8734-7809
    • Website: http://www.sealaver.co.kr

    NEW EAST JSC

    • Description of activity: New East is a Russian manufacturer of snack products. Salted and fried peanuts in seasonings, in glaze and in a crispy crust. More than 30 flavors. Experience since 2008. Production of fish snacks.
    • Organization address: 51, Zarechnaya Str., Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (914) 791-5979
    • Website: http://íîâûéâîñòîê.ðô

    DIADAR

    • Description of activity: For more than 20 years Diadar Company has been producing healthy, sports and diet food. Diadar Company offers private label contract manufacturing services.
    • Organization address: Office 18B, Bldg. 1, 3, Kul\'neva Str., 121170, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 785-5523
    • Website: http://www.diadar.ru

    VolkoMolko

    • Description of activity: A Moscow-based producer of vegan (meager) food products: cheeses, nut milk, hummus, condensed milk and cookies. Animal ingredients, preservatives or GMOs free. With love for nature and for ourselves!
    • Organization address: Bldg. 11, 5, Pokhodny Proezd, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (499) 281-7717
    • Website: http://volkomolko.ru

    TSIN-KAZ LLP

    • Description of activity: The leader in the production of tomato products, canned vegetables, soy sauce in Kazakhstan. The company was founded in 1998 — 20 years in the market.
    • Organization address: 1/4, Sportivnaya Str., Mamyr Residential District, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
    • Phone: +7 (727) 293 61 50
    • Website: http://tsinkaz.kz

    GRODFOOD (KVINFOOD LLC)

    • Description of activity: Production of meat and vegetarian canned food of consistently high quality. Stews, pates, ham, ready meals, vegetarian pates.
    • Organization address: 16, Myasnitskaya Str., 230005, Grodno, Republic of Belarus
    • Phone: +375 293717971
    • Website: http://grodfood.by

    OCHAKOVO FACTORY OF FOOD INGREDIENTS CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: Food additives for meat products, flavour additives, spicies extracts, preservatives, carrageenas, sodium alginate, gums, CMC, flour and other ingredients.
    • Organization address: 53, Ryabinovaya Str., 121471, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 269-1010
    • Website: http://www.okpi.ru

    SIBIRSKY UKSUS

    • Description of activity: Production of acetic acid, table and natural vinegars, pickle solutions, seasonings and natural syrups.
    • Organization address: Bldg. 7, 79, Petukhova Str., 630119, Novosibirsk, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (383) 373-62-90
    • Website: http://sibyksys.ru

    BULDYGEROV ANDREY VITALIEVICH

    • Description of activity: Products for vegans and healthy food from soy from the manufacturer: Silk and Egg tofu, soy drinks, soy cream. For sale in retail stores and catering establishments.
    • Organization address: Apartment 598, 67, Yubileyny Prospekt, 143962, Reutov, Moscow Region, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (999) 166-7314

    RUKUN MAPAN BERSAMA (RMB FOOD), PT

    • Description of activity: Production of different snacks: cookies, creckers of premium quality with different tastes (peanuts, fish, shrimp, soya bean, seaweeds, etc.).
    • Organization address: Office 8, 18th Floor, Jl. Senopati Raya 113, Jakarta 12190, Indonesia
    • Phone: 628119841250
    • Website: http://www.rmbsnack.com

    SHANGHAI QUTEBABY IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: As the standards of living improve, people pay more and more attention to quality and taste, and our goal is to offer the best food stuffs from Asia to our clients.
    • Organization address: Rm 520, 521 No. B Building, No. 99 Fengpu Avenue, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
    • Phone: +86 21-67107796

    AMUR EXPORT SUPPORT CENTER

    • Description of activity: We represent the interests of Amur companies producing honey, cream honey, honey nuts, granola, cookies, sweets, Japanese tofu, silk tofu, artisan cheese, soybean oil, etc.
    • Organization address: 287, Zeyskaya Str., Blagoveshchensk, Amur Region, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (914) 741-8813
    • Website: http://www.amurexport.ru

    DAQING LVDU FOOD CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: The plant was founded in 2007, deals with the processing and sale of fuzhu (SOYABEAN STICK) under the Hetianran brand, has a CIQ and all export licenses. Main markets include China, Russia, Ukraine, Korea.
    • Organization address: Heilongjiang Province, Daqing City, Honggang District, Ironman Industrial Park, China
    • Phone: +86 15846177977, +7 (950) 064-4988
    • Website: http://www.lvdushipin.com/russia

    TAKEMURA

    • Description of activity: Trading company of Pan-Asian products for restaurants and shops.
    • Organization address: Apartment 4, Bldg. 1, 13, Staraya Basmannaya Str., 105064, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 133-8183
    • Website: http://www.takemura.ru

    RESURS-S

    • Description of activity: Manufacturer of food products for Japanese and Pan-Asian cuisine. Foodstuffs distributor.
    • Organization address: Office 300, 7, Pushkina Str., Ekaterinburg, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (343) 217-7158
    • Website: http://www.sanbonsai.ru

    OATMEAL, SIR!

    • Description of activity: Our company is a producer of health drinks. Produced at our high-tech factory, our products meet the highest standards for safety, and are subject to in-process quality controls.
    • Organization address: Bldg. 4, 5, Proezd Berezovy, 428903, Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (919) 971-7818
    • Website: http://www.îâñÿíêàñýð.ðô, https://greenranch.ru

    TIANJIN CHENGYI INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO. LTD.

    • Description of activity: TJCY is a professional chemicals manufacturer and food ingredients supplier headquartered in China. We have warehouse and a branch office in Moscow. Our product range includes antioxidants, preservatives, etc.
    • Organization address: Rm 1309 Wufeng Building, No. 11 Zhenxing Street, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    • Phone: +86 (351) 8281246
    • Website: http://www.tjcyint.com

    DIATOR

    • Description of activity: Types of activity: distribution, import.Corporate headquarters is located in Omsk, and there is a network of distributors and wholesale customers in Russia and the CIS. Range of products: ingredients for Oriental and Asian cuisine.
    • Organization address: 23, Chernyshevskogo Str., Omsk, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (3812) 77-05-57
    • Website: http://diator.ru

    SHANGHAI QUTEBABY IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD.

    • Description of activity: Our company is mainly engaged in a diversity of products required by Japanese cuisine and Asian food. We have established relationship with our customers in Russia, Korea, Australia and Lithuania.
    • Organization address: Office A325 Lvdizhizun Building, Fengpu Avenue No.97, Fengxian, Shanghai, China
    • Phone: +86 (21) 60510919
    • Website: http://www.shlongzhitrading.en.alibaba.com

    ECOTOPIA

    • Organization address: Russia

    VITO

    • Organization address: Omsk Region, Russia

    ADMIRAL

    • Description of activity: Manufacture of 9% table vinegar, 70% acetic acid, 6% natural vinegars (apple, white wine, red wine, liquor), natural soy sauce (classic and light).
    • Organization address: 2A, Lomonosova Pereulok, Kiyasovo Settlement, Kiyasovskiy District, Udmurtia Republic, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (3412) 52-61-66, 51-04-94
    • Website: http://admiral18.com

    XUCHANG DOUBAOBAO FOOD CO., LTD

    • Description of activity: Our company covers an area of 5466 square meters. Scope: bean processing sales, pre-packaged food, starch products sales, bean products machinery, products import and export business.
    • Organization address: Darenzhuang Village, Hejie Town, Xuchang County, China
    • Phone: +86 0374 8588587

    SHIJIAZHUANG ABIDING IMP. & EXP. CO. LTD

    • Description of activity: Organic tomato paste/concentrate and organic bean pasta is produced by us with EU and NOP certificate. Conventional tomato paste packed in different sizes cans is also supplied.
    • Organization address: 366 Taihua Str. Shijiazhuang, 050000, China
    • Phone: +86 311 85335656

    AV IMPEX

    • Description of activity: 2, Amurskaya Str., Moscow, 107553, Russia. Import and wholesale of organic (BIO), lactose-free, gluten-free drinks made of raw grain materials from Italy and lactose-free, gluten-free dairy products from the United States in the territory of the Customs Union.
    • Organization address: Italy
    • Phone: +7 (495) 231-3474
    • Website: http://www.nemoloko.ru

    BAIKAL GROUP

    • Description of activity: The Baikal-Group company represents the Binggrae, Hee Chang, Achim and Tibet Aloe food brands at the Prodexpo 2023 exhibition.
    • Organization address: Office 305, 9A, Kievskaya Str., Irkutsk, Russia

    YOU

    • Description of activity: The Soyprom company is an innovative manufacturer of food products based on vegetable raw materials under the YOU brand. The Company's priorities are the taste and benefits of its products.
    • Organization address: Russia
    • Phone: +7 (910) 738-0399
    • Website: http://you-food.ru

    VIANG LTD

    • Description of activity: One of the leaders in the distribution in the Far East. TM portfolio includes Uvelka, Soyuzpishcheprom, Viteks, Glavprodukt, also the company is engaged in the production and promotion of the VIANG house brand products.
    • Organization address: 56, Rybatskaya Str., 690054, Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (423) 238-3864 / 63

    TRIAL, TRADE COMPANY

    • Description of activity: Exclusive distributor (importer) of products by European manufacturer under the BIGSHOCK! brand: energy drinks, soy bars and vitamins (made in Czech Republic) in the territory of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
    • Organization address: n.p.1, Bldg. 1205, Zelenograd, 124460, Moscow, Russia
    • Phone: +7 (495) 944-7011
    • Website: http://www.bigshock.su

    NANTONG OUJIN TRADING CO. LTD


      WIKE

      • Description of activity: The main activity area of Wike LLC is the production of salmon fillets, semi-finished products, seafood and portion products (wasabi, ginger, soy sauce). Our products are interesting for the network of shops, restaurants and cafes.
      • Organization address: Bldg. 9, 7, Starokoptevskiy Pereulok, Moscow, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (926) 052-3526
      • Website: http://www.wike.biz

      ROSTOV GRAIN STAR LLC

      • Description of activity: International trading company. Delivery of grain and cereal products and agricultural products. We cooperate with both local and international clients. Our aim is to supply quality products.
      • Organization address: Office 1, 48A, Pereulok Semashko, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (988) 940-3328
      • Website: http://www.rostovgs.com

      BEST ASIAN FOOD LTD.

      • Organization address: Office 9b, Premises III, 3rd Floor, Bldg. 42, 11, Ordzhonikidze Str., 115419, Moscow, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (495) 150-2076
      • Website: http://www.coconutwater.ru

      ALEV

      • Description of activity: ALEB was set up in 1994. The company has two production sites, one is in the Village of Koshki in the Samara Region and another is in the Zavolzhsky District of Ulyanovsk.
      • Organization address: Koshki Settlement, Koshkinskiy District, 446800, Samara Region, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (84650) 2-13-36
      • Website: http://www.alev.ru

      XIAMEN PAK SHING IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD

      • Description of activity: Our company is mainly engaged in production of canned food and other food items. Our main products are canned mushrooms, canned fish, canned fruit, canned vegetables and so on. Welcome to contact us for business.
      • Organization address: Room 1607, No. 90 South Hubin Road, Xiamen, China
      • Phone: +86 (592) 2296041
      • Website: http://www.pakshing.com

      LONGRUN (CHINA) INDUSTRIAL CO. LIMITED

      • Description of activity: We are one of the leading manufacturers of dried mushrooms and fungus in China. Our main products include dried shiitake mushrooms, black fungus, white fungus, morels, porcini and monkey-head mushrooms.
      • Organization address: West Moyun Road, Sanmenxia Industrial Cluster District, Sanmenxia 472000, Henan, China
      • Phone: +86 398 3852211
      • Website: http://longrunagri.en.alibaba.com

      SOYMIK

      • Description of activity: Soymik is a manufacturer of tasty and healthy products made from soy and other vegetable raw materials: tofu, tofu paste, soy meat, minced meat and schnitzels in sauce, sauces and vegetable paste.
      • Organization address: Saint Petersburg, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (952) 223-3852
      • Website: http://soymik.ru

      SHANDONG ZHONGHE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FOODSTUFFS CO. LTD.

      • Description of activity: Shandong Zhonghe Fruit & Vegetable Foodstuffs Co. Ltd. is a professional company which integrates the storing & fresh-keeping, package & processing, trading and R&D of fruit and vegetable products.
      • Organization address: No.16001 Jingshidong Road, Jinan, Shandong, China
      • Phone: +86 (0531) 80958037
      • Website: http://www.sinozhonghe.com

      YUG

      • Description of activity: Production by unique bio technology and sale of a wide range of vegetable oils, mayonnaise and sauces under the TM Kubanskoe Lubimoe, Yug, Yug Profi (HoReCa), products for export and B2B.
      • Organization address: 63/1, Zheleznodorozhnaya Str., 352902, Armavir, Krasnodar Territory, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (86137) 3 56 00
      • Website: http://sppyug.ru

      #unMeat

      • Description of activity: Unmeat is a unique product which doesn’t contain meat of the animals. It’s very healthy and also helps to save the planet.
      • Organization address: 9, Meliorativnaya Str., 156019, Kostroma, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (4942) 44-03-84
      • Website: http://íåìÿñî.ðô

      TAMBOVSKIE RAZNOSOLY TM (LIDER)

      • Description of activity: Lider has been making pickled, fermented, and Korean salads under the Tambov Pickled Goods brand since 2019.
      • Organization address: 2, Proezd Pogranichny, Tambov, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (960) 671-5171
      • Website: http://ðàçíîñîëû68.ðô

      NELT-RETAIL LLC.

      • Description of activity: NELT Group is a leading operator providing the services in import, service logistics, distribution and promotion of dairy and meet products, cheeses and desserts of the world and Russian brands.
      • Organization address: Office 1, Room 25G, Premises Kh, 3rd Floor, Bldg. 9, 7, Khlebozavodskiy Proezd, 115230, Moscow, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (495) 223-6898
      • Website: http://www.nelt.org

      ExIm Pacific

      • Description of activity: We have been in the market since 2008 and are one of the largest importers of ethnic groceries and beverages from Southeast Asia to Russia. We are the exclusive importers of AROY-D, PRB, FOCO, and other brands.
      • Organization address: Tower V, Office 1-5, Premises IIB, 9th Floor, 2, Odesskaya Str., 117638, Moscow, Russia
      • Phone: +7 (495) 789-3919
      • Website: https://exim-pacific.ru

      ZEN-NOH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

      • Description of activity: We are international trading division of National Agricultural Cooperative, Japan. Especially, we can introduce and sell high quality Japanese rice all over the world. We can offer Japanese beef (Wagyu), special fruit and vegetables.
      • Organization address: 31F, JA Bldg., 1-3-1, Otemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 1006832, Japan
      • Phone: 81362718423
      • Website: http://www.zennoh-intl.com

      We invite small and large companies, manufacturers and suppliers of wholesale soy products as exhibitors of the Prodexpo exhibition and as professional visitors from different areas of the food industry.