Prodexpo’2009: the Largest Event for the Russian Food Industry
On February 9-13 Expocentre is staging the largest food industry event in Russia and Eastern Europe - the Prodexpo’2009 International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials.
Prodexpo is a leading, socially significant exhibition project, which ensures implementation of priority national programmes, designed to enhance the quality of living in Russia. The exhibition is held with support from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Government of Moscow, and under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Over the 15 years, Prodexpo has remained the most reputable annual event for the food market. The high international status of the exhibition is recognized with labels of UFI – the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry and RUEF – the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs.
The Prodexpo international exhibition continues to evolve. This year the exhibition occupies 80,000 sq. m of the show floor in Pavilions No. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (including Hall A of level 0), the Forum pavilion, demountable Central and Centre-Forum pavilions, and open air sites of Expocentre Fairgrounds.
Prodexpo’2009 showcases the best products of more than 1,700 exhibitors from 57 countries of Europe, Asia and America. Thirty four countries present their national and collective displays there.
The exhibition demonstrates innovations by the world’s leading food manufacturers, including Perdigao Agroindustrial S.A (Brazil), Tokaj Kereskedohaz ZRT. (Hungary), Kaserei Champignon Hofmeister Gmbh & Co. Kg (Germany), Dr Oetker, ZAO (Germany), Scandic Food A/S (Demnark), Corporacion Borges, S.L. (Spain), Grosseto Eurofood (Italy), Lauma (Latvia), Savushkin Product (Belarus), Zolotoi Aist SRL, ISC (Moldova), Cykoria S.A (Poland), Le Cafe / Instanta (Poland), Nemiroff Holding (Ukraine), Soyuz Viktan Ltd (Ukraine), Myllyn Paras Oy (Finland), Valio (Finland), Tea Tang PVT Ltd (Sri Lanka) and many others.
Over 1000 exhibitors of Prodexpo’2009 are leading domestic companies and firms, among which are Baisad, Baltimor Holding, Bogatire Confectionery Plant, Borodino Trading House, Veresk Distillery, Artel Yat, Gipar, Glavproduct-Torg, Goodwill, Derbent Plant of Sparkling Wines, Kizlyarskiy Cognac Plant, Cristall Distillery, Kukhnya bez Granits Trading House, Luding, May Company, PKP Meridian, Mirital, Morozko, Ozerskiy Suvenir Confectionery Plant, Orimi Trade, Ost-Alko OOO, Ostankinskiy Meat Processing Plant, OSHA Distillery, Rublyovskiy Meat Processing Plant, Russkaya Chainaya Kompaniya, Rus-Alko, Talina, EFKO Kaskad and others.
The Prodexpo exhibition traditionally showcases a whole range of food products of Russian and foreign manufacturers and reflects all changes and trends in the development of the global and Russian food markets.
Prodexo’2009 features the following thematic salons: ‘Meat and meat products. Cooked Meats. Poultry, Eggs’; ‘Dairy products. Cheese; Frozen Foods. Convenience Foods’; ‘Groceries. Cereals. Pasta. Seasonings, Spices’; ‘Vegetable Fats’; ‘Confectionery. Snaks. Nuts, Dried Fruit. Bakery’; ‘Tea. Coffee. Tobacco; Fish and Seafood’; ‘Canned/Bottled Food. Sauces, Ketchups. Salads’; ‘Gastronomy. Products for restaurants. Pre-Cooked Dishes’; ‘Juices, Water. Soft Drinks’; ‘Alcoholic Drinks’; ‘Auxiliary Equipment, Packaging and Services’.
With support from Saint Petersburg Ecological Union and a number of agencies certifying bioproducts, FairEx Company and Expocentre stage a healthy eating salon – ‘BioOrganic’ – and the 2nd International Conference ‘Prospects for the Development and Promotion of the Healthy Eating Market in Russia’.
Prodexpo’2009 is the main industry forum, presenting a large-scale programme of events.
The exhibition hosts the ‘Investment in the Food Industry’ International Forum, held by Investment Coroporation and the ‘Structural Policy to Ensure Food Safety in Russia’ Conference, organized by the Ministry of Agrculture of the Russian Federation and Agroexposervice Company.
Imperia Company runs the Russian Trade Forum: ‘Strategic Challenges Facing the Russian Market in the 21st Century. The Second Stage of the Crisis’, the Russian Food Forum: ‘Brand Becomes a Hit. Technology of the 21st Century’, and the conference: ‘Russian Food Market: Effective Operation Amid the Crisis’. The Centre of Network Purchase – a unique event, organized by Imperia Company –provides a platform for the delegates of the Forum to negotiate supply opportunities with representatives of 100 Russian retail networks. The annual Russian Banquet of Directors enables senior management to gain new contact and offers them a unique networking opportunity.
The situation in the Russian drinks market will be discussed at the conference ‘Napitki-PRO’ and the 4th Congress of Regional Alcohol Distributors, organized by Imperia Company.
The programme of contests of the 16th Prodexpo International Exhibition features the Innovation Project of Prodexpo’2009 Award and the Choice of Networks Award, staged by Imperia Company. The key industry contest for the Best Product Award encompasses the widest array of food products and runs under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The exhibition also hosts the largest industry competition for the best food packaging –ProdExtraPack Award, the 11th International Tasting Contest and the multisectoral contest for the ‘Best Enterprise of the 21st Century’ Award.
In 2009 the Prodexpo exhibition launches a new project – the Consulting Centre – offering free legal and financial advice from lawyers, attorneys, financial consultants and auditors to the exhibitors and visitors.
Opening Hours:
February 9-12: 10:00 – 18:00 hrs
February 13: 10:00 – 16:00 hrs