More than 1 000 companies from 39 countries worldwide participated at WorldFood Moscow
WorldFood Moscow, the largest international autumn food exhibition in Russia, the major place for meetings and sharing best practices among Russian and foreign food market leaders, was held September 19 through 22 at Crocus Expo.
Traditionally, the exhibition featured 16 thematic sectors, covering not only all product categories, but also the non-food category, which included household chemicals, personal care products, paper products, contraceptives, tobacco products, as well as services for business. The «Fruits and Vegetables» sector is presented at WorldFood Moscow in such a volume exclusively due to the optimal dates of the exhibition during the harvest season.
The exposition of the exhibition this year increased significantly, almost twice, and was represented by new products and bestsellers fr om 1,014 companies, and more than 350 companies took part in the exhibition for the first time.
The number of countries represented has also increased. Suppliers from 39 countries participated in the exhibition: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
This year, 17 countries presented their products in the format of national pavilions: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Malaysia, the Middle East, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka. The national group of Tajikistan was presented for the first time. The largest national groups were the pavilions of China, India and Turkey.
For the first time, at the WorldFood Moscow exhibition, the WORLD OF TRADE Purchasing Center was held, organized with the support of EXIM EXPO. The purchasing center worked at the exhibition for two days, September 19 and 20.
Forum of Food Business Leaders was dedicated to summing up the results of the first half of the year, discussing trends and key changes in consumer behavior and opportunities for business adaptation to changing conditions.
Retail Academy was devoted to the development of individual categories, wh ere practical conferences were held on the development of categories: fruits and vegetables; dairy products and cheeses; confectionery; private labels; fresh and ready-made food; healthy lifestyle and organics.
A new content zone at the exhibition for representatives of the public catering segment. The most current agenda of the industry was discussed with the participation of both restaurateurs and chain owners, as well as representatives of the federation, experts in the field of marketing, legislation, personnel management: the search for replacements for disappeared products, the secrets of successful restaurant concepts, gastronomic tourism and local products, corporate and organized mass catering, enterprise safety, legislative norms in the field of catering, human capital.
The next edition of the exhibition will be held September 17 through 20, 2024.
See you at Crocus Expo!
- 23.10.2023
