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Post show report of the 31st International exhibition for equipment, technologies, raw materials and ingredients for the food processing industry AGROPRODMASH 2026
The 31st International exhibition for equipment, technologies, raw materials and ingredients for the food processing industry AGROPRODMASH-2026 was held September 28 through October 1 at Crocus Expo.
Technological equipment for food and beverage production Ingredients, additives, spices. Production and application technologies Packaging equipment and materials. Weighing equipment Instrumentation and analytical equipment Refrigeration equipment Trade equipment, HoReCa Warehouse and production logistics Industrial flooring.
The exhibition was Supported by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
772 companies from 19 countries participated in the exhibition. The exposition with a total area of 48,000 square meters brought together more than 2,000 brands and covered 25 thematic sections. For four days, the event was attended by 23,966 specialists from 51 countries. Companies from 51 regions of Russia presented developments and solutions for various segments of the food and processing industry.
The main focus of 2026 was on automation, digital technologies, robotization of production processes, and introduction of IoT solutions at the industry’s enterprises. Solutions for smart transport, autonomous packaging and optimization of logistics of raw materials raised a particular interest. There were demonstration of advanced processing lines for milk, meat, bread, vegetables, as well as state-of-the-art vacuum packaging systems and modular conveyors for food production.
As a result of social and cultural transformation, ready-to-eat food has become a basic part of everyday life. It is in demand by consumers and interesting for businesses. Agroprodmash now has raised it to a new level as 109 companies offered equipment and ingredients for this segment. For the convenience of visitors, the topic was highlighted in the show and presented as the Ready-to-Eat Food Factory project. Experts discussed industry strategies as part of the conference programme at the Russian Forum on Strategic Challenges of Agribusiness: Ready-to-Eat Food.
Chinese manufacturers were most widely represented among foreign participants - 152 companies. Also, 24 companies from Turkey, 22 from the Republic of Belarus and 18 from Italy took part in the exhibition. Collective expositions of Russian regions were organized by the Voronezh Region, Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Chelyabinsk Region.
26 events with the participation of 185 speakers were held within the frames of the business program. They were attended by 1,718 listeners, and eight master classes were organized for a professional audience.
The show was complemented by a rich conference programme featuring various forums, congresses, conferences, discussions, workshops, and consulting centres.
A key event was the Forum on Food Processing Machinery 2026: What is Going on in the Industry Now and What to Expect in the Future. It was organized by the Rosspetsmash Association with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, EXPOCENTRE, and the Union of Machine Engineers of Russia.
Forums, congresses and conferences on the most relevant issues of meat processing, dairy, confectionery and bakery industries, ingredients, digitalization and robotization, and refrigeration technologies attracted special attention of both exhibitors and visitors to the show.
The programme introduced two new events: the Conference on Sanitation in Food Production: Practice, Trends, Science, and the Panel Discussion on the Prospects for the Development of Technologies and Innovations in the Russian Beverage Industry.
Another new event of this year was the Contract Expo business meeting programme. It was designed to help purchasers of retail chains and industries that are most actively developing ready-to-eat food to select equipment and technological solutions.
There were regular masterclasses of Bread Baking Academy of Russian State Research Institute of Baking Industry, consulting centres of Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rossoyuzkholodprom – the Russian Union of Refrigeration Enterprises, and Russian State Research Institute of Baking Industry. The Employment Centre helped to tackle HR issues.
The 32nd International exhibition for equipment, technologies, raw materials and ingredients for the food processing industry AGROPRODMASH-2027 will be held September 28 through October 1, 2027.
See you at Crocus Expo!
- 15.10.2026
