subscribe to news The 30th anniversary of Prodexpo. Features of the exhibition

Prodexpo 2023, the 30th Anniversary International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials, will take place at Expocentre Fairgrounds on 6-10 February 2023.

For three decades, Prodexpo has played a strategic role in shaping and developing the food sector of the Russian economy. It represents all sectors of the food market and is an effective platform for food and beverage producers and suppliers to meet with buyers from federal and regional chains, retailers, restaurant business professionals, and government representatives.

According to the National Russian Exhibition Rating, Prodexpo is the leader in terms of the size of exhibition space, professional interest and market coverage.

According to Tatiana Piskareva, Head of EXPOCENTRE's Food Industry Exhibitions Division, Prodexpo is a mirror of the Russian food market, reflecting its trends. The first Prodexpo exhibition was held in 1994. It was attended by 450 exhibitors from 39 countries, mostly foreign food producers and suppliers. The share of Russian exhibitors did not exceed 1/6 of the total number of participants. Most of them were large importers.

Since then, the picture has changed dramatically. Prodexpo has become one of the world's top ten B2B food exhibitions. Prodexpo has more than quadrupled in terms of the number of exhibitors. Exhibition space has increased fivefold. The share of Russian participants - manufacturers and suppliers - has exceeded 73%.

Today, companies from Russia's regions are actively increasing their presence at the exhibition. The regional business support structures organise group stands, and also co-finance the participation of Russian regional producers. Collective regional showcase from over 40 substituent entities of the Russian Federation are expected at Prodexpo 2023.

Armenia, Brazil, Serbia, South Ossetia, Sri Lanka, Turkiye and Uzbekistan will organise national pavilions.

Prodexpo 2023 will present a wide range of products: from basic everyday products and drinks to gourmet delicacies, as well as organic, sports, functional and healthy lifestyle food, halal, kosher and exotic products.

The Prodexpo 2023 exhibition is expected to be large-scale and showy. Thematic and geographical emphases are shifting in line with the economic and political situation.

The great interest of Russian consumers in Japanese and pan-Asian cuisine has found a significant response. Ethnic products (noodles, sauces, spices, condiments) will be presented in two showrooms ‘Groceries’ (Forum Pavilion) and ‘Canned food. Sauces and ketchups’ (Pavilion 1). There are offers for both restaurants and retailers.

The ‘Meat and meat products. Cooked meats. Poultry, Eggs’ salon (Pavilion 2, Hall 2) will offer a variety of chilled, frozen and ready-to-cook products from Russia and Belarus. Traditional pork, beef and exotic venison products will be complemented by lamb, rabbit and delicatessen products. The salon will present a wide range of poultry products, including turkey and duck.

Dairy products for HoReCa and baby food will be exhibited in the ‘Dairy products. Cheese’ salon (Forum pavilion): hard, soft and farm cheeses, butter and spreads, milk powder. Alongside yoghurts, tan, koumiss and chilled dairy snacks will be on display.

The Forum pavilion will also house groceries: cereals, flour, pasta, condiments, spices, instant breakfasts, as well as freeze-dried vegetables, berries and fruit. The offer in the category ‘Broths, instant meals’ will increase.

Fish at Prodexpo 2023 will move to Hall 1, Pavilion 8. The geography of producers and suppliers ranges from the Far East to Kaliningrad and from Murmansk to Astrakhan. Retail chains and HoReCa buyers will be offered chilled, frozen, canned and dried fish, as well as snacks, caviar, mussels, crabs and other seafood.

Pavilion 1 will showcase frozen foods: semi-finished products, dumplings, dough, vegetables, fruit, and fruit juice from Russia, Belarus, Greece, Spain, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Turkiye.

Next door (in Pavilion 1) will be canned goods: meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruit. ‘Canned food. Sauces and ketchups’ salon will present companies from Turkiye. Among them are for the first time producers of canned vegetables and fruits, as well as frozen foods and ingredients

Superfood hunters should undoubtedly make their way through the Prodexpo Organic Salon, which will be traditionally housed in Hall 5, Pavilion 2. Quinoa seeds, and not only, are sure to be found, and from Peru and Bolivia. Prodexpo Organic Salon will offer a variety of products: meat, dairy products, groceries, confectionery, spices, drinks, fruits and vegetables with the appropriate certificates. Organic wines from all over the world. As for oils, the salon will present the organic olive oil produced in Spain, which many are familiar with, as well as the increasingly popular coconut oil from Sri Lanka and Thailand and the more exotic black cumin oil (the latter also in capsules). Frozen fruit and vegetables, spices and supplements from India are also the year's premiere products.

The no less popular health and wellness salon will be located next door in Hall 6, Pavilion 2. The sports theme is on trend: Prodexpo will offer protein bars and drinks.

The salon will also present functional foods, gluten-free products, products for people with diabetes.

Salon ‘Juices, mineral water. Soft drinks’ will be located in Pavilion 5, Halls 1 and 2, where products from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Korea and Turkiye will be presented.

The ‘Tea. Coffee’ salon (Pavilion 8, Hall 3) will present a great variety of teas: loose, pressed, gift, herbal, berry, fruit, loose; black, green, white, oolong, puerh, as well as tea blends made according to author recipes, creation of which was inspired by healthy nutrition and diet trends. At the national level, Sri Lanka will present a thematic exposition. New innovations are expected in the ‘Coffee’ sector, both for the HoReCa segment and for retail. The salon will present coffee beans of different roast levels, coffee of different grind levels: for distillers, coffee makers, French press and filter, coffee in capsules, drip packs, etc. Chicory, coffee drinks and cocoa will also be presented.

One of the largest salons ‘Pastry. Bakery products. Snacks. Nuts, dried fruits’ will be located in Pavilions 2 (Halls 4 and 5), 4 and 7 (Halls 3-6). It will allow choosing a range of products for every taste and right there, at Prodexpo 2023, to find gift wrapping, including for New Year's gifts 2024 with the symbol of the Eastern calendar - the Dragon, as well as characters of favorite cartoons.

Prodexpo Wine Salon will present a wide range of wines and spirits in Pavilions 2 (Hall 1) and 3. At the national level, Armenia, South Ossetia and Uzbekistan will organise stands. Prodexpo 2023 participants - producers and suppliers - will offer products from Abkhazia, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, France, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and the United States.

The beer and spirits exposition is expected to be no less impressive, and will traditionally take place in the Central pavilion. The highlight of the theme will be the Craft Beer Corner, which will expand this year and introduce visitors to new brewers, as well as showcase the latest brands of craft beers and ciders. The corner will be located on the balcony of Pavilion 1, at stand 12D10.

The forthcoming Prodexpo 2023 will make it possible to establish contacts with new suppliers, build optimal supply chains, find relevant offers, and find opportunities to effectively develop your business.

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Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO