NEWS FROM THE EXHIBITION

INTERFOOD St Petersburg 2002

Interfood St Petersburg 2002 will be held at the Lenexpo Centre in St Petersburg, Russia, from 15-18 April 2002. Launched in 1997 the show has gone from strength to strength and has developed from a small scale show to the leading International food and food technology event in North-West Russia. This years Interfood edition will incorporate Interfood Tech St Petersburg, the 5th International Exhibition for Food & Drink Processing and Foodpack St Petersburg, the 5th International Exhibition for Food and Drink Packaging.



Special Exhibition Features.
Special events are planned for this year, which will add value to the exhibitors participation:

• Ingredients and Drinks section: Exhibitors of ingredients and drinks products will be located in the Interfood halls as specialist sections. This will provide a one-stop shop for visitors who are looking to source new companies and suppliers.



• Professional International Tasting Competition: This will be held under the banner "Drinks 2002" and will reward the best products in the Drinks sector of the show.
  
  
• Presentations and round-table discussions: as part of the "Russian Gurman" food tasting contest.
  
  
• Interfood Award: The Interfood competition, which takes place annually, will recognise the most innovative food products at the exhibition.
  
  
• Seminars for producers and distributors: Individual company seminars will be held throughout the duration of the exhibition.
  
  
• International Conference: A high level conference chaired by industry experts will discuss new innovations in the food industry and factors influencing the market.

Official Support
Interfood St Petersburg has the official Support of the Ministry of Agriculture & Food of the Russian Federation, the St Petersburg Government Committee for Economy and Industrial Policy, the Association of Russia's North Western Territory Economic Co-operation and the Association of Dieticians



Past Success

Interfood / Interfood Tech St Petersburg 2001
In 2001 the total show area occupied over 5,500 sqm of space, with over 320 companies exhibiting from 15 countries. Over 17,000 trade visitors attended the show from 200 different regions including North West Russia, Moscow and Central Russia, Siberia, Asia and Europe.

The 2001 edition was again co-located with Interfood Tech St Petersburg, Foodpack St Petersburg and Pack St Petersburg. An International Conference and dedicated theme was held alongside InterfoodTech 2001 entitled "Myasomolprom" - which discussed technology and equipment for the meat and dairy Industry. The exhibition forum also included a seminar entitled "The role of food additives", sponsored by ingredients producer Aromaros.