Press Release
UzFood - 2005
From March 22 to March 24, 2005, the 5-th Anniversary Uzbek International "Food Industry - UzFood 2005" Exhibition will be held in Tashkent, in the Central Pavilion of RTEC "Uzexpocenter".
Organizers of the Exhibition is International Exhibition Company ITE Group Plc (Great Britain) and Company ITE Uzbekistan. ITE is a world leader in organization of specialized international exhibitions and conferences all over the territory of CIS, Eastern Europe and Turkey, annually organizers more than 200 international exhibitions, including such exhibitions in the field of food industry as: WorldFood Moscow, InterFood St-Petersburg, WorldFood Ukraine, InterFood Azerbaijan, WorldFood Kazakhstan, AstanaFood, Ingredients Russia, and many others.
"UzFood 2005" is the greatest and most important event in the food industry of Uzbekistan. This exhibition is a comprehensive exhibition arrangement, which annually becomes a center of the experts' attention. Since the date of its foundation this exhibition has accepted more than 150 international companies, which promote development of the food industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Official support to the exhibition is provided by the Ministry of Agricultural and Water Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek Joint Stock Company "Uzbeksavdo", Association "Pichsheprom", Association "Uzmyasomolprom", and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of RU.
Exhibitions will be held under organizational assistance of RTEC "Uzexpocenter" at the Agency for foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Information support to the exhibition has been provided by the leading branch, social and political publications of CIS and foreign countries, namely: Soft Drinks International, weekly "Agrosnab of Black Soils Area", unified branch Inquiry "Equipment-Inform-Bureau", Information Agency "Exhibition Bridge", "Kyrgystan Today", Golden Pages, Information House "World of Economics and Right", weekly "A&F", "Tasvir", "Wholesaler", "Tashkent Week", TV program "Economical Review".
General Information Partner is radiostation "Khamrokh".
General Press Information Partner is weekly "Business News of the East".
Official Security Support is: Group 4 Securitas Uzbekistan.
Official Cellular Communication is COSCOM Company.
For the first time exhibition was held in May 2000 within the frame of the biggest project, namely: Exhibition and Conference "Uzbekistan at the Threshold of the XXI Century", which united a number of such specialized events, as Oil and Gas, Foodstuffs and Production Technology, Mining, Construction, and so on.
During 5 years this exhibition has not only expanded its exposition area, but also increased a number of its participants. If within the first years of this event occurrence only 10 Companies took part in it, than in 2005 a number of its participants constitutes more than 50 Companies from 13 countries: Byelorussia, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Switzerland.
Participation of the Russian Companies in this event, the share of which is 30% from the total number of participants, should be especially noted. Activity of the Companies from Uzbekistan-30% also should be noted. The remaining 40% Companies - participants are the Companies from Byelorussia, Great Britain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Switzerland.
This year exposition area has been increased; in comparison with 2004 it has been increased by 15 %.
For the recent years many branches of the Uzbekistan Food Industry have been dynamically developed. Important sectors of the Food Industry are industrial processing and Production Technologies. There are many factories for the processing of fruits, and cucurbits, output of meat, dairy, confectionery, bakery, and macaroni products; tobacco, wine and vodka products are also being produced in the country. A wide range of wines, juices, soft drinks and soda are being produced in the country. At present investment program provides implementation of modernization and technical retooling of industrial and agricultural enterprises of the branch due to the realization of 60 investment projects at the total amount of USD 172,3 mln. These projects are aimed at purchasing of the state-of-the-art technological equipment for the production of aseptic packing for the tomato paste, tare production and concentrated juices, production of tare and packing materials, introduction of new technologies into production of fruits and vegetables.
Exhibition UzFood 2005 is represented by the following sections:
- Food
- Drinks (alcoholic and nonalcoholic)
- Food Ingredients, Admixtures, Spices
- Frozen Products and Convenience Food
- Equipment for the Food Industry
- Packing, packing technologies, and Equipment
- Equipment for bars, restaurants and hotels
- Refrigerating and trade equipment
- Agricultural section
- Tobacco section
Participant of the Exhibition
ARBEL LTD, ATLAS COPCO, KAELER HOLDING AG, AIRPRODSNAB, DANISCO, APKO-LAZZAT,ALTAY INVEST, GEA, GEOMAX, DANFOSS, FLAIT-M, TOHTANIYOZOTA, MIASSKIYMASHINO, MOGUNTIYA, MELITOPOLPRODMASHSER, MUZIMPEX, K & B, KWAZAR CORP, NAZIROV, RAPAK, ROLLTON, RIVA COLD, TEN G V, TECHNOFOODSERVICE, ¨ÃÌÎÉÊÎÌÁÈÍÀÒ, Çàâîä Óïàêîâî÷íûõ Èçäåëèé ÒÎÊÊ, ÎÀÎ ×ÀÇ, ÊÀÇÀÕÑÒÀÍÑÊÀß ÒÐÅÉÄÈÍÃÎÂÀß ÊÎÌÏÀÍÈß, ÑÏ ÁÅËÏÅËÅÒ, ÑÈÁÈÐÑÊÈÉ ÁÅÐÅÃ, ÎÎÎ "ÒÀÍ" and many other.
The active participants of the exhibition will be visitors - profile specialists, who will be engaged in the exhibition by means of name delivery of 15000 invitation cards.
First of all UzFood Exhibition is directed to help the development of food industry of the region as a whole, as it appeals a great number of large-scale producers, trade associations and of course, consumers, and in that way creates the favourable conditions for development of food industry of Uzbekistan, promotes further co-operation between local and international producers.