Experts of
Russian bakery and confectionery industry have identified the main meeting
place of the professional community.
21-24.03.2023 the IEC "Expocentre" hosted for the 28th time the international specialized trade fair for the bakery and confectionery industry Modern Bakery Moscow | Confex. This year, 179 exhibitors from 9 countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Vietnam, Germany, Italy, China, Russia, Turkey and the Czech Republic presented their technological and raw materials solutions at one of the most significant business events in the industry. The loyal participants of the trade fair included well-known foreign and Russian brands: Abat, Buhler, Debag, Handtmann, Lesaffre, Memak, Polair, Rondo, Tecnopool, Wiesheu, Angel Yeast Rus, Begarat, Berta, JSC SPE Firm, Makiz-Ural, SEMZ, JSC Machine-Building Plant Shebekinsky. First-time participants were Forma Makina, Hi-Road, Mirpain, Özköseoğlu, Ozti Bakeware, Qingdao Kesong, Tan Nhat Huong, Wuxi Bakeware, ForGenika, JLLC Aromatik, JSC KHP "Tikhoretsky", LLC "LIGA-PACK", MP-Technologies, Rokintehinvest, Tomsk Production Company "SAVA", CJSC "SK "Leningradsky", Trading House "Food Technologies", Tulatorgtechnika, etc. This year with the support of Export Support Center of the Krasnodar Region, the exhibition also presented technologies and equipment of Kuban companies: Krasnodar Plant of Boiler and Power Equipment, companies Lewant-Rus and Liga-Pack.
Despite the changing situation in the world and in the industry, the exhibitors were looking forward to the fair to present highly demanded technological solutions for the bakery and confectionery, showcase their brands, find new business contacts and discuss issues of assortment, logistics, labeling, packaging, as well as business process restructuring. The entire industry community praised the importance of this exhibition and joint work.
Such thematic areas as food technologies for bakery and confectionery industries, ingredients, raw materials and additives, equipment for packaging, storage and equipping of retail spaces, refrigeration equipment, technologies for industrial hygiene, commercial transport were presented at the trade fair.
This year, for the second time Modern Bakery Moscow hosted the exposition of technologies and innovations for chocolate and sugar confectionery industry "Confex. Confectionery Expertise", which ranks were joined by new foreign exhibitors: Alke Machinery, Girisim Makina, Keskin Makina, Omaks and other companies.
13 592 industry professionals from 21 countries, 8 federal districts, 79 regions of the Russian Federation visited the fair.
What’s new
at the trade fair this year
For the first time, a roundtable «Automation and dispatching of engineering systems of bread factories buildings" was held. Experts discussed the modernization of engineering systems and methods to reduce operating costs at bakery plants. The organizer was the Russian Bakers Union (RBU).
For the first time at the exhibition, Research Institute of Bakery Industry presented an "On-site laboratory", which carried out tests on product samples of the flour milling and bakery enterprises as well as ingredients producers. Booth visitors were able to get a glance at how the Lab determined the presence of allergens in raw materials and finished products, and the amount of gluten - in gluten–free products.
Heads and representatives of trade missions of such countries as Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Peru, and Turkey visited the trade fair this year. The delegates emphasized the interest in Russian manufacturers products presented at the trade fair and the expansion of trade relations between the countries.
The delegation of manufacturers from Belarus visited the exhibitors’ stands: 53 top managers of bakery and confectionery enterprises.