INTERFOOD ASTANA 2025: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADERS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY FROM 10 COUNTRIES
ASTANA, MAY 28, 2025 — THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY KAZAKHSTAN INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY EXHIBITION INTERFOOD ASTANA 2025 HAS STARTED AT THE EXPO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER, WHICH HAS BECOME THE MAIN EVENT OF THE CAPITAL'S FOOD INDUSTRY AND ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED INDUSTRY EVENTS.
81 companies from 10 countries, such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and South Korea, became exhibitors. The geography of the exhibition covered both domestic and foreign participants: 38 companies represented the international market, and 43 represented the Kazakh market. Special attention was drawn to the national stand of the Kyrgyz Republic, which presented products from about 20 manufacturers. It is gratifying to note that it is the equipment suppliers who value our site and have been presenting their products at the exhibition for many years. Among them are such companies as the German supplier of Kronen equipment, the distributor of bakery and confectionery equipment from Europe, Turkey, Iran – the company Rodals. This year, SCALE ENTERPRISE (Russia), a supplier of food quality control equipment representing its South Korean partners, will make its debut on the site. They presented technologies for the development and production of automatic X-ray monitoring equipment, quality control systems in food production and food safety monitoring equipment.
The exhibition covers the entire food market chain, from raw materials and ingredients to packaging, logistics and high—tech equipment. Special attention of visitors is attracted by presentations of the latest developments, food tastings, culinary workshops and live demonstrations of food equipment.
Over the past 25 years, the exhibition has become a real platform for sharing experiences and presenting new products. This is confirmed by the Business Program, which presented a new plant of the multinational PepsiCo company in Kazakhstan, as well as our Kazakh start-up from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University to create a digital twin of an AI-based food industry enterprise. The program began its work with a Plenary session on the topic: “Intensive development of the food and processing industry in Kazakhstan: investments, sustainable development and new sources of financing”. The participants in the dialogue were Shaimerden Akhmetov, Deputy Director of the Department of Agri–food Markets and Processing of Agricultural Products of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Svetlana Nazaryuk, Director of the regional branch of Astana, Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund JSC, Konstantin Fedorchuk, Director of Supply Chains at PepsiCo Belarus, Caucasus and Central Asia, Sanzhar Karimbekov, Founder of QazAgroFood. The participants discussed key issues of recycling development: from the role of the state and support for small businesses to sustainable rural development and cooperation with global brands.
Representatives of diplomatic missions and international business communities of Kyrgyzstan, Canada, and Hungary visited InterFood Astana 2025 to develop business contacts and support their national companies.
An extensive business program was launched in parallel with the exhibition. The content of the program of the first day included expert sessions with industry experts. Igor Chumarin, a recognized international expert in minimizing/preventing losses in the retail business, held EXPERT TALKS on the topic “No losses from factory to store shelf: methods for preventing losses in the supply chain”. Industry experts Anna Bakurskaya and Yelena Rivkina held an expert session on the topic “Selling presentation for a category manager”. Each of the sessions became a source of practical cases and analytical forecasts, providing participants with relevant tools to adapt to changes and build effective strategies in a transforming market.
Tomorrow, May 29, the InterFood Astana 2025 business program will continue with a number of key events. Professionals will receive a business lecture on “Scaling sales: a strategy for working with distributors”, a presentation on “Developing a digital twin of a food industry enterprise using AI and IIoT” and a workshop on “AI as a tool for increasing ROI in food marketing”. The speakers will share practical cases, effective tools and personal experience in implementing advanced solutions in the food industry. On May 30, the business program will end with a master class “How can a small brand bypass the giants and build a loyal audience?”
InterFood Astana 2025 confidently confirms its status as a key professional platform for demonstrating cutting-edge solutions, expanding business ties and sharing experiences between participants in the food and processing industry.
The exhibition is organized by the Kazakh exhibition company Iteca, its international partner is the ICA Events Group of Companies.
The event is traditionally held with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Astana, Kazakh Academy of Nutrition.
The doors of the exhibition will be open until May 30 inclusive, we are waiting for food industry professionals by pre-registration on the event website. www.interfoodastana.kz
