15−18 September 2026
Moscow, Crocus Expo, Pavillion 3
Why Food Manufacturers Choose WorldFood Moscow: Feedback from 2025 Exhibitors
Published on: Jan 12, 2026
Reading Time: 5 min
Every year, more than 1,100 manufacturers and suppliers of food, beverages and ingredients from more than 30 countries and 60 regions of Russia take part in the WorldFood Moscow exhibition. Exhibitors present their products to retailers, wholesalers and catering professionals in 16 sections covering all product categories. In just 4 days, the companies participating in the exhibition manage to reach the maximum target audience and comprehensively solve their business problems.
The WorldFood Moscow team talked to the participants of 2025 and found out from them what opportunities and benefits participation in the exhibition provides.
WorldFood Moscow is new profitable contracts
Tatyana Matyushenko, Head of the Quality and Examination Department of the Center for Trade Development
"The organization of the exhibition is at the highest level, the atmosphere is positive, and the number of negotiations is impressive. Every year, hundreds of meetings grow into real contracts, and this year is no exception."
Pavel Simonov, Deputy Commercial Director for Eastern Siberia, Doshirak Rus
"Thanks to the WorldFood Moscow exhibition, we have signed new profitable contracts. We also expect a surge in purchasing power for our new products. We plan to participate in the exhibition next year as well."
Ekaterina Kotsareva, Commercial Director of Gurmangroup LLC
"We came to the exhibition to find new suppliers and conclude contracts. This is a completely new experience for us. WorldFood Moscow is a very interesting exhibition, there is a lot of live communication and great offers."
WorldFood Moscow is an entry into new markets
Olga Gracheva, Head of Trademark Development, Bombbar LLC
"The exhibition helps to find partners, conclude new contracts and launch interesting projects. We met representatives of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and other countries. WorldFood helps Russian companies to actively enter international markets."
Natalia Rodyushkova, Director of FiT LLC
"This is not our first time at the WorldFood Moscow exhibition. This platform provides an excellent opportunity to show products to a wide audience: from distributors to retail buyers not only from Russia, but also from near and far abroad."
Elchin Suleymanov, Managing Director, Harvest FS Group
"We are participating in WorldFood Moscow for the first time, we want to enter the market of the Russian Federation. We met with representatives of Russia, Brazil, Iran and India. We hope that these contacts will grow into long-term partnerships. We will definitely take part next year."
WorldFood Moscow is direct negotiations with buyers
Dmitry Shuvaev, Director of TRANPAK
"This is the first time we are participating in WorldFood Moscow and the Purchasing Center for Retail Chains. There is a unique opportunity to communicate directly with buyers, which is much more effective than letters and calls."
Anna Chipak, Marketing Director, Rusagroprom
"We are participating in the Purchasing Center for Retail Chains at the WorldFood Moscow exhibition to offer our new product initiatives to the market. This is a great opportunity to get acquainted with networks from other cities and meet our partners in person again."
Evgeny Khramenkov, Category Manager at Magnit in the Moscow District
"We are participating in the trade and procurement session of the exhibition. This is an opportunity to meet manufacturers face to face, exchange contacts, discuss products and help them better understand procurement category management."
WorldFood Moscow is all about strengthening old ties and establishing new business contacts
Klara Prokhorycheva, General Director of ProAgro LLC
"At WorldFood, we meet colleagues, exchange experience and find new partners. Every year the exhibition brings excellent results, and the atmosphere is inspiring."
Maria Vakurko, Sales Manager, Sherbets LLC
"We are participating in the WorldFood Moscow exhibition for the first time. We have already reached preliminary agreements with partners from Uzbekistan and signed several contracts with Russia. WorldFood is a powerful flow of communication, interest and business contacts. We will definitely come back here next year."
Sergey Pribylsky, co-founder of The SCANDALIST (NORDIC 69 LLC)
"At WorldFood, we show our new products, find new customers and suppliers, and strengthen ties. As a rule, the exhibition brings us a significant increase in sales - somewhere around 10-15%."