General Information
The Exhibition “PETERFOOD” is the main exhibition of the North-West Region in the sphere of food trade which provides the best opportunities of establishment of business contacts and promotion of the food products and equipment in the market of North-West.



Principal advantages:

Capacity of chains
This is the only exhibition in Russia with the retail chains’ wholesale buyers coming for tasting and negotiations right to your booth. Special program Active Chain Sales provides guaranteed contacts with all of 40 leading retail chains of North-West. The Chains’ Wholesale Center operates at the exhibition.

Five principal events of the business program

• Special event for chain suppliers: Forum “Trade in the Big City” is the core event of the business program. The leading business consultants of Russia will represent the new approaches and practical solutions for the present-day ever varying market, and heads of manufacturing plants and the largest retail chains will share their successful business experience during the “Assembly of Directors of Saint Petersburg”.
• The Chains’ Wholesale Center which is conducted during the Forum provides for direct individual negotiations about supplies with the retail chains’ wholesale buyers; as well as the Market of Own Trademarks.
• Mega-Seminar of Stars of Russian Consulting is the only meeting in Saint Petersburg that unites the best experts in marketing and world-famous sales consultants.
• The following promotion and tasting contests are organized for manufacturers at the exhibition: “Chains’ Choice”, “Our Mark” and “Innovative Product”.
• Banquet of Directors with a show program is conducted every year in the frames of exhibition with participation of manufacturers, distributors, retail chains’ representatives and Stars of Russian Consulting.

Professional Specialization
Imperia Company has created a unique database of manufacturers, wholesale buyers, retail chains and other companies in the branch for years of successful organizing the business events at the largest food exhibitions of Russia. We will prepare for you the meetings with wholesale companies’ representatives and retail chains’ purchasing agents who are interested in your goods in particular.

The last year results and statistics
18th Exhibition “PETERFOOD” was held for three days from November 17 to 19, 2009 in LenExpo. The exhibition area increased by 15% in 2009. More than 150 companies participated in the exhibition; eleven countries were represented: USA, China, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia. The scope of Russian companies participating in the exhibition included all federal regions of Russia from North-West to Far East. Forum “Trade in the Big City” united more than 500 representatives, and Chains’ Wholesale Center was attended by more than 80 federal and regional retail chains, such as Metro Cash & Carry, X5 Retail Group (Pyaterochka, Karusel, Perekrestok), GK “VICTORIA” (Kvartal, Victoria, Deshevo), Dixi, Auchan, Union of Independent Chains of Russia, and many other. more»»

Official Information

Support
The exhibition “PETERFOOD” which is entered in the list of priority exhibitions of Saint Petersburg is conducted with direct support of Saint Petersburg City Government, Committee of Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade; Russian-British Foreign Trade Chamber and All-Russian Guild of Marketing Experts.

Preliminary registration:
Imperia Company
by phone/fax: (812) 327 49 18, (495) 730 79 06
E-mail: imperia@imperiaforum.ru
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