OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2010. Major food companies and leading international associations from Canada, India and the U.S. are preparing to take part in World Food Kazakhstan, which for the past 13 years has been organised by the exhibition company Iteca and held in Almaty.

This year, World Food Kazakhstan will take place on 2-5 November in pavilion 11 of the Atakent Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will bring together sectors covering the food and processing industry, and packaging.

In terms of its size and commercial impact, World Food Kazakhstan is among the ten leading industrial trade shows in the CIS. In 2010, over an area of 5000m?, equipment and technologies will be presented by over 250 companies from 23 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia , UAE, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, USA, Turkey, Ukraine, France, Ecuador and South Korea. Germany and Lithuania participate with national stands every year. New companies are added to the list of exhibitors on a daily basis, so the final list of participating countries will be presented just before the start of the event. About 5000 people are expected to visit the exhibition over the four days.

The following companies have already confirmed their participation in the exhibition: Schaller, Vista Kz, Габалинский консервный завод Гилан, Suslavicius-Felix, Master Cold, Panel Sistem, Единая Торговая Система, Voshod, Mokate, Bartlink and many more. For these companies World Food Kazakhstan is an essential component for the successful development of their business.

World Food Kazakhstan 2010 will feature a new sector, Halal Products, which will include seminars by the Kazakhstan Halal Industry Association for consumers and companies wishing to reequip their factory to halal standards.

One of the exhibition’s main events is the annual ‘Best Product’ professional tasting contest of food and drink products.

For the first time, professional associations, such as the Spice Board of India and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will take part in the exhibition. The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is a regular exhibitor at World Food Kazakhstan and co-organiser of several special events.

The success of World Food Kazakhstan is largely due to the fact that it covers all the areas of the food industry: World Food presents food and beverages; WorldFood Tech exhibits products from almost all the leading suppliers of equipment for the food industry; and the Ingredients sector presents producers and distributors of ingredients, additives and spices.

The packaging and agriculture exhibitions KazUpack and Agroworld Kazakhstan take place alongside World Food Kazakhstan.