06.04.2010 - 08.04.2010 / The 13th International North-Western Food Forum
Business program of the Forum:
Conference: Food industry – the priority industry of the Russian economy
Business Contact Exchange with food and processing industries' producers and consumers
Specialized review contest: advanced technologies and equipment for food and processing industries and awarding medals and diplomas of the Russian Ministry for Agriculture
Authors' work-shops and master-classes held by marketing and anti-crisis management experts
Leading companies' presentations
Business trips to Finland to visit food enterprises of European level within a delegation of heads and experts of the Russian food industry enterprises
Effective management of a forestry business during challenging times LIVE INTERVIEW ON STAGE with Gerhard Kornfeld, CEO, Mondi Syktyvkar
Advancing beyond the global economic crisis INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DEBATE on success strategies for Russian forestry companies to retain competitiveness and profitability
Determining growth areas INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION on post-crisis opportunities: examining the potential for creating new markets and products with high growth potential
Overview of the 2007-2009 Russian Market of Glass Jars 2009 was a difficult year for the Russian market of glass containers. During the previous years, production capacities had failed to meet the needs of glass jar consumers, which led to a deficit in this market segment, while no such deficit was present in the glass bottle segment. In 2009, the latter had to reduce its volume of output by 18.3% under the impact of the economic crisis.