On October 22–23, the Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center hosted New Food Summit 2025 for the third time — an annual event for the agrifood community. The summit brought together more than 400 participants, including producers, investors, retailers, technology teams, and innovative startups.
This year, the summit took place in an unusual format: offline on October 22 and online on October 23.
Over the course of two days, participants discussed how Ukrainian agrifood businesses can continue to grow despite the challenges of the full-scale war, and which global trends are opening new opportunities for Ukraine.
The event took place in the
Big Exhibition Hall. Within 2,000 square meters, the organizers comfortably accommodated all participants:
- seating for attendees and guests was arranged in the center;
- an additional stage for speakers and audience seating was set up in the hall;
- a dedicated networking area was created, allowing guests to communicate freely and build new partnerships.
- In the EXPO zone, participants explored innovative solutions for the agriculture and food industries, including those presented by Enzym Group, MHP, Mastercard, PrivatBank, and Kernel.
Summit participants benefited from the experience shared by owners and top managers of leading agrifood companies, including MHP, Molochnyi Alliance, Kernel, Carlsberg Ukraine, Silpo, Enzym Group, Terra, AB InBev Efes Ukraine, Globyno, Deloitte Ukraine, Organic Milk, Kormotech, EFI Group, Horizon Capital, Bakery Food Investment, goodwine, Novi Produkty, KOLO, Bolt, Alibaba, VARUS, HD-group, and many others.
This year, special attention was given to the startup pitching session featuring Ukrainian agrifood-tech teams. The winner was Chornozem. Startups presented their solutions to the jury and summit guests, took part in the startup alley — a dedicated expo zone where each team had its own booth to showcase products and engage with the audience — and interacted with potential clients, partners, and investors throughout the event.
The summit also hosted the “Breakthrough Product of the Year” competition, aimed at supporting innovative products and encouraging the development of the new food sector in Ukraine. At the NEW FOOD BAR, 36 nominated products were showcased and tasted by both jury members and summit participants.
The Parkovy Team thanks IdeasFirst — the organizers of the summit — for consistently choosing the complex as a venue for events where new ideas for the future of the Ukrainian market are born. Over the course of this year alone, the team has already held several major events at Parkovy, including
Grain Ukraine, the
Ukrainian Marketing Forum, and
BRANDFATHER. NEW!
To see how New Food Summit took place last year, read below:
New Food Summit 2024
See you again soon!
