About U-food

Developing food production and exports of Ukraine for 10 years

  • 803
    Signed agreements for supply of Ukrainian food
  • 52
    Export-oriented international events
  • 49
    Organized B2B events in Ukraine

2014

  • Organisation of an event for the dairy sector – ‘Resource Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects’ (86 companies, 9 speakers)

  • Publication of the ‘Ukrainian Food’ catalogue – 1,000 copies (distributed to 94 Ukrainian embassies and over 700 international buyers)

  • Sial China – group visit, 6 companies

  • Group visit to Belarus, 4 companies

  • Uzbekistan Agrominitech Expo – group visit, 7 companies (agricultural and processing machinery)

  • Kazakhstan World Food Expo – collective stand of Ukrainian companies

  • Creation of a working group on food exports at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (55 participating enterprises, development of amendments to legislation in the food industry for Ukraine’s integration into the EU)

  • Milk and Cheese Festival – the event held on 1 June at Spivoche Pole attracted 10,000 visitors

2015

  • HTDKC, Hong Kong – collective stand, 8 companies in meat and confectionery sectors

  • SEOUL Food, Korea – group trip, 7 companies

  • AgriTechnica, Germany – collective stand of Ukrainian agricultural machinery producers, 4 companies

  • Trade mission to Georgia – co-organization, 22 participants, 42 B2B meetings

  • GulFood 2015, UAE – stand organization, 2 participants

  • Anuga, Germany – trade mission to the exhibition, 5 companies

  • UN procurement fair – organization of Ukrainian participation, 7 enterprises

  • Trade mission to Thailand supported by FAO and EBRD - 9 meat and dairy producers

  • Visit to the Netherlands - training and representation by 8 Ukrainian companies

  • 1st Ukrainian Food Exporters Congress 2015 – 200 participants, 20 sponsors

  • Launch of FAO/EBRD project “Ukraine: capacity building of agribusiness associations” – export development for 22 Ukrainian meat and dairy producers

2016

  • Launch of U-food association (Council for Food Export Issues) - 23 participants

  • 2016 Food Exporters Congress – 350 visitors, 40 sponsors

  • HTDKC Hong Kong – collective stand, 10 companies (meat & confectionery)

  • SEOUL Food, Korea – remote representation of 18 companies

  • SIAL Paris – collective stand for meat and confectionery products, 6 companies

  • Business forum + trade mission to Poland – 22 participants, 62 B2B meetings

  • Anufood, Beijing – collective stand supported by FAO and EBRD, 8 participants

  • Business forum in Pakistan – collective visit, 5 companies

  • PLMA, Shanghai – participation of 7 Ukrainian enterprises

  • Trade mission to UAE, Angola, Ghana supported by FAO and EBRD – 11 Ukrainian meat and dairy producers

  • Exporter’s Meat Directory publication in collaboration with FAO and EBRD

  • 4 seminars “Mechanisms of ready food export” (Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro) -360 participants

  • Technical support for opening Chinese beet pulp market - 3 companies

2017

  • First Ukrainian Food Expo (UFExpo) – 2120 visitors, 85 exhibitors, 185 international buyers

  • 2017 Food Exporters Congress – 170 participants, 35 sponsors

  • HTDKC, Hong Kong – collective stand of six Ukrainian sugar and dairy companies

  • Africa’s Big Seven, South Africa – collective stand, 7 companies

  • Anuga, Germany – collective stand of Ukrainian dairy and confectionery products, 6 companies

  • ISM Business Forum – participation of 11 companies

  • Gulfood – participation of 5 Ukrainian companies

  • Trade mission to Southern Vietnam supported by FAO and EBRD – 7 Ukrainian meat and dairy producers

  • PLMA China 2017 – representation of 3 companies

  • Food and Hotel Vietnam – collective stand, 4 companies

  • CIMEA China – representation of 4 meat processing companies

  • Food & Hotel China – collective stand, 8 companies

  • Trade mission to Lebanon -5 companies

  • Technical support to open the Chinese market for apple exporters - 5 companies

2018

  • UFExpo 2018 – 3200 visitors, 150 exhibitors, 480 international buyers

  • 2018 Food Exporters Congress – 160 participants, 10 sponsors

  • Trade mission to the Netherlands – 12 dairy companies, 38 B2B meetings

  • 6th Ukrainian-German Food Forum - 70 participants

  • Food Africa Cairo, Egypt – collective stand of 4 Ukrainian companies

  • SIAL Paris, France – collective stand of Ukrainian dairy and confectionery companies supported by EBRD, 10 companies

  • Trade mission to Taiwan – 5 companies, 30 B2B meetings

  • GulFood, UAE – participation of 7 Ukrainian companies

  • Fruit Logistica, Germany – trade mission of fruit and vegetable producers, 12 companies

  • China International Import Expo – presentation of Ukraine’s agro-industrial sector, 24 companies

  • UzFood, Uzbekistan – collective stand, 6 companies

  • Food Taipei, Taiwan – representation of 3 dairy companies

  • Food&Hotel China – collective stand, 2 companies

  • International Days in France – 9 Ukrainian companies presented

  • Foodex, Japan – 3 Ukrainian exhibitors

  • Educational trade mission to Germany - 3 companies, introduction to GEFA

  • Practical export guide to the EU published with Agritrade Ukraine

2019

  • UFExpo 2019 – 3800 visitors, 158 exhibitors, 900 international buyers

  • Ukrainian Confectionery Cologne business forum at ISM – 14 companies

  • Food Africa Cairo, Egypt – collective stand, 2 companies

  • GulFood, UAE – participation of Ukrainian companies, 3 exhibitors

  • Fruit Logistica, Germany – business forum of Ukrainian fruit and vegetable producers, 8 companies

  • Trade mission to Uzbekistan - 3 companies

  • Superfood Asia and Food&Hotel Vietnam – presentation stand, 5 companies

  • SIAL China – representation stand, 2 companies

  • Trade mission to the USA and Canada for confectionery and snack producers with participation in SNACK Expo - 10 companies

  • Anuga, Germany – collective stand, 6 companies

  • Yummex Middle East, UAE – remote participation, 3 companies

  • China International Import Expo – remote participation, 4 companies

  • German-Ukrainian Summer School in Agricultural Economics – participation in the export promotion programme

  • Trade mission to Israel

2020

  • UFExpo 2020 – “Covid-19” format, 87 exhibitors, 790 visitors, 240 online meetings

  • Online seminar “Technologies of foreign economic activity in food exports” -154 participants

  • Fruit Logistica, Germany – presentation of two Ukrainian companies

  • B2B Online Week – 69 participants, 420 B2B meetings prepared

  • Sweets and Snacks Expo, USA – 12 companies, online meetings with consultants

  • GulFood, UAE – remote presentation of three oil sector producers

  • Online trade mission Ukraine-Poland - 10 companies

  • Anuga, Germany – representation of four confectionery companies

  • Launch of Ukrainian Food Platform

  • Launch of the retail cooperation project - 82 companies

2021

  • Online Congress of Food Manufacturers and Exporters – 97 participants, 118 B2B meetings

  • B2B Online Week – 42 participants, 280 B2B meetings prepared

  • UFExpo Food and Tech Online - 10 companies

  • Ukrainian Food Platform – 120 companies, USAID grant

  • The drafting of a bill and amendments to Ukraine’s Codes regarding the regulation of relations with retail chains has been initiated in the interests of domestic food producers

2022

  • World of Food Poland – participation of 16 companies

  • Trade mission Ukraine-Poland - 7 companies

  • Sial Paris, France – participation of 12 companies

  • U-food association – new format, 96 participants

  • Service provision project – 82 companies, 200 services, supported by USAID AGRO

  • Retail working group – recovered 1.1 billion UAH out of 1.9 billion UAH owed to suppliers

  • Founding of Uman Humanitarian Center – 22.8 million UAH of aid

2023

  • Trade mission to Košice, Slovakia – 21 B2B meetings

  • Gulfood UAE – participation in collective stand, 3 companies

  • Study programme in Romania - an educational initiative (the programme involves on-site learning)

  • B2B meetings in Iași, Romania - organisation of 7 B2B meetings

  • The establishment of the U-Food Association’s export division - a new organisational initiative within the association

  • Creation of Outsourcing Center with USAID AGRO support – 32 companies, 65 services

  • Launch of the U-Food Association’s craft project - Ukrainian Craft - the launch of a new brand initiative to support craft producers

  • The craft fair in Sofiivka is an event showcasing Ukrainian craft products

  • Launch of the ‘U‑Food 2Chains’ project (value chains) - an initiative to develop specialised value chains

2024

  • SIAL Paris 2024 – organization of the Ukrainian national stand, which included 27 companies. Approximately 103 B2B meetings were held.

2025

  • Grüne Woche 2025 — Presentation of the UFood2Chains project and the Investment Portfolio

  • Trade mission — ISM Cologne 2025 — Agreement with Ukrainian companies that had their own stands to represent all Ukrainian companies in 2026

  • Trade mission — Fruit Logistica 2025 — Agreement with Ukrainian companies that had their own stands to represent all Ukrainian companies in 2026

  • PLMA Amsterdam 2025 — Ukrainian pavilion consisting of 6 Ukrainian companies

  • Study tour to Tallinn — Visits to enterprises in Tallinn together with Visionest Institute as part of a training program

  • Trade mission to the exhibition — BioFach 2025

  • Trade fair — Anuga 2025 — 583 B2B meetings conducted

2026

  • Grüne Woche 2026 — Ukrainian collective stand featuring 30 companies

  • Trade mission — GulFood 2026

  • ISM Cologne 2026 — 150 B2B meetings conducted

  • Fruit Logistica 2026 — Ukrainian collective stand with 9 companies (3 exhibiting individually, 6 as part of the collective stand)

  • Trade mission — BioFach 2026 — 4 companies participated (1 individually, 3 as part of the collective group)