May 11th, 2021, Sochi, Russia

AltFoodConf:
alternative food products

First in Russia international conference-exhibition dedicated to alternatives of foods of animal origin
The conference is over, but soon we will open accepting applications for participation in the next AltFoodConf. Follow the news!

How it was

A non-stop day!
  • All branches of the food industry
  • 160 participants
  • 21 presentations
  • 3 discussions
  • 14 hours
  • 1 burger party-battle

AltFoodConf not only demonstrated the emergence of a new market in all its glory, but also became a platform for creating new plans and joint projects among the participants. This means that our primary goal has been achieved!

We have already conceived the second AltFoodConf and we can't wait to reveal its concept as soon as possible. Share your pictures, tag us on photos and in stories: we will definitely repost!

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AltFoodConf 2021

About AltFoodConf

In 2021, the alternative food market is no longer a niche, these products are being sold in federal retail chains and are also being available in the most well-known restaurants. AltFoodConf is a meeting place for Russian and international foodtech, producers and developers of alternative food products.

Have gathered a quintessence of experience and invaluable insights from manufacturers and developers of alternative to products of animal origin, we precede the opening of the Пищевка 3D business conference — an event dedicated to traditional food products and their promotion, setting the vector of movement towards alternatives and innovations in nutrition.

Organizators

AAFPP — the first in Russia non-profit organization that brings together manufacturers and developers of alternatives to animal products.
Pischevka 3D — industry discussion conference for the heads of food enterprises in Russia and the CIS countries.
Alongside with the leading international experts, extensively review the alternative food space in the USA, Europe and Asia, and conduct a Q&A section with the audience.
Estimate the state of the Russian market for alternative products and discuss approaches for its dynamic development.
Evaluate the attractiveness and investment potential of the Russian AltFood market.
Discuss the prospects for alternative products in retail and HoReCa sectors, bringing out the best implementation practices.
And all of the aforementioned with a great amount of humour and a burger party, without which, as you know, not a single important event takes place.
May 11th, 2021
Bridge Resort&Spa Hotel 4*,
Sochi, Russia
Bridge Resort&Spa Hotel 4*,<br>Sochi, Russia

Uniting people who are transforming nutrition right now

For producers and developers of alternative food products: meat, fish, poultry, seafood, dairy and sweets.
For conventional producers from the aforementioned sectors who already produce or are interested in producing alternative food products in the near future.
For investors who’re considering the promising AltFood sector.
For retailers, HoReCa, dark stores and dark kitchens who’re planning on widening their healthy lifestyle/vegan/free-from assortments.
For journalists and mass media who cover the foodtech segment, the segment of innovations in nutrition and innovative startups.
For progressive people who’re interested in alternative food space and its latest news.

AltFoodConf Speakers

Nick Cooney
Nick Cooney
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Lever VC
Kyle Gaan
Kyle Gaan
The Good Food Institute
Albrecht Wolfmeyer
Albrecht Wolfmeyer
ProVeg Incubator
Artem Ponomarev
Artem Ponomarev
Сооснователь Greenwise, АПАПП
Julia Marsel
Julia Marsel
Сооснователь Greenwise, АПАПП
Lilia Izmailova
Lilia Izmailova
Greenwise, AAFPP
Roman Kalinin
Roman Kalinin
Vatel Consulting
Aleksey Ivanov
Aleksey Ivanov
Eating Better
Anna Kovarskaya
Anna Kovarskaya
Utroo
Polina Semyonova
Polina Semyonova
Food Ingredients Producers Union
Maria Abyzova
Maria Abyzova
ArtMeat
Anastasia Jafarova
Anastasia Jafarova
Gfk Rus
Andrey Zyuzin
Andrey Zyuzin
Fuel for Growth
Anna Nenakhova
Anna Nenakhova
Uralchem, RFood Invest
Vladimir Romanov
Vladimir Romanov
Meat Expert
Sergey Cheremush
Sergey Cheremush
Bestseller fund
Ivan Ivanov
Ivan Ivanov
Meatless
Marina Roilyan
Marina Roilyan
NOT MEAT, Tashir Food
Mishchenko Mikhail
Mishchenko Mikhail
DairyNews
Anna Belaya
Anna Belaya
Azbuka Vkusa
Anton Elemoso
Anton Elemoso
3D Bioprinting Solutions
Nikita Yashchuk
Nikita Yashchuk
Samokat
Kirill Alexandrov
Kirill Alexandrov
NeMyaso (Kotletar)
Alexandra Deledivka
Alexandra Deledivka
Vegafood, Okraina
Zabrodina Alexandra
Zabrodina Alexandra
IFF
Anna Gishko
Anna Gishko
Terra VС
Olesya Savkina
Olesya Savkina
Research Institute of the Bakery Industry

Program of the Conference

08:30 – 09:30
Registration and Coffee
09:30 – 09:40
Conference opening
Artem Ponomarev
Greenwise, AAFPP
Roman Kalinin
Vatel Consulting
09:40 – 09:50
Presentation
Plant-based food products market segment overview
  • What are the alternatives to foods of animal origin: plant-based, cultivated, hybrid
  • Reasons to replace traditional foods and produce the alternative one
  • Target audience of alternative foods
Artem Ponomarev
Greenwise, AAFPP
09:55 – 10:20
Interviews with international experts (Russian subtitles)
Alternative protein market in the USA, Europe and Asia
Kyle Gaan
The Good Food Institute
Nick Cooney
Lever VC USA
10:20 – 10:35
Interviews with international experts (Russian subtitles)
Albrecht Wolfmeyer
ProVeg Incubator
10:40 – 10:50
Presentation
Review of the Russian AltFood market
  • Who represents the Russian AltFood market: its main players
  • Assortment of alternative food products in Russia
  • Sales channels: AltFood in retain and HoReCa
Julia Marsel
Greenwise, AAFPP
10:55 – 11:20
Discussion
The future of Russian AltFood market with experts and market players
  • New products — what the customer wants?
  • The audience expansion and popularization of AltFood outside of the vegetarian/vegan community
  • Best practices of alternative products promotion
  • Guidelines for communication with different segments of the target audience
  • Trends and directions of development
Julia Marsel
Greenwise, AAFPP
Andrey Zyuzin
Fuel for Growth, Efko
Konstantin Ivanov
NTI / Foodnet / Uralchem
Vladimir Romanov
Meat Expert
Polina Semyonova
Food Ingredients Producers Union
Anna Belaya
Azbuka Vkusa
Anna Nenakhova
RFood Invest
Aleksey Ivanov
Eating Better
Anna Gishko
Terra VC
11:25 – 11:55
Alternative coffee break
11:55 - 12:10
Presentation
Distinguishing feature: the present and future of alternative food labeling
Polina Semyonova
Food Ingredients Producers Union
12:15 - 12:30
Presentation
Where Innovation Comes: Understanding Ingredient R&D
Florian Bark
Planteneers // Stern Ingredients
12:35 - 12:50
Presentation
How plants become meat and milk: creating flavors in alternative foods
Zabrodina Alexandra
IFF
12:55 – 13:05
Presentation
Alternatives to meat and fish
How it works: Meatless. The first vegetable meat in the international burger chain in Russia
Ivan Ivanov
Meatless
13:10 – 13:35
Discussion, Q&A
Alternatives to meat and fish
Plant-based meat and fish: the view of meat processors and fat-oil producers
Marina Roilyan
NOT MEAT (Tashir Food)
Alexandra Deledivka
Vegafood (Okraina)
Andrey Zyuzin
Hi! Burger (Efko)
Kirill Alexandrov
NeMyaso (Kotletar)
13:40 – 13:50
Presentation
Alternatives to meat and fish
Cultivated meat and fish: when will we see it on the shelves in Russia?
Maria Abyzova
Artmeat
13:55 – 14:05
Presentation
Alternatives to meat and fish
3D bioprinting technologies in food design and manufacturing
Anton Elemoso
3D Bioprinting Solutions (Invitro)
14:10 — 15:10
Lunch
15:10 – 15:20
Presentation
Alternatives to milk and dairy products
Who? Where? When? Russian market of plant-based milk and dairy products
Anastasia Jafarova
Gfk Rus
15:25 – 15:35
Presentation
Alternatives to milk and dairy products
How to become and what it's like to be the Russian leader in the alternative dairy market?
Shmakova Elena
Nemoloko
15:40 – 15:50
Presentation
Alternatives to milk and dairy products
What kind of milk do Russians prefer? Milk vs non-milk. Common ground and competition
Mishchenko Mikhail
DairyNews
15:55 – 16:05
Presentation
Alternatives to milk and dairy products
Flexitarianism as a lifestyle from Danone
Olesya Volokh
Alpro (Danone)
Nadezhda Polezhayeva
Alpro (Danone)
16:10 — 16:25
Break
16:25 — 16:35
Presentation
Alternatives to sweets, HBI and MKI
An overview of the market of alternatives to sweets, bakery and confectionery
Olesya Savkina
Research Institute of the Bakery Industry
16:40 – 17:00
Discussion, Q&A
Alternatives to sweets, HBI and MKI
The future of bakery and confectionery: is there an alternative?
Marina Kostyuchenko
Research Institute of the Bakery Industry
Parakhina Olga
Research Institute of the Bakery Industry
Alexander Kosarev
Partner M
17:05 - 17:15
Presentation
AltFood in retail and HoReCa
AltFood in retail. From niche stores to the shelves of federal retail chains
Aleksey Ivanov
Eating Better
17:20 – 17:30
Presentation
AltFood in retail and HoReCa
Vegan shelf or "next to the meat". Case of the Azbuka Vkusa
Anna Belaya
Azbuka Vkusa
17:35 – 17:45
Presentation
AltFood in retail and HoReCa
15 minutes and vegan products are already here. Samokat Case
Nikita Yashchuk
Samokat
17:50 – 18:00
Presentation
AltFood in retail and HoReCa
AltFood at HoReCa. From vegetarian cafes to mass consumers and premium segment
Anna Kovarskaya
Utroo
18:05 — 18:20
Break
18:20 — 18:30
Presentation
Investments and the future of AltFood segment
National Technology Initiative and FoodNet - uniting leaders to shape the future of foodtech
Konstantin Ivanov
NTI / Foodnet / Uralchem
18:35 — 18:45
Presentation
Investments and the future of AltFood segment
Overview: Investment attractiveness of AltFood projects
Andrey Zyuzin
Fuel for Growth / Efko
18:50 — 19:00
Presentation
Investments and the future of AltFood segment
Innovative food cluster: an ecosystem for food tech projects
Sergey Cheremush
Bestseller fund
19:05 — 19:30
Discussion
Investments and the future of AltFood segment
Investment attractiveness of AltFood projects
Andrey Zyuzin
Fuel for Growth / Efko
Konstantin Ivanov
NTI / Foodnet / Uralchem
Andrey Slipchenko
RFood Invest
Anna Nenakhova
RFood Invest
Sergey Cheremush
Bestseller fund
Julia Marsel
Greenwise, AAFPP
Anna Gishko
Terra VC
19:30 — 20:30
Free time
20:30 — 22:30
Burger Battle Party. Voting for the best vegetable cutlet

Take me in!

May 11th
AltFood
online
  • Online participation (broadcast)
  • Telegram group
  • Digital presentations
  • The list of participants
10 000 RUB
May 11th
AltFood
offline
  • Offline participation at 1 day of AltFoodConf
  • Coffee breaks, lunch, burger party-battle
  • Telegram group
  • Digital presentations
  • The list of participants
Sold out!
15 000 RUB
May 11th-14th
AltFood + Pischevka 3D
online
  • Online participation (broadcast) of 1 day of AltFoodConf + 3 days of Pischevka 3D
  • Telegram group
  • Digital presentations
  • The list of participants
28 000 RUB
May 11th-14th
AltFood + Pischevka 3D
offline
  • Offline participation at 1 day of AltFoodConf + 3 days of Pischevka 3D
  • Coffee breaks, lunch, burger party-battle
  • Telegram group
  • Digital presentations
  • The list of participants
Sold out!
40 000 RUB
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