On May 12–13, 2026, the annual “Bakery Industry — 2026” forum will take place in Kyiv at Premier Hotel Rus, bringing together representatives of the market of bakery products, flour, cereals, pasta and flour products, ingredients, equipment, technologies, marketing and product sales. The venue of the event is Premier Hotel Rus, 4 Hospitalna Street.
The organisers of the forum are the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers, the Union “Millers of Ukraine” and Agro Marketing Agency. The general partner of the event is Lesaffre Ukraine.
As the organisers note, the 2025/26 season for the bakery industry has become a period of “fine-tuning,” primarily due to the raw material factor. According to their estimates, the wheat harvest in 2025 was significant in terms of volume, but in terms of quality indicators, the market counted every percentage point; in particular, the share of class 1–2 wheat with high protein amounted to about 6.5%. This created additional challenges both for flour-milling enterprises and for bread producers, who are forced to adapt recipes and technological processes to ensure the stable quality of finished products.
The first day of the forum, May 12, will begin with participant registration and the opening of the conference. The central event of the morning session will be the panel discussion “Grain, Flour, Bread: The View of the State and Business.” Among the announced participants of the discussion are Chairman of the Agrarian Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Haidu, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi, Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Serhii Tkachuk, First Vice President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers Oleksandr Taranenko, and Director of the Union “Millers of Ukraine” Rodion Rybchynskyi.
Also on May 12, the winners of the All-Ukrainian Competition of Bakery and Flour Confectionery Products — 2026 will be awarded, and the expert session “Sourdough as a Strategy. Consumer Perception. Effective Production” will take place, as well as parallel meetings. The session “Modern Technologies for Unlocking the Potential of Flour, Dough and Bakery Products” is planned in the large hall, while the round table “Is There a Solution to the Problem of Rye Shortage in Ukraine?” will take place in the small hall.
In the second half of the day, the program includes the panel discussion “Staff Shortage and Mental Health of Personnel: Non-Standard Solutions in Production,” as well as the discussion “From the Oven to the Smartphone: How the Marketing of Bakery Products Is Changing in the Digital Era.” The conclusion of the first day will include the summing up of results, a buffet reception, an auction and fundraising for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a tasting of wines from Ukraine’s ambassadors by the Ukrvinprom corporation.
May 13 will be the off-site day of the forum. Participants will be able to visit modern enterprises of the industry: Kyiv Bakery House LLC in Brovary, Uni Blend in Kyiv, as well as the companies Food Reform, Dim Spetsii and Savyn Khlib in the village of Savyn, Chernihiv region.
The participation terms provide for a registration fee of UAH 15,400 per one company delegate. The payment includes participation in the conference, receipt of materials, coffee breaks, lunches, program events, off-site sessions and excursions, a banquet and networking. A 20% discount applies to companies delegating three or more participants, as well as to members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers and the Union “Millers of Ukraine”; discounts are not cumulative.
Registration is ongoing, but the number of seats is limited. Do not postpone your decision — join the leaders of the bakery industry and discover new opportunities together with the “Bakery Industry — 2026” forum, which will take place on May 12–13, 2026, at Premier Hotel Rus in Kyiv.
Organizers: All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers, Union “Millers of Ukraine”, Agro Marketing Agency.
General partner — Lesaffre Ukraine.
Special sponsor — SocTrade.
Technology sponsor — Balex Company.
With the support of — Wine of Ukraine, Alviva Group, Uni Blend, Food Reform, Food & Drinks, Ukrvinprom, Agro 2 Food, World Food Ukraine, Tat food.
Official information partner — Interfax-Ukraine.
Official information and analytical partner of the forum — Experts Club.
Information partners — AgroPortal, AgroElita, UA News.
For forum participants, from May 11 to May 14, a 20% discount on accommodation at Premier Hotel Rus is available using the promo code “Хлібна індустрія 2026”. Book a room
For companies delegating three or more participants, as well as for members of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers and the NGO “Millers of Ukraine”, a 20% discount on participation is available. Discounts are not cumulative.
For questions regarding participation, making a presentation, placing a stand, sponsorship and partnership support, the organizers invite interested parties to contact the conference organizing committee. Contacts of Agro Marketing Agency: Sviatoslav Tkachenko, +38(063)357 73 59, market@agromarketing.com.ua. Contacts of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers: +38(044)529 62 56, vap@vap.org.ua.
As part of its expansion into foreign markets, the Ukrainian bakery chain Lviv Croissants has opened a new location in Poland in the popular ski resort town of Zakopane, according to a Facebook post by its press service.
“We have our own atmosphere here: a cozy space with mountain accents, over 40 comfortable seats, and a menu that we have supplemented with new items specifically for this mood. And it is here that self-service kiosks have appeared for the first time in our Polish chain,” the company said in a post.
Lviv Croissants has expanded its menu with new items at the new location. In addition to traditional croissants with various fillings, salads, and drinks, the must-try items in Zakopane are the local mountain croissant with cheese and cranberries, as well as the Petit Déjeuner breakfast basket.
The opening of the new location in Poland was facilitated by the company’s first establishment in the country, which operates in Krakow.
Lviv Croissants is a Ukrainian international restaurant franchise chain founded in 2015. It specializes in making croissants. The brand entered the European market in September 2022. According to the company’s website, the brand entered the European market in September 2022. Currently, the chain has 178 establishments throughout Ukraine, 11 in Poland, and one each in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In April 2025, the Lviv Croissants chain opened its first establishment in South Korea, entered the Norwegian market in November, and launched its second establishment in Washington State, USA, in December.
The beneficiaries of the enterprise are PP “Firma ”Infobud,” which owns 50% of the shares, Yevhen and Andriy Halytskyi (20% each), and Yuriy Zagrodskyi (10%).
The Ukrainian bakery chain Lviv Croissants is opening its first bakery in California (USA), according to the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers (URTC).
The 204 sq. m Lviv Croissants bakery, which opened in the Quail Pointe shopping center in Fair Oaks (Sacramento County), offers a wide range of products, including croissants with various fillings, soups, salads, desserts, and its own roasted coffee.
This is the chain’s first bakery in California and an important step in its expansion in the US. Last year, Lviv Croissants opened a store in Georgia.
According to the company’s website, the brand entered the European market in September 2022.
Currently, the chain has 178 locations throughout Ukraine, 11 in Poland, and one each in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In April 2025, the Lviv Croissants chain opened its first outlet in South Korea. Korean franchisees invested about $250,000 in the bakery, and the total investment in the opening was about $500,000.
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LLC “Kulinichi” (Kharkiv region), a major manufacturer of bread and bakery products, has begun construction of a bakery in the Lviv region with a capacity of up to 150 tons of bread per day, part of which will be sold for export, according to the Ukrainian diplomat’s Facebook page Mikhail Bno-Ayriyan.
At the same time, it is specified that investments in the enterprise will amount to EUR 20 million over two years, part of the equipment for the plant will be transported from the Kulinichi plant in the Kharkiv region.
In turn, the bread manufacturer on his official Facebook page confirmed that he had begun construction of an enterprise in the Lviv region, but stressed that this did not mean the closure of the plant in the Kharkiv region.
“Yes, we are really building a new plant near Lviv. We are not closing the plant in Kharkiv, we are not closing our retail outlets in Kharkiv (…) We will bake bread for you, no matter what,” the Kulinichi page says in social network.
LLC “Kulinichi”, operating in Ukraine since 1995, unites 8 bakeries of the Kharkiv region and plants of the Poltava, Donetsk and Kyiv regions.
Since 1999, LLC has been cooperating with the Slovenian enterprise Gostol-Gopan.
PrJSC Kyivkhlib, the largest capital producer of bread and bakery products, received a net loss of UAH 2.76 million in 2018 against a net profit of UAH 15.27 million a year earlier.
According to the company’s announcement of a general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 22, its assets decreased by 11% last year, to UAH 688.22 million.
The total debtor indebtedness over the year declined by 25.5%, to UAH 303.43 million.
By the end of the year, the retained earnings of Kyivkhlib amounted to UAH 87.31 million.
PrJSC Kyivkhlib was established in 1996 by transforming state-owned enterprise Kyivkhlibprom. It consists of nine production sites in the capital and Kyiv region.
