Forum “Bread Industry - 2025” in Uman: the main market event that shapes the vector of changes

On June 12-13, Uman hosted a key industry event - theBread Industry 2025 business forum. More than 200 participants from all over Ukraine - business owners, technologists, analysts, government representatives, specialized associations and suppliers - gathered to outline a common vision of the future of the baking, flour milling and grain processing industries.

The event was organized by the All-Ukrainian Bakers Association, the Union of Millers of Ukraine and Agro Marketing Agency. This year's event was hospitably hosted by Uman National University, one of the key agricultural universities in the country.

Lesaffre Ukraine was the general partner, SocTrade was the quality control partner, Uni Blend was a special partner, Umankhleb and Umanpyvo were regional partners, Baker's Bistro was the banquet partner, and Experts Club was the official information and analytical partner of the forum. The forum was supported by Cherkasy Regional State Administration, OLIS, TM “Voloshkove Pole”, Cherkasy Bread, Wine of Ukraine, Food & Drinks, Ukrvinprom, Agro 2 Food, World Food Ukraine, Ukrkondprom. Interfax-Ukrainewas the official media partner.

The forum combined three thematic sessions, an industry discussion, practical insight sessions, master classes, and a solutions exhibition - the event was designed as a platform for the exchange of ideas, cases, and analytics that already affect business efficiency and sustainability.

Government position: dialog, support, forecasts

The first day of the forum was opened with a session on government policy and its impact on the processing industry. Taras Vysotskyi, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy, presented an updated harvest forecast for 2025, as well as state support mechanisms