Small businesses have a great need for small-scale equipment. For specific opportunities, businesses should contact companies involved in Uzbekistan¡¯s food processing sector. Some of the larger companies currently doing business in food processing in Uzbekistan include Lactalis, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo.
What are the major food processing companies in Uzbekistan?
Some of the larger companies currently doing business in food processing in Uzbekistan include Lactalis, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo. Local companies prefer working with a foreign partner and value foreign management, technology, technical expertise, and export market access.
How much meat is processed in Uzbekistan?
Only 16% of meat and milk is processed. Uzbekistan set the target to increase food production to 7.4 million tons and to increase processing of milk (32%), meat (25%), and fruits and vegetables (28%) by 2026. Fifty investment projects in this sector, worth $440 million, are planned for 2022.
What are the opportunities in Uzbekistan’s production and processing/packaging equipment supply?
The best sector opportunities in production and processing/packaging equipment supply lie in the areas of juice, fruit, vegetable, meat and milk processing. Uzbekistan¡¯s government encourages private sector development in these areas. The greatest demand for packaging material is for cardboard, paper, aluminum foil, and stretch films.