Festival "Vegetarian World"

First international fair-festival Vegetarian World

First International Specialized Fair Festival Vegetarian World "

Moscow, Culture and Exhibition Center "Sokolniki" 27 - 30 May 2003

The full version information on the site http://www.vegworld.ru/2003/about/

"Vegetarian World" will bring together the public, commercial and government structures to improve the physical, mental and spiritual health, as well as creating a healthy environment, the formation needs of a healthy lifestyle, promoting the humane treatment of nature and wildlife.
"Vegetarian World" will show that vegetarianism - a moral way of life, which is inherent in non-violence, compassion and spirituality.
"Vegetarian World" will present a variety of food products, cosmetics, medicines, food supplements, household items manufactured for vegetarians.
"Vegetarian World" will allow industry to develop a healthy vegetarian food products in Russia and other countries, to protect the interests of ordinary consumers of food.

Goal of the fair-festival:

 become a traditional annual event for the vegetarians in Russia and other countries, watch the vegetarian food manufacturers guidance and services in this area;
 create the most favorable conditions for the formation of concepts of social and public policy in Russia in the field of healthy living for a period of 21 centuries;
 demonstrate an ideological and moral approach to the vegetarian movement in Russia as an integral part of the vegetarian movement in the world;
 contribute to the development of business, partnerships with manufacturers of vegetarian products trading companies and suppliers of equipment and raw materials;
 assist in the development, production and marketing of producers of vegetarian foods;
 determine the status and dynamics of the vegetarian market sector;

TOPICS OF THE FAIR, FESTIVAL:

 Technology and equipment for processing and production of vegetarian food;
 Environmentally friendly cereal and cereal products;
 Gifts of nature, natural, canned and frozen (pcheloprodukty, herbs, spices, nuts, mushrooms, mineral water);
 Environmentally friendly fruit and vegetable and fruit products, juices, wine, dry drinks;
 Health care products dairy industry;
 Health care products bakery and confectionery industry;
 Food soy-based or with the addition of soybean (technologies and equipment for processing);
 Diabetic foods;
 Biologically active food supplements;
 Therapeutic agents and methods based on vegetarian principles of treatment and prevention;
 Organization of vegetarian catering services and tourism
 Alternative (vegetarian) cosmetics;
 Vegetarianism and animal welfare;
 Vegetarianism and ecology;
 Vegetarianism and the economy;

TO PARTICIPATE IN FAIR-festival invites:

 Russian and foreign manufacturers of vegetarian, health and other high-quality environmentally friendly food, wishing to strengthen the positioning of its products.
 Enterprise trade and service-related fields with vegetarianism (restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels) that are interested in the efficient development of new growing market, wishing to find partners or investors for their projects.
 Businesses adjacent areas - producers of raw materials, equipment and technology developers for enterprises vegetarian health food industry, interested in promoting products.
 State, public and commercial organizations, the vegetarian orientation, interested in developing and expanding its activities.

PROGRAM-FAIR FESTIVAL:

 Research and practical conference "The Vegetarian Movement in Russia and worldwide;
 Presentations, panel discussions and seminars on all matters relating to the vegetarian movement, medicine and the production of vegetarian food;
 A special hearing on the introduction of a single vegetarian Russia signs for vegetarian products and services. Assigning its goods and services exhibitors.
 Statement by the heads of international vegetarian and other organizations;
 tasting vegetarian foods;
 Competition for the best advertising, packaging and label vegetarian products;
 Meetings and performances by famous vegetarians in Russia and abroad (artists, athletes, public figures and statesmen).
 Corporate events, sports and show of athletes vegetarians;
 Shows alternative cosmetics and artificial materials and furs;
 Presentations of vegetarian restaurants and cafes;
 Presentation of the popular scientific, medical and professional literature on vegetarianism;
 Sightseeing tours for participants of the fair-festival (visiting the house-museum of Leo Tolstoy "Polyana" (Tula), visit a museum of Leo Tolstoy (Moscow), an excursion by boat on the Moscow River Seen a vegetarian restaurant);

The full version information on the site http://www.vegworld.ru/2003/about

Moscow's Hare Krishna participated in the exhibition "VEGETARIAN WORLD"

Game on the eastern musical instruments and singing the ancient Vedic hymns welcomed dressed in traditional Indian clothing, dhoti Hare Krishna members of the international specialized exhibition "Vegetarian World", held from 27 to 31 May in the cultural and exhibition center "Sokolniki" under the "Shopping Forum - 2003 ", the press service of the Center Society for Krishna Consciousness in Russia.

Members of the Metropolitan Hare Krishna community have been specially invited by the organizers as representatives of religious organizations, strictly adhering to a vegetarian lifestyle and leadership in the charitable distribution of vegetarian food (humanitarian mission "Hare Krishna - Food for Life" gave away 70 million servings of the needy).

Most of the exhibitors - and it is not less than two dozen different firms and companies - were commercial equipment, machines for making coffee, medicinal herbal teas, soft drinks, baking biscuits and breads, etc., ie, all that can be associated with the alternative power of Russians in the near future.

Hare Krishnas demonstrated at its booth numerous vegetarian books, videos, promoting the benefits of vegetarianism, numerous recipes, spices and herbs. Near their eskpozitsii could taste the delicacies and purchase products from high-grade meat substitutes, including soy.
"The very title of the exhibition suggests that vegetarianism gaining popularity. In any case, it reflects the new preferences in our society - said one participant, "Vegetarian World", the head of the University of Vaisnava brahmana Radha Damodar Das (Sergey Zuev). - Now in Russia, vegetarianism is still little known and is perceived more as exotic. It is undeservedly forgotten, although the revolution was in honor, and even considered a sign of advanced views. Vegetarinstvo able to quickly and painlessly solve many economic and environmental problems of society. Gradually the number of vegetarians in our country is growing, and it is not always associated with religious beliefs. As for us, the adherents of the ancient Vaishnava religion, to promote a vegetarian lifestyle, we see an important component of our preaching nonviolence. "

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First international fair-festival Vegetarian World

Moscow, Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition Centre

MAY 27 -30, 2003

Vegetarian World consolidates public organizations', business corporations' and State authorities' activity aimed at improving physical and psychical health, creating healthy environment, promoting healthy mode of life, human attitude to nature and animals. Vegetarian World promotes vegetarianism as high moral standards based on violation aversion, mercy and high spirituality. Vegetarian World showcases a great variety of food, cosmetics, medications, bio-supplements and household goods for vegetarians. Vegetarian World favours the development of the healthy and vegetarian food production in Russia and other countries and the protection of interests of food consumers.

Organizers' objectives: To set up a traditional annual forum of vegetarians of Russia and other countries and a showcase of vegetarian foodstuffs and services. To assist the formation of public and governmental policy aimed at promoting healthy mode of life in Russia in XXI century. To form an ideological and moral approaches to problems of vegetarianism in Russia as a part of the global vegetarians' movement. To favour the development of business co-operation of vegetarian food manufacturers, trade companies and suppliers of equipment and source materials. To support the development, production and sale of vegetarian food. To show the current state and the trends of development of the vegetarian sector of the food market.

Topics: Technology and machinery for source materials processing and production of vegetarian foodstuffs. Environmentally appropriate cereals. Natural food - non-processed, canned and frozen foodstuffs (honey and honey-based food, herbs, spices, nuts, mushrooms, mineral water). Environmentally appropriate fruit, vegetables and berries, juices, nectars, wines, drink concentrates. Health-giving diary foods. Health-giving bakery and confectionary foods. Soya foods (processing equipment and technology). Foods for diabetics. Active dietary supplements. Medicinal remedies and techniques based on vegetarianism. Organization of vegetarian catering, services and travels. Alternative (vegetarian) cosmetics. Vegetarianism and animals' protection. Vegetarianism and ecology. Vegetarianism and economics.

Target participants: Manufacturers of vegetarian, healthful and other highest quality ecologically appropriate foods from Russia and abroad willing to promote their products. Trade and servicing companies engaged in the vegetarianism (restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels) searching partners and investors for advancement at a new market. Allied companies - manufacturers of source materials and machinery and developers of technologies for the healthful and vegetarian food producers that are interested in promotion of their production. State, public and profit-making organizations that seek to extend their activities.

Program includes: Scientific and practical conference «Vegetarian movement in Russia and worldwide» (public and religious organizations involved in the vegetarianism will take part). Presentations, round tables, seminars covering vegetarians' movement, medicine and production of vegetarian food. Lecture - introduction of the single mark for vegetarian foods and services in Russia. Assignment of the mark to exhibited foods and services that meet all the requirements. Reports of leaders of international vegetarian associations and other organizations. Competitions-tasting of vegetarian foods. Competition for the best advertisement, packaging and label for vegetarian foods. Meetings with famous vegetarians from Russia and abroad - artists, sportsmen, public men and statesmen. Show-programs, performances of sportsmen-vegetarians. Shows of alternative cosmetics and artificial fur. Presentations of vegetarian restaurants and cafes. Presentations of scientific, medical and special books on vegetarianism. Excursions for participants of the exhibition (Yasnaya Polyana museum, L. Tolstoy museum, travel on board of vegetarian ship on Moskova, visit to a vegetarian restaurant).

Organizers: Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition Centre Eurasian Vegetarian Society non-profit organization

Support: Food Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Institute of Medical Biological Problems Of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Baby Food of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Russian Diabetic Association. International Social and Ecological Union. Vegetarian societies and organizations. Society for Animal Protection. International Academy of Natural Food and Biotechnology. Vavilov Plant Cultivation Institute. Institute of Quality, Safety and Ecological Compatibility of Food and Food Production. Social and religious organizations involved in the vegetarians' movement. Vegetarian organizations, medical centers and other institutions from abroad.