HOREX & CLEAN EXPO QAZAQSTAN 2026: NEW HORIZONS FOR THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS AND THE CLEANING INDUSTRY

FROM 11 TO 13 NOVEMBER 2026, THE 21ST INTERNATIONAL KAZAKHSTAN SPECIALIZED EXHIBITIONS HOREX & CLEAN EXPO QAZAQSTAN WILL TAKE PLACE IN ALMATY, BRINGING TOGETHER TWO DISTINCT SECTORS: EQUIPMENT FOR HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND SUPERMARKETS, AS WELL AS THE PROFESSIONAL CLEANING INDUSTRY.

The exhibition will feature 53 companies from 11 countries: Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Moldova, the Netherlands, Russia, the USA and Switzerland. The national composition of exhibitors includes 26 Kazakhstani and 27 international companies. For 12 exhibitors, this year's event will mark their first participation in the project.

Horex Expo Qazaqstan covers a wide range of products and solutions for equipping hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, supermarkets and catering establishments. Clean Expo Qazaqstan focuses on the professional cleaning segment, showcasing specialized equipment, technologies and solutions for the cleaning industry.

As part of the business programme, HOREX BUSINESS FORUM 2026 will be held under the overarching theme “Kazakhstan’s HoReCa Sector: Business in a New Reality — Management, Adaptation and Growth Opportunities”. The professional agenda will cover issues related to staffing, the development of gastro-clusters, hotel revenue and sales channel management, regulation of rental relations, tax reforms and compliance with environmental requirements. Special attention will be given to the digitalization of management processes and the use of artificial intelligence and Big Data to improve marketing effectiveness and customer engagement.

On 11 November, the following sessions will take place:

Plenary Session “Kazakhstan’s HoReCa Industry 2026: One Market, Shared Challenges”;

Practical Session “Gastro Cluster: A New Format or a Closed Club? How Can Restaurants Become Part of the Project?”;

Strategic Session “Kazakhstan’s Hotel Business 2026: Who Manages Your Revenue — You or Aggregators?”.

On 12 November, the following sessions will be held:

Strategic Session “Under Rental Pressure: Why Are Premises for Catering Businesses Becoming More Expensive?”;

Strategic Session “How Can the Restaurant Business Survive and Maintain Its Margins Amid Reforms?”;

Practical Session “Josper, Grill and Grease Trap: How Much Will the New Environmental Regulation Cost Restaurants?”.

The programme will conclude on 13 November with:

FORESIGHT Session “From Insights to Action: HoReCa After the Forum”.

All forum events will take place in the Conference Hall, Pavilion 9.

HOREX BUSINESS FORUM Partners: the Association “Club of Restaurateurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and OpenRate.

Official Support: Almaty City Akimat and the Kazakhstan Association of Hotels & Restaurants «KAGiR».

Organizers: Kazakhstan Exhibition Company Iteca and its international partner, ICA Events Group.