The 3rd Edition of the Hybrid NUTRICON 2025 & ECONOMCION 2025 Congress is NOW OPEN!
REGISTER NOW for the Congress that will take a place from the 11-13th of June, 2025, in Ohrid, Macedonia below.
The 3rd Edition of the Hybrid NUTRICON 2025 & ECONOMCION 2025 Congress is NOW OPEN!
REGISTER NOW for the Congress that will take a place from the 11-13th of June, 2025, in Ohrid, Macedonia below.

TIMELINE

  • 05
    JUN
    2024
    NUTRICON 2024
    NUTRICON 2024 was an international, congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 5th to 7th of June, 2024. 100 participants were present at this 11th edition of NUTRICON, with 18 presentations and 35posters presented, as well as over 30 full papers published in the Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design.
  • 07
    JUN
    2023
    NUTRICON 2023 & ECONOMICON 2023
    NUTRICON 2023 & ECONOMICON 2023 was an international, hybrid congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 7th to 9th of June, 2023. 185 participants were present at this 10th edition of NUTRICON and 2nd edition of ECONOMICON, with 40 presentations and 100 posters presented, as well as over 80 full papers published in JHED and the Economix Journal.
  • 08
    JUN
    2022
    NUTRICON 2022 & ECONOMICON 2022
    NUTRICON 2022 & ECONOMICON 2022 was an international, hybrid congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 8th to 10th of June, 2022. 200 participants were present at this 9th edition of NUTRICON and 1st edition of ECONOMICON, with 38 presentations and 96 posters presented, as well as over 75 full papers published in the journals JHED and Economix.
  • 09
    JUN
    2021
    NUTRICON 2021
    NUTRICON 2021 was an international congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, on the 9th of June, 2021. Around 80 participants were present at this 8th edition of NUTRICON, with 24 presentations and 71 posters presented, as well as 115 full papers published in JHED.
  • 02
    SEP
    2020
    NUTRICON 2020
    NUTRICON 2020 was an international congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, on the 2d of September, 2020, celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the Macedonian Regional Section of EHEDG. Following Covid-19 measures and guidelines, around 30 participants were present at this 7th edition of NUTRICON, with 06 presentations and 12 posters presented, as well as over 70 full papers published in JHED.
  • 12
    JUN
    2019
    NUTRICON 2019
    NUTRICON 2019 was an international congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 12th to the 14th of June, 2019. More than 200 participants were present at this 6th edition of NUTRICON, from 32 countries worldwide, with 34 presentations and 54 posters presented, as well as 80 full papers published in JHED.
  • 13
    OCT
    2018
    NUTRICON 2018
    NUTRICON 2018 was an international congress held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 13th to the 15th of June, 2018. More than 200 participants were present at this 5th jubilee edition of NUTRICON, from 35 countries worldwide, with 29 presentations and 50 posters presented, as well as 74 full papers published in JHED.
  • 1
    SEP
    2018
    Publications
    Taking a look after our 10 year existence, KEY has produced a number of various food quality and safety literature, ranging from Guidelines, Brochures and Glossaries, with Prof. Dr Vladimir Kakurinov as it's main author.
  • 1
    SEP
    2018
    Anniversary!
    Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Consulting & Training Center KEY and the 5 years anniversary of our annual NUTRICON Congress!
  • 05
    OCT
    2019
    NUTRICON 2017
    NUTRICON 2017 was an international congress, held in Skopje, Macedonia, from from the 5th to the 7th of October, 2017, evolving from a conference to a congress due to its predecessors rise and popularity. It gathered over 170 participants worldwide, with 18 presentations and 52 posters presented at the conference, as well as 61 full papers published in JHED.
  • 1
    DEC
    2016
    NUTRICON 2016
    NUTRICON 2016 was an international conference, held in Skopje, Macedonia, from the 1st to the 2nd of December, 2016. This was the 3rd conference of the same name and it gathered over 160 participants worldwide, with 16 presentations and 22 posters presented at the conference, as well as 20 full papers published in JHED.
  • 22
    SEP
    2016
    1st Black Sea Association of Food science and Technology – B-FoST
    1st Black Sea Association of Food science and Technology – B-FoST, took place in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 22d to the 24th of September, 2016. The congress gathered more than 200 participants from 36 countries worldwide, with 41 presentations, 43 posters and 51 full papers submitted.
  • 19
    NOV
    2015
    NUTRICON 2015
    NUTRICON 2015 was an international conference, held in Skopje, Macedonia, from 19th to 20th of November, 2015. Building on the success of the previous conference of the same name, NUTRICON 2015 gathered 150 participants worldwide, with 16 presentations and 35 posters presented at the conference, as well as 38 full papers published in JHED.
  • 27
    MAY
    2015
    Hygienic Design Festival 2015
    The Hygienic Design Festival was an international conference held in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 27th to 29th of May, 2015. There were more than 100 participants worldwide, from 14 different countries, with 21 presentations and 21 posters presented at the conference.
  • 27
    NOV
    2014
    NURICON 2014
    NUTRICON 2014 was an international conference, the first of its kind, held in Skopje, Macedonia, from the 27th to 28th of November, 2014. There were more than 100 participants worldwide, with 18 presentations and 31 posters presented at the conference, as well as 42 full papers published in JHED.
  • 21
    MAY
    2014
    7th Central European Congress on Food (CEFood)
    The 7th Central European Congress on Food (CEFood) took place in Ohrid, Macedonia, from the 21st to 24th of May, 2014. There were over 300 participants from 38 countries worldwide who exchanged their experience, new developments and innovations in the main theme of this event – Food Chain Integration.
  • 19
    SEP
    2013
    Conference on Food Quality and Safety and Hygienic Engineering and Design 2013 – Macedonia
    The Conference in Food Quality & Safety and Hygienic Engineering & Design took place in Skopje, Macedonia, from the 19th to 20th of September, 2013. The Conference was attended by more than 150 people from all over the world, with 42 practically oriented scientific papers presented.
  • 11
    DEC
    2012
    Memorandum for Cooperation
    On the 11th of December, 2012, Consulting and Training Center KEY signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Network of Rural Development of Macedonia, paving the way for a strong and fruitful collaboration.
  • 08
    OCT
    2012
    Conference on Food Quality and Safety
    On the 8-9th of October, 2012, Consulting and Training Center KEY, in cooperation with the USAID project AgBiz, organized a Conference on Food Quality and Safety.
  • 25
    SEP
    2011
    Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design – JHED
    In September, 2011, the Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design was founded by Consulting and Training Center KEY, following the overwhelming success of the first World Congress of EHEDG. This electronic based journal became a free-access journal in 2012, with more than 35.000 officially registered readers, more than 240 papers published, as well as being indexed in numerous databases, most notably – SCOPUS, FSTA, TIB, CAB, CABI etc.
  • 21
    SEP
    2011
    World Congress of EHEDG for Hygienic Engineering and Design 2011 – Macedonia
    The 1st World Congress on Hygienic Engineering and Design took place from the 21st to the 25th of September, 2011, in Ohrid, Macedonia. This event was a Summit for Hygienic Design expertise, where over 230 participants from 31 countries worldwide exchanged their experiences, new developments and innovations in this area, with were 42 presentations in two parallel sessions: 1) Hygienic Design 2) Food Quality & Safety and Food Production & Processing.
  • 01
    SEP
    2010
    EHEDG Basic and Advanced Training
    As of September, 2010, Consulting and Training Center KEY’s Prof. Dr Vladimir Kakurinov became a licensed EHEDG Trainer, both in Basic and Advanced Courses on Hygienic Design, training numerous individuals aiming to receive an EHEDG Certification, as well as introducing these training's on the NUTRICON congress from 2017 onwards.
  • 29
    APR
    2010
    The first EHEDG Macedonian Regional Section Informative Meeting
    On April 29th, 2010, Consulting and Training Center KEY, in cooperation with the Macedonian Economic Chamber, organized the first ever EHEDG Macedonian Regional Section Informative meeting. Up to date, KEY has organized more than 60 events (info days, workshops, seminars, round tables) promoting EHEDG goals, values and objectives, as well as the benefits from becoming a member.
  • 15
    OCT
    2009
    Opening Ceremony of the Macedonian Regional Section of EHEDG
    On the 15th October, 2009, the opening ceremony of the Macedonian Regional Section of EHEDG was held at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food in Skopje, Macedonia. This marked the beginning of a long and fruitful cooperation between the European Hygienic Engineering Design Group (EHEDG), one of the most influential European networks in the food safety area, and Consulting and Training Center KEY as its representative.
  • 01
    SEP
    2008
    HACCP Training
    In 2009, KEY collaborated with the Ministry of labor and social policy in 6 towns in Macedonia, implementing a HACCP plan, practiced by kindergarten staff and ministry representatives. During the years, KEY has been involved in numerous projects concerning HACCP implementation and is responsible for the training of more than 1500 people.
  • 01
    SEP
    2008
    Beginnings
    In September 2008, Consulting and Training Center KEY opend the doors to the public. We started off as an organization primarily focusing on food quality and safety, health and nutrition and specializing in HACCP implementation.

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