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Gulfood Manufacturing Preview
A tailored, sector-specific platform for global food producers to meet local and regional partners
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The seventh edition of Gulfood Manufacturing, the Middle East’s largest food and beverage processing forum at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) this November 7-9, promises to be the Gulfood spin-off’s most well-rounded and forward-looking exhibition and conference to date, offering a 360-degree solutions platform for a regional industry buoyed by strong consumer demand in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
While retaining its longstanding reputation as the principal place to conduct multimillion-dollar business transactions with exhibitors from over 60 countries showcasing the latest industry development tools, Gulfood Manufacturing 2021 boasts a range of features that put it firmly in the realm of future forecasting, trend tracking, and sector education.
Providing a unique platform for global F&B suppliers, Gulfood Manufacturing will bring to the MEASA region industry breakthroughs, improvements, innovations, and technological advances in ingredients that will help the food manufacturers add value to their products and increase bottom-line success.
Gulfood Manufacturing highlights multiple sectors like Ingredients, Processing, Packaging, Automation & Control, Printing & Labeling, and Supply Chain Solutions. A full range of ingredients for commercial food production along with alternative food ingredients and trends such as plant-based proteins will be lined up in the Ingredients sector.
Gulfood 2021, the world’s most competitive sourcing hub, which ran at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 21 - 25 February under strict and proven health and safety protocols, has inspired tremendous global industry confidence, with 2,500 companies from 85 countries recognizing the show’s capability to kick start F&B trade. The event received high-powered praise for sending the right signals of a return to business. Top-level business leaders and major F&B producers have praised Gulfood 2021, the world’s first in-person F&B event for 12 months, for facilitating an important and timely return to face-to-face interaction.
Food manufacturing is now among the top 3 contributors to the UAE economy. Globally, the food processing ingredient market is expected to reach US$ 56 billion by 2024.
