The inaugural Gulfood Manufacturing event, which will capitilise on market demand for the region’s manufacturing, processing, packaging and incredients sector has officially sold out.
The event, organised by Dubai World Trade Centre is a spin-off on Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and hospitality trade platform. It will take place on November 9 to 11 at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Trixie LohMirmand, senior vice president, Events & Exhibitions Department, DWTC said: “The Middle East is rightly viewed as a key growth territory for the global food processing, packaging and manufacturing sectors.
"Gulfood Manufacturing will give international equipment, logistics and cold chain suppliers a tailored investment platform to gain an operational foothold in one of the world’s fastest growing markets.”
“Internationally, the sector is seeing multi-billion dollar investments and Gulfood Manufacturing will help facilitate and accelerate regional development. The fact the show is sold out five months ahead of its launch speaks volumes about how international suppliers, producers and manufacturers in various segmented industry sectors view the burgeoning regional market. We have listened to our customers and have committed to extending the debut show’s capacity.”
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A host of global food manufacturers, suppliers and service providers requesting exhibition space, will attend the event, amid steady domestic and regional growth in the food manufacturing and processing industry.
Similarly to its Gulfood namesake, the new show will feature a line-up of international brands including IFFCO, Cargill Europe BVBA, Markel Bakery Group, Multivac, TNA Packing Solutions, Ishida Europe Ltd., Döhler Middle East and CSM Deutschland GmbH.
The industry heavyweights will participate in themed sectors or within more than 24 national pavilions including Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Switzerland, Taiwan and China.
At present, more than 1000 international suppliers have committed to the show, which is expected to gather more than 10,000 regional and global trade visitors, as well another 1500 delegates who will share the latest industry insights, market trends and technology and product innovations in a cache of niche shows, conferences and technical workshops.
In addition to the core exhibitions, Gulfood Manufacturing will host a Food Safety Conference highlighting issues related to regional food safety. A host of internationally-acclaimed speakers and key industry figures will be confirmed in coming weeks.
Gulfood Manufacturing is open between 10am-6pm from November 9-10 and 10am-5pm on November 11 at DWTC. Visitor attendance is free of charge.
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