More than 100 specialist exhibitors from 24 countries will attempt to tap into the region’s growing appetite for fine, gourmet, organic and luxury foods when the fifth annual Speciality Food Festival returns to Dubai next month.
Set to take place at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from November 9-11, the event will aim to bring together gourmet importers, exclusive retailers and chefs from around the world.
It will be one of three niche food and beverage trade shows running alongside next month’s inaugural Gulfood Manufacturing and is set to be three times as big as the inaugural edition in 2010.
“High-end regional consumers can pay and do pay for premium food products – whether at home or at restaurants,” said DWTC senior vice president, exhibitions & events management Trixie LohMirmand.
“The Speciality Food Festival gives specialist food producers a dedicated platform to speak face-to-face with the most prominent retailers and distributors from across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.”
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Highlights of the Speciality Food Festival 2014 will include:
- The sixth Italian Cuisine World Summit (ICWS) – a forum featuring live cooking demonstrations by Michelin-starred Italian masterchefs
- The Autumn Food & Drink Seminar Theatre - a series of discussions by industry leaders, covering a wide array of topics
- The Chef’s Corner – a show-floor kitchen where regional hospitality chefs will lead live cooking demos and product samplings
- Speciality Food Festival Awards – a new show feature with four categories: ‘Best Health Food’, ‘Best New Beverage’, ‘Best Newcomer Gourmet Brand’, ‘Best Tea Brand’ and ‘Best Coffee Brand’
- Organic Market – a replica of an outdoor farmers market to showcase the region’s best organic products.
The Speciality Food Festival 2014 will be open from 10:00am to 06:00pm, November 9-10, and 10:00am to 05:00pm on November 11.
It will run adjacent to Sweets & Snacks Middle East, which organisers say is the region’s only dedicated sweets and confectionary goods exhibition, and SEAFEX, a seafood trade show for the F&B services and hospitality industries.
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