Exhibition introduction:

The Gulfood Manufacturing of the 2024 Gulf Food Industry Exhibition will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE from November 05 to 07, 2024.

Gulfood Manufacturing, the annual influential global food and beverage manufacturing event, represents the front end of the global food and beverage manufacturing industry, providing a decisive destination for those seeking to accelerate the adoption of technology, improve efficiency and productivity to meet new challenges, provide a solution showcase for industry professionals seeking to stay at the forefront of the industry, and provide a good opportunity to build global partnerships, announce new innovative products, deals, collaborations and signings.

Previous exhibitions:

The 2023 Gulfood Manufacturing is the largest in history, with 1769 exhibitors and 206 Chinese exhibitors. The number of viewers is even more numerous. Exhibitors include the world's largest catering brands, occupying 15 exhibition halls. Outside the show, more than 100 food and beverage industry decision-makers and experts will explore trends in the industry and develop strategies to capture business opportunities and address challenges facing the industry.

Exhibits:

1. Processing machinery packaging area: food processing machinery and technology, food packaging, baking equipment, refrigeration equipment, vacuum packaging equipment, canned food processing and packaging equipment, candy processing and packaging equipment, meat processing technology, food packaging machinery, decoder and measurement equipment, packaging machinery and accessories, box pasting machine, bag making machine, filling, filling, sealing, labeling machinery, cutting machine, testing instrument, packaging materials, plastic machines, quality inspection equipment, weighing equipment, smoking & coating equipment, pattern & text & bar code printing equipment, packaging machines, sterilization and disinfection equipment
2. Food storage and transportation exhibition area: bar code scanner, tally, turntable, container, express delivery, cold chain, refrigeration, forklift, trolley, trailer, truck, crane, hydraulic equipment, detection system, lifting equipment, navigation system, operator, pallet, shelf, refrigerated container, refrigerated truck, workshop data acquisition, shutter, storage and retrieval system, supplier relationship management, supply chain management software, warehouse, warehouse management system.

3. Ingredients area: amino acids, antioxidants, baking ingredients, bifid beneficial algae, algae, bioactive elements, blood products, puffing agents, chelating agent products, color additives, culture driver & fermentation starter, dairy ingredients, dietary supplements, noodle ingredients, cakes, emulsifiers, encapsulation ingredients, enzyme preparations, essential oils, fat substitutes, fats and accelerators, fruit products, extracts, tackifiers, gelling agents, vanilla foods, spices and seasonings, humectants, colloids & stabilizers, isoflavones, lactobacilli, leavening agents, capsicum extract, organic raw materials, microbiological detection and identification, nut products, nutrients, plant polyphenols, plant extracts, native bacteria & lactic acid bacteria, preservatives, proteins, water retention agents, stabilizers, thickeners and adhesives, starches, sugars, sweeteners, vitamins and minerals, nutritional yeasts.

Market Analysis:

Status of the industry in Dubai:
(I) in recent years, with the increase of population, the change of food structure and the rise of food prices, the demand for food in Middle East countries is increasing year by year, with an annual growth rate of 7%. However, the development speed of domestic food production is very slow, with an annual growth rate of only 2%, which is far from meeting the domestic demand.
(II) China's tea, canned food, convenience food, honey, red dates, walnuts, sugar garlic, condiments and other specialties have a large demand in the local. To sum up, this exhibition is undoubtedly an opportunity for Chinese enterprises to explore the Middle East market!
(III), about 40% of the UAE's imported products are re-exported to other regions in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern European countries. Its market radiates to nearly 30 countries with a total population of 1.5 billion. It is a commodity distribution center for various products sold to the above countries and regions.

According to the.T Kearney Global Retail Development Index report, major emerging markets including the Gulf countries, North Africa, and India have been hailed as a 'window of opportunity' for the food and beverage industry. In the past four years, while developed countries are experiencing a severe winter of economic depression and declining sales, these emerging countries have bucked the trend and maintained sustained economic growth. Eight of them are among the top 20 in the retail development index. Among them, the UAE showed a significant jump in growth, rising from the 20th to the 4th strongest. Middle Eastern countries rely on imports for 90% of their food, which contains huge business opportunities for exporters or manufacturers of food and ingredients, packaging and food processing machinery.