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Gul food sets new bench marks in F&B growth, innov a tion

Gulf Today · 18 Feb 2025

DUBAI: Gul food’s 30th edi tion kicked off on Monday at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
wel com ing tens of thou sands of atendees, unit ing 5500+ exhib it ors from 129 coun tries, and
the world’s fore most industry CEOS, poli cy makers, investors, and vis ion ar ies. Under the
theme ‘The Next Fron tier in Food,’ the event anti cip ates $20 bil lion in trade deals and cut -

ing-edge industry col lab or a tion. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Min is ter of Eco nomy, will
deliver the open ing key note on Day 2 at the inaug ural Food500 Sum mit, address ing Gul food’s
eco nomic impact and the UAE’S role as a global trade gate way.
The Food500 Sum mit brings industry lead ers together to tackle press ing chal lenges and

oppor tun it ies across the food value chain. Speak ers include: Ananya Narayan, CEO - Hunter
Foods; Dr. Edwini Kessie, Dir ector of the Agri cul ture and Com mod it ies Divi sion, World Trade
Organ iz a tion - Switzer land; Alvyn Sev er ien, CEO, Mon taigne Nutri tion and Co-founder,
Algama – France; Tisha

Liv ing ston, CEO, Infin ite Acres – USA, lead ing global top trends expert - Daniel Lev ine, and
many more.
Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Min is ter of Eco nomy, said: “The selec tion of the food cluster as
the first eco nomic cluster to be developed by the UAE high lights the import ance the coun try

attaches to the sec tor as a key driver of eco nomic diver si fic a tion. The food cluster strategy

aims to ensure self-su ciency in food pro duc tion and enhance the food eco sys tem man age -
ment through sup port ing agri cul tural enter prises and increas ing local pro duc tion. The ini ti -
at ive will not only help us meet local mar ket needs but will also pos i tion the UAE as a lead ing

food exporter to key regional and global mar kets and sup port the goals of the ‘We the UAE
2031’ vis ion, such as increas ing the national GDP to AED 3 tril lion by the next dec ade.”
“Against this back drop, the land mark edi tion of Gul food will serve as an ideal pla form for
part ner ships and dis cus sions, present ing oppor tun it ies for know ledge exchange and net -

work ing across indus tries, thus fos ter ing a found a tion for set ing and accom plish ing future
object ives within the global trade com munity,” he added.
The Gul food Innov a tion Awards cel eb rate the very best in F&B innov a tion, recog niz ing trail -
blaz ing products, tech no lo gies, and ideas. Vis it ors can expect to see hun dreds of thou sands of

new products and ground break ing innov a tions show cased across the event.
“Our par ti cip a tion in Gul food’s 30th edi tion sup ports our stra tegic dir ec tion towards our vis -
ion to become the num ber one global halal sus tain able healthy pro tein com pany by 2030.
This pres ti gi ous event allows us to show case our latest innov a tions, con nect with industry

lead ers, and drive mean ing ful pro gress in food solu tions. Being short l is ted for the Gul food
Innov a tion Awards fur ther under scores our com mit ment to excel lence and pion eer ing
advance ments in the pro tein industry. Con grat u la tions to Gul food on 30 years of remark able
suc cess. Your con tinu ous growth and innov a tion have set new bench marks for the global food

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