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2/26/25, 4:10 PM Gulfood 2025 30th Edition Kicks Off Today, Setting New Benchmarks in F&B Growth and Innovation – GULF TIMES ARABIA
20 billion in trade deals and cutting-edge industry collaboration. H.E. Abdulla Bin
Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, will deliver the opening keynote on Day 2
at the inaugural Food500 Summit, addressing Gulfood’s economic impact and the

UAE’s role as a global trade gateway.

Food500: Titans of Industry and Policymakers Connect on Food Strategy for

Change

The Food500 Summit brings industry leaders together to tackle pressing challenges
and opportunities across the food value chain. Speakers include: Ananya Narayan,
CEO – Hunter Foods; Dr. Edwini Kessie, Director of the Agriculture and Commodities

Division, World Trade Organization – Switzerland; Alvyn Severien, CEO, Montaigne
Nutrition and Co-founder, Algama – France; Tisha Livingston, CEO, Infinite Acres –

USA, leading global top trends expert – Daniel Levine, and many more.

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri,

Minister of Economy, said: “The
selection of the food cluster as the

first economic cluster to be
developed by the UAE highlights

the importance the country attaches
to the sector as a key driver of

economic diversification. The food
cluster strategy aims to ensure self-
sufficiency in food production and

enhance the food ecosystem management through supporting agricultural

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