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10/15/24, 9:33 AM Future Food Forum 2024 Opens Tomorrow, Setting Roadmap for Regional Food Sector Transformation

Future Food Forum 2024 Opens Tomorrow,

Setting Roadmap for Regional Food Sector

Transformation

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10/2/2024 8:37:59 AM

(MENAFN- Blue Apple Mediacom)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 October 2024:
The highly anticipated Future Food Forum 2024, organised by UAE F&B Business Group, is

set to open its doors tomorrow (October 2nd) at the Le Meridien Airport Hotel, Dubai, under
the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy, focusing on the theme "Future Consumer,

Future Government, and Future Food”.
The two-day event will be opened by His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of

Economy, bringing together key industry stakeholders, government representatives, and
academia to explore cutting-edge technologies, sustainable practices, and collaborative

strategies driving the future of food production. Future Food Forum 2024 is organised in
strategic partnership with the Dubai Chamber and features FoodTech Valley as an organising

partner. It is also supported by the Abu Dhabi Food Hub and DP World.
In its sixth year now, Future Food Forum will feature several key highlight sessions that delve

into the most pressing issues and opportunities in the food industry. The event will feature
high-level ministerial discussions, fireside chats with industry leaders, and panel discussions
on topics such as food security, climate change, sustainable packaging, supply chain

innovation, and empowering SMEs and set a roadmap for the food sector’s contribution to the
UAE's food cluster strategy and its role in driving economic growth and sustainability. The

UAE's ambitious food and agricultural transformation roadmap aims to increase the sector's
contribution to GDP by US$10 billion and create 20,000 jobs.

Highlighting the event’s success as a platform for collaborative platform and sector
transformation, Saleh Lootah, Chairman of F&B Group: "The Forum continues to be a catalyst

for innovation and collaboration in the food industry. We are excited to welcome all
stakeholders from the region and globally to share their insights so we can leverage most of
the food innovations emerging technology, such as the Metaverse and AI in our food

ecosystem to create a sustainable food chain across manufacturing, distribution, retail, as well

as in enhancing customer centricity by meeting their preferential and nutritional requirements.”

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