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Boasting “30 editions of F&B legacy”, Gulfood’s latest outing was a further opportunity for food and drinks industry professionals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and beyond to explore the latest trends and innovations impacting supermarket shelves across the Middle East region.
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Spread across 24 halls amid the ample showgrounds of the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025 saw 5,500 exhibitors from across the world (including for the first time Zambia, Mauritius and Madagascar) set up shop to showcase hundreds of thousands of new products across a diverse range of categories including beverages, dairy, meat & poultry, pulses grains & cereals, fats & oils, and world foods. Over two fifths of companies were first-time exhibitors, demonstrating the continued allure of the Middle East market to international suppliers.
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way from the show floor, famous chefs were also on hand to exhibit their skills and reveal imaginative new culinary trends, while the Gulfood Innovation Awards once again shone a spotlight on the trailblazers driving impactful change in food and drink, as well as celebrating groundbreaking products demonstrating creativity, ingenuity and impact in their category. New for 2025, meanwhile, was Food500, a global CEO summit engaging the foremost visionary world leaders in thought-provoking discussions.
The success of Gulfood 2025 – and apparent record demand from the global F&B community – has compelled organisers to think bigger for 2026. From next year, the show will span not one but two venues, as Gulfood seeks to “double its impact” and “further advance its pivotal role in creating value and impact for the global food sector”. As well as its current home at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2026 will establish a presence at the new Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City, which also hosted Expo 2020 Dubai and COP28. The expansion creates space for new sectors that include Digital Innovation, Startups, Logistics, Fresh & Perishables, Health, Wellness & Functional Foods, Next-Gen Food and Beverages, Hospitality, HoReCa and Foodservice Innovation, as well as features such as Gulfood Green, Gulfood Startups, GulfHost and Gulfood Logistics.
The expanded 31st edition of Gulfood will take place from 26th to 30th January 2026.
Image source: Gulfood
