Chocoe chocolates on display at the Ecuador stand. Pro Ecuador, the trade and investment promotion organisation of Ecuador, is taking part in Gulfood for the first time to increase the country's exports to the Emirates and the region. Last year Ecuador's???
Dubai, UAE, February 26, 2013:
Dubai's Annual Food Festival, held at the World Trade Center, showed no signs of slowing down during its second day. Between crowds inside and cars waiting to park outside, it was apparent that the event was pulling in large numbers of people.
A German Chef prepares cold cucumber soup as part of a demonstration.
Lee Hoagland/The National
Chef Cees Goettsch prepares some beef for people visiting the Netherlands stall. Lee Hoagland / The National
More than 4,200 exhibitors are taking part in Gulfood 2013, the world's largest annual trade show for the food and hospitality industry.
A Chinese exhibitor at Gulfood. Razan Alzayani / The National
Consumer spending in the GCC food sector stood at $83bn at the end of last year, but is expected to reach $106bn in the next five years, according to a study by ATKearney, a global management consultancy. Razan Alzayani / The National
"There are billions of dollars of trade that takes place in and around this event and for them, when many of their home markets are at best flat, at worst struggling," says said Mark Napier, the director of exhibitions at Dubai World Trade Centre. Razan A???
Jack Visser of Veldenhuyzn Kaas brings out another plate of the popular pesto cheeses. Click on the picture to read about the green cheese. Lee Hoagland / The National
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 25 2013 - Exhibitors, buyers, sellers and members of the press visit the annual Gulfood exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Center. (Razan Alzayani / The National)
Companies from more than 100 countries descended on Dubai yesterday hoping for a bigger slice of the food retail sector across the GCC, which is expected to grow by US$23 billion (Dh84.48bn) over the next five years.
Chocoe chocolates on display at the Ecuador stand. Pro Ecuador, the trade and investment promotion organisation of Ecuador, is taking part in Gulfood for the first time to increase the country's exports to the Emirates and the region. Last year Ecuador's???
Dubai, UAE, February 26, 2013:
Dubai's Annual Food Festival, held at the World Trade Center, showed no signs of slowing down during its second day. Between crowds inside and cars waiting to park outside, it was apparent that the event was pulling in large numbers of people.
A German Chef prepares cold cucumber soup as part of a demonstration.
Lee Hoagland/The National
Chef Cees Goettsch prepares some beef for people visiting the Netherlands stall. Lee Hoagland / The National
More than 4,200 exhibitors are taking part in Gulfood 2013, the world's largest annual trade show for the food and hospitality industry.
A Chinese exhibitor at Gulfood. Razan Alzayani / The National
Consumer spending in the GCC food sector stood at $83bn at the end of last year, but is expected to reach $106bn in the next five years, according to a study by ATKearney, a global management consultancy. Razan Alzayani / The National
"There are billions of dollars of trade that takes place in and around this event and for them, when many of their home markets are at best flat, at worst struggling," says said Mark Napier, the director of exhibitions at Dubai World Trade Centre. Razan A???
Jack Visser of Veldenhuyzn Kaas brings out another plate of the popular pesto cheeses. Click on the picture to read about the green cheese. Lee Hoagland / The National
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 25 2013 - Exhibitors, buyers, sellers and members of the press visit the annual Gulfood exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Center. (Razan Alzayani / The National)
Companies from more than 100 countries descended on Dubai yesterday hoping for a bigger slice of the food retail sector across the GCC, which is expected to grow by US$23 billion (Dh84.48bn) over the next five years.
Chocoe chocolates on display at the Ecuador stand. Pro Ecuador, the trade and investment promotion organisation of Ecuador, is taking part in Gulfood for the first time to increase the country's exports to the Emirates and the region. Last year Ecuador's???
