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The 2016 edition of Gulfood, the world's largest yearly food and also friendliness exhibition, will certainly cement its standing as the world's leading global food investing system when more than 5,000 global companies from 120 nations collect at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 21-25 February.Among the 85,000-plus visitors from more than 170 countries expected, Gulfood 2016 will hold global presidents, ministers, government officials as well as nationwide profession organizations from five continents.

With occasion as well as year-round heritage trading anticipated to face billions of dollars, Gulfood 2016 will link countries and vendors, open distribution stations for industry-related company, and also emphasize Dubai's strategic role as an essential worldwide food industry investing hub.
Having this year celebrated its landmark 20th getaway, Gulfood 2016 is poised to supply 'More Tastes, More Trends as well as More Trade' as the expert event readies to welcome tens of thousands of finished food vendors, bulk asset dealers and merchants, and the program's largest-ever compilation of hospitality devices vendors.

Led by the nation's Ministry of Agriculture, Gulfood 2016 will certainly also invite its initial Russian national structure-- among 114 national pavilions extending in excess of 120,000 m of first-rate, multi-functional indoor exhibit space and 2 purpose-built, momentary frameworks extending a 10,900 m at DWTC. The broadened indoor exhibit area includes 3 new DWTC halls - Za'abeel 4, 5 and also 6.
"Gulfood is worldwide renowned for supplying a trusted and also available system for the globe's food industry to fulfill, transact and trade from Dubai-- among the world's most unique, energetic and also lively trading hubs," said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions & Events Management, DWTC.
"As international food manufacturers and traders set up brand-new supply courses to get to clients and monetise chances in emerging markets, the elevated visitor experience will allow market heavyweights to make strategic investing in decisions with trusted vendors, all while consolidating the UAE's key function as a significant transshipment destination for food and hospitality equipment," added LohMirand.

Gulfood 2016 will organize the 3rd Halal World Food, the world's greatest yearly Halal food sourcing trade event. The dedicated show-within-a-show leverages Dubai's placing credentials as a global Islamic Economy resources and raise the emirate's share of year-round trading in halal foods.
"This is now a crucial prerequisite for any kind of vendor aiming to set up a grip on the planet's fastest growing food market markets with the worldwide Halal market anticipated to get to US$ 10 trillion by 2030," claimed LohMirand.

While helping with global purchases for halal food and foodstuff assets such as meat, cereals, grains, rice and tea, Gulfood 2016 will certainly sparkle a limelight on coffee. In a historic first, Gulfood 2016 will certainly hold the 9th World Cezve/ Ibrik Champion, the first time the competitors for the centuries-old art of brewing coffee in a 'Cezve' or 'Ibrik'-- the tiny, long-handled pot-- has actually been held in the Arabian Gulf.

With an international field of 20 baristas bringing their very own design and also cultural elements to one of the world's oldest and most typical coffee-making approaches, widely referred to as 'Turkish coffee', the Globe Cezve/ Ibrik Championship will certainly see the UAE's very-own Karthikeyan Rajendran square-off versus ruling world champion Italy's Davide Berti.
Owned and organised by the Speciality Coffee Organization of Europe (SCAE), the nine World Cezve/ Ibrik Champion will certainly be managed by an independent evaluating panel that will certainly rate baristas' developing abilities on requirements consisting of taste, discussion and also method.
"To debut the Globe Cezve/ Ibrik Champion in an area of the world where the technique was first created seems like information of a homecoming," stated David Veal, Executive Supervisor, SCAE. "Cezve coffee prep work remains widely prominent throughout the Middle East, as shown by the standards shown throughout the National Championship in October. I make certain our various other rivals will certainly be maintaining a keen eye on Karthikeyan Rajendran-- he's most definitely obtained a possibility of providing the UAE its first World Cezve title.".
The show-floor cooking presentations will certainly come to a head at the annual Emirates Culinary Guild International Beauty salon Culinaire-- a showcase of the area's best cooking ability and also expertise. One of Gulfood's undisputed attracts for the regions' top specialist cooks, pastry cooks, chefs and also bakers, this year's Beauty parlor will certainly see greater than 1,300 professional cooks examined by a panel of 25 popular professionals, mandated by the World Organization of Chefs Societies (WACS) to judge cooking events across the globe.

With the number of F&B outlets in the UAE anticipated to double by 2020 when Dubai hopes to obtain 20 million travelers as the emirate hosts Expo Dubai 2020-- food solution and also friendliness devices is an increased concentration at Gulfood 2016.

Each year, countless f & b services and products launching at Gulfood and also the seventh Gulfood Awards will acknowledge best-in-class excellence of individuals as well as business behind the region's leadership and technology in the food as well as beverage industry. Judged by a global panel of independent industry experts, the Gulfood Awards cover six classifications and also 10 accolades.

Gulfood 2016 is a strictly trade-only occasion for company and profession visitors. The show is open 11am-7pm from February 21-24 and also 11am-5pm on February 25. Visitors can pre-register at www.gulfood.com to start saving AED100 (US$ 27) on the AED250 (US$ 66.65) on-site entry charge.

"To debut the World Cezve/ Ibrik Championship in a region of the globe where the strategy was initial created feels like something of a homecoming," stated David Veal, Executive Director, SCAE. "Cezve coffee prep work stays widely prominent throughout the Middle East, as evidenced by the criteria revealed during the National Championship in October. I'm certain our various other rivals will certainly be keeping a keen eye on Karthikeyan Rajendran-- he's most definitely got a chance of giving the UAE its very first World Cezve title.".
Gulfood 2016 is a purely trade-only event for company and profession site visitors.

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