Sri Lanka’s Participation at GULFOOD 2017, the Largest Annual Food and Beverage Exhibition in the Middle East

2017-02-20

The 22^nd edition of the GULFOOD 2017, the largest annual food and beverage trade show in the Middle East will kick off on February 26, 2017, at Dubai World Trade Center, with the participation of over 95,000 stakeholders including food and beverage manufacturers, suppliers and professionals as well as customers from across the world.

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate General in Dubai will organize a Sri Lanka Country Pavilion which would feature twenty-three (23) reputed Sri Lankan exporting companies comprising of Food and Beverage, Tea, Spices, Rice, Coconut products, Cashew, Confectionery items, Oats, Pulses etc.

To increase the accessibility and trading potential, GULFOOD 2017 will focus solely on finished food and beverages belonging to eight components including; Beverages, Dairy, Fats & Oils, Heath, Wellness & Free-From; Pulses, Grains & Cereals; Meat & Poultry, Power Brands, and World Food.

With 120 country pavilions on offer in 2017 event, EDB was able to acquire 206sqm. area of space for two Sri Lanka country pavilions in the World Food and the Beverage sections due to the high demand from the Sri Lankan food and beverage exporters.

Among the over 95.000 anticipated visitors to the event there will be more than 5,000 local, regional and international companies from 90 countries displaying thousands of finished food and beverage products reflecting the latest taste trends and food innovations from around the world.

Moreover, F&B professionals from more than 160 countries will visit the show to discover new trends, source the latest products and promote a wide selection of food and beverage choice from their home countries.

The main objective of Sri Lanka’s participation at the event is to promote Sri Lankan food and beverages in the Middle East and North African regions and surrounding markets to consolidate, strengthen and cultivate existing client relations and to meet new buyers to obtain new orders.

Opportunities for Participants

Continuous participation at the exhibition will strengthen the relationship with the existing buyers, showcase competencies and capabilities of Sri Lankan food and beverage industry especially with regard to product quality and enhance Sri Lanka’s image among the trade visitors.

The participants will also be able to identify new technology used in the industry, identify new value-added products, obtain first-hand market intelligence, current market trends, view the products offered by our competitors and their product presentations.

Opportunities for the visitors

The international buyers will have an opportunity to view a cross section of the Sri Lankan Food & Beverage products and meet the best manufacturer exporters at one place.

Fair Organizer

Ms. Goli Vossough
Senior Project Manager – GULFOOD & GULFOOD Manufacturing
Exhibitions and Events Management
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
P O Box 9292, Dubai
UAE.
Tel: + 971 4 332 1000.
Direct: +971 4 318 8607.
Fax: +971 4 318 8607
Email : [email protected].
Web : www.gulfoodmanufaturing.com

Contact person -EDB

Srimathie Narandeniya
Deputy Director - Sri Lanka Export Development Board
NDB-EDB Building
42, Nawam Mawatha
Colombo 02
Tel: +94-11-2300732 .
Fax: +94-11-2304879
E-mail: [email protected].
Web: www.srilankabusiness.com

List of Exhibitors at Sri Lanka Pavilions

Beverage Sector

Food Sector