GULFOOD 2017

26 FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH, DUBAI

Celebrating its 22nd edition, Gulfood, the world’s largest annual F&B exhibition, is anticipating over 95,000 visitors and 5,000 exhibitors from various industry categories during the five-day show. This year’s show will feature The Emirates Culinary Guild International Salon Culinaire, the largest single-entry chef's competition in the world. Evaluated by a panel of international experts and mandated by the World Association of Chefs Societies, the Salon Culinaire provides credible industry recognition to more than a thousand master chefs, pastry chefs, cooks and bakers. The show will also host the Barista Masters, welcoming coffee experts from around the world in a major coffee brewing championship supported by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe. Gulfood will also bring the innovative Virtual Supermarket, a new interactive virtual shop window to the standout products and cutting-edge technologies. The show will also host the eighth Innovation Awards recognizing excellence and creativity within the global food and drink industry. The Halal World Food will return for its fourth edition. This major global trading platform generates investment opportunities for international F&B businesses looking to capitalize on the burgeoning halal sector that is witnessing significant growth in both Muslim and non-muslim countries across the world.