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Participants at the Bahrain pavilion during an earlier exhibition

7 Bahraini firms to take part in Gulfood

MANAMA, August 21, 2016

Seven Bahraini companies have confirmed their participation in the Bahrain pavilion at the upcoming Gulfood 2017, a leading exhibition for food and hospitality, to be held in February, in Dubai, UAE.

The event will take place from February 26 to March 2, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

WorkSmart, the company responsible for organising the Bahraini pavilion at the exhibition, confirmed that the Bahraini participation aims at strengthening national investment in this sector which values billions of dollars, said a statement.

It also aims to provide broad areas of growth for the participants that lead to the acceleration of local and regional growth rates in the sector the supply, manufacture of food, beverages, canning and equipment for hotels, restaurants and others, it said.

The participating Bahraini companies include Trafco Group, Alkabaely for Food Industry, Awal Dairy, Chocolate and Co, Deeko Bahrain, Mak for Food Industry and the Food Supply Company, said a statement.

WorkSmart explained that Bahraini companies are taking part in the 22th edition of the exhibition along with nearly 2,500 companies involved in the industry and commercial activities in the field of manufacturing and trading of food and hospitality from various countries of the world.

It aims to provide an opportunity for participants to meet and share the latest ideas and market trends in the industry and learn about the latest technologies and innovations through many presentations, conferences, workshops and technical excellence that permeates the event.

“Gulfood in its 22th edition has become the largest annual event for food trade and hospitality in the world, and the largest trade fair in the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia especially with the growing demands from the industry, supply and processing of global food companies,” a company source revealed.

Trixie LohMirmand, senior vice president at Dubai World Trade Centre, said: “The Middle East area is considered as a major growth area for the sectors of packaging and food industry.”

“The exhibition is an ideal platform for the food industry to the suppliers of equipment and logistics that establishes to work and invest in a more global growing markets,” she added. – TradeArabia News Service




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