Gulfood Manufacturing and GulfHost 2024, the world’s largest food and beverage industry event, opened today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, showcasing record participation from India.

The co-located events, running until November 7, are the biggest editions ever, featuring nearly 3,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries across 21 halls. The exhibitions highlight cutting-edge processing, packaging, ingredients, supply chain solutions, and automation technologies from industry leaders.

The Indian pavilion at Gulfood Manufacturing and GulfHost 2024 has set a new record with the participation of 198 Indian companies. This strong presence underscores India’s growing role in the global food and beverage industry. The pavilion was inaugurated today by Satish Kumar Sivan, Consul General of India in Dubai.

Organized by the Spices Board of India and the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India, the Indian contingent brings a diverse array of value-added agro-producers, packaging, and manufacturing companies to the event.

The aim is to showcase advancements in food processing technologies and packaging solutions, promote the high quality and diversity of Indian food products to international markets, strengthen trade ties, create new business opportunities for Indian food manufacturers, attract foreign investments into the Indian food processing sector, and engage in knowledge-sharing with industry experts.

Key themes highlighted by India at the event include technological innovation, sustainability and eco-friendly practices, diverse and high-quality product portfolios, and investment and partnership opportunities.

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Gulfood Manufacturing, the event will also host the Gulfood Manufacturing Awards, recognizing the most innovative products and technologies of the past decade that have redefined industry standards and driven sustainable development.