From February 17 to 22, one of the world’s largest and most influential food and beverage exhibitions, Gulfood, took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre (Dubai, UAE), celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The leading food exhibition in the Middle East set a record for the number of participants, bringing together over 5,500 exhibitors from 129 countries who showcased more than one million product items.

In total, Ukraine’s agro-food sector was represented by 52 companies across five national stands and individual expositions. These included exporters of organic products, grains, cereals and legumes, snacks, nuts, baby food, frozen vegetables, fruits, berries, juices, dairy products, oils, flour, pasta and bakery products, sweets, seeds, eggs, sauces and tomato paste, meat products, semi-finished products, and food additives.

Over the course of five productive days, exhibitors at Ukraine’s National Stand held more than 530 B2B meetings. Among visitors were importers from India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, Greece, Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, France, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, and Croatia.

Participants of Ukraine’s National Dairy Stand conducted over 300 B2B meetings with business representatives from Cyprus, Israel, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Brazil, Germany, Morocco, Malaysia, Thailand, Tajikistan, Panama, Lebanon, Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. For all companies participating in the dairy exposition, Gulfood marked their debut at such events.

Two companies from Ukraine’s national expositions were included in the list of nominees for the Gulfood Innovation Awards 2025.

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