Dubai-Sana
With the participation of Syria, the 28th edition of the Gulfood 2023 exhibition, which is one of the largest food exhibitions in the world, was launched today at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates.
And the exhibition, which lasts until the 24th of this month, is among the international exhibitions specialized in the food and beverage industries, and 125 countries participate in it, and more than 5,000 companies specializing in the food industry and marketing, in addition to 150 speakers presenting their scientific expertise through conferences and seminars that take place during the exhibition. In the presence of the most important businessmen.
The Syrian Consul General in Dubai, Dr. Ziyad Zahreddine, participated in the opening of the exhibition, accompanied by Thaer Fayyad, Director General of the Authority for Support and Development of Local Production and Exports, a delegation of Syrian economic actors, and representatives of the private sector.
Fayyad indicated in a statement to SANA reporter that the Syrian pavilion is characterized this year by an increase in the allocated area, which amounted to 336 square meters, and an increase in the number of participating companies, as it reached 45 food companies distributed from the public and private sectors specialized in the production and marketing of olive oil, spices, conserves, and hot drinks. And cold, sweets, chocolate, and other Syrian food products intended for export.
Fayyad pointed out that the Syrian participation confirms the importance and distinction of the products, given that they are popular in the Arab and international markets in terms of type and specifications, according to the latest international standards, and meet the needs of the local market, and the surplus of them is prepared for the export market of countries wishing for the Syrian product.
The exhibition aims to highlight new innovations in the market, seize the rapid shifts in consumer behavior patterns to market food products, and revive communication links between thousands of entities working in the food sector system.
It is noteworthy that Syria participated in the activities of the Gulfood 2022 exhibition with a pavilion of 318 square meters, with the participation of 25 Syrian food companies, and recorded success in terms of attendance and the products it provided of high quality, specifications and competitiveness.
Manar Deep
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