Faced with a range of pressing new realities, the industry is now confronting shifting consumer patterns, sustainability demands, disruptive production technology, logistical roadblocks, supply chain inefficiencies and increasing regulation. These challenges, say key players, are sparking a complete reimaging of the sector to realise its economic and societal potentials, with Gulfood Manufacturing being the reinvention ignition key.<\/p>\n
Dutch pavilion heavyweight Kuipers Food Processing Machinery (KFPM), which produces snack processing equipment, says it is raring to get its teeth into business regeneration and lifting the lid off two-years of pandemic induced R&D innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are simply thrilled to be back at such a large-scale event, face to face,\u201d said KFPM\u2019s Valeria Lucinschi, Business Development Manager. \u201cThis year, we hope to see our existing clients from the area and have the opportunity to present our technology to new food manufacturers. We are excited about the opportunity to inform everyone about our technological innovations and upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see clients hoping to produce more sustainably, especially when it comes to water usage and reduced energy. Our R&D team is constantly finding new ways to decrease those figures and present customers with the possibility to achieve maximum efficiency. Besides this, snack producers are currently introducing many snacks that have never been produced before. These require a flexible solution that can ensure tasty newcomers are manufactured according to consumer demand. Bold tastes and unique combinations are the new movement,\u201d explained Lucinschi.<\/p>\n
\u2018SHOW RETURN IS PERFECTLY TIMED\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The UAE\u2019s IFFCO Group, now a major international ingredients producer, believes Gulfood Manufacturing and its reconvening of the worldwide industry couldn\u2019t be better timed.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s show kicks off in an incredibly special time for all the region, coinciding Expo 2020 in Dubai. For that reason, we believe and expect that the show will reach even higher visitor numbers and reward the efforts of all stakeholders,\u201d said ArzuAlibazSomer, Chief Executive Officer-Out of Home, Food Services(GCC), IFFCO Group.<\/p>\n IFFCO intends to unveil its Out of Home (OOH) brand at the event, targeting a sector projected to see exponential growth over the next decade as consumers increasingly turn to takeaway caf\u00e9s and restaurants and food delivery services to satisfy appetites. \u201cThe show will be the new brand\u2019s first interaction with the industry via our solution-based approach, which has the potential of becoming the region\u2019s leading full-fledged solution provider for Out of Home Industry operators,\u201d added the spokesperson.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must offer a full range of products, and solutions, to enable our customers to build successful businesses regionally and globally. Our dedicated team of collaborators understands industry trends and is able to provide the most assertive and scalable solutions and products, with minimum timing.\u201d<\/p>\n A LOCAL INDUSTRY WORKFORCE ENABLER<\/strong><\/p>\n In line with \u2018Make it in the Emirates\u2019, an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology’s (MoIAT) to drive industrial growth in the UAE by boosting its GDP,the UAE Food and Beverage Business Group has partnered with Gulfood Manufacturing to showcase its UAE National Talent Development Programme with a focus on developing human capital capacity.<\/p>\n Underlining the importance of Emiratis in food sector, which is currently less than 1 per cent, the UAE National Talent Development Programme aims to train and nurture next generation manpower with a goal to increase the local workforce by 5 per cent within the five years.<\/p>\n Key objectives of the programme include encouraging innovation and product development in the food ecosystem; developing local talent; revitalising the private sector with a local workforce and engage the food startup community with the F&B manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n SHOW OPENS UP SEGMENTED GROWTH PATHWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n Gulfood Manufacturing will explore an ever-expanding catalogue of business possibilities across six key industry pillars \u2013 ingredients, processing, packaging, automation and control, printing and labelling as well as supply chain solutions.<\/p>\n KNOWLEDGE SHARING POWERHOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n Gulfood Manufacturing 2021\u2019s widely acclaimed knowledge-sharing programme will deliver groundbreaking insights to the industry\u2019s future with its three-day FoodTech Summit and hands-on learning sessions, including exclusive talks with industry giants, bringing the leading food authorities, manufacturing companies, supply chain entities, distributors, retailers and the most influential industry names in-person to address the now and next.<\/p>\n The knowledge-sharing programme will, according to Trixie LohMirmand, Executive Vice President, Events Management, DWTC, \u201cbe key to unlocking and empowering smart food manufacturing innovation with expertise from 21st<\/sup>century industry pioneers driving unprecedented, multi-sector transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe FoodTech Summit will introduce next-gen technologies to transform F&B manufacturing facilities into smart factories and explore how that will potentially advance the industry through the expert lens of international industry leaders, key decision makers and innovators.\u201d<\/p>\n To recognise outstanding innovators in an industry characterised by innovation, the show will see the return of the Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards, recognising the \u2018best of the best\u2019 across seven categories including: the most innovative food ingredient; the most innovative health ingredient; the environmental award of the year; the most innovative processing solution; the top futuristic technology; the best food safety innovation technology and the leading packaging innovation.<\/p>\n Furthermore, to ensure Gulfood Manufacturing serves the entire food chain eco-system, three sector-specific events will be co-located alongside it: yummex Middle East, the region\u2019s most established sourcing platform for the sweets and snacks industries; the Speciality Food Festival, the region\u2019s leading event for the gourmet and fine food industry and Private Label and Licensing Middle East, the only Private Label and Licensing Exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is the entire eco-system\u2019s opportunity to garner first-hand experience of all the megatrends and innovations redefining the food sector. This crucial outcome underlines the show as an increasing\u00a0 enabler of sector and national growth, while further cementing Dubai\u2019s status a global supply chain hub,\u201d added LohMirmand.<\/p>\n
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