International food companies, participating for the first time in the Gulfood exhibition in its current session, have stated that Expo 2020 Dubai is one of the main factors that motivated it to participate in Gulfood 2020, which concludes its activities at the Dubai World Trade Center tomorrow.

She told «Emirates Today» that the launch of “Expo 2020” made her accelerate the establishment of business in Dubai to take advantage of the expected opportunities that the upcoming exhibition will offer in the markets.

Opportunities

In detail, the CEO of the Greek company "Oleria", Yannis Valeris, said that the company wishes, through its first participation in the Gulf Food Exhibition "Gulfood" which Dubai is currently hosting, to take advantage of the opportunities expected to be offered by the "Expo 2020" in the country's markets in general And Dubai in particular, with the expectation of receiving more than 25 million visitors during the period of the first "Expo" in the region over a period of six months.

Valeris added that the approaching date of the upcoming international exhibition makes the company work to accelerate the establishment of its business in Dubai, and take advantage of the world’s leading Dubai trade center to take the emirate as a regional headquarters for expansion in the Middle East and Asian countries in the region.

He stated that his company, which provides different bakery products, including organic products, is trying to seize business opportunities in Dubai to expand globally.

Valeris pointed out that "Gulfood" in its current session is witnessing a great momentum and congestion in the number of visitors from business representatives from various countries, which provides many opportunities for companies, especially those that participate for the first time to benefit from their platforms at the exhibition.

Main factors

For his part, the director of operations at the Italian-Greek "Aeromec", Pantelis Constantis, considered that "Expo 2020 Dubai" is one of the main factors motivating participation in the events of the Gulfood exhibition, to take advantage of the great opportunities offered in the food sector, pointing to The company is participating for the first time with its current platform in Gulfood 2020.

He said that «Aeromic» produces 58 thousand tons annually of pasta products of various kinds and exports to various European markets, pointing out that the company is working to implement plans to communicate with different distribution offices to accelerate the establishment of its business in Dubai with the launch of the Expo 2020, because the food sector in Dubai and the country will witness a significant activity in demand for pasta products during that period.

Constantis added that the company intends to use Dubai as a regional headquarters to expand its business in the Middle East.

Plans

In turn, the director of export and business development at the French company, Gourmet Food, Christophe Laibre, emphasized that the approach of the "Expo 2020 Dubai" exhibition was one of the main incentives affecting his company's participation for the first time in the Gulfood exhibition in its current session.

He said that the company is working on implementing plans to accelerate the establishment of its business in Dubai and take it as a regional headquarters for expansion in the region by studying ways of dealing with different distribution companies in the country.

promotion

In the same context, Mark Hages, Senior Director of Exports, at the Food Division of the Government of Wales, said that the Wells platform at Gulfood 2020 includes companies participating for the first time to take advantage of the opportunities that will be offered by the Expo 2020, which motivated them to participate And accelerate the establishment of business in Dubai with the approach of the exhibition in October.

He pointed out that the "Wells" platform is witnessing the participation of 10 companies operating in different food specialties, as it seeks to promote their products in the country’s markets and rely on Dubai to expand to different parts of the region.

Iqbal is remarkable

Mark Hages, Senior Director of Exports, Department of Foods, at the Government of Wales, said that the Gulfood exhibition is witnessing a remarkable activity in the current turnout of visitors and business representatives, which confirms not to monitor any repercussions of the spread of the "Corona virus" globally on the business sectors at the exhibition.

For his part, the director of operations at the Italian-Greek "Aeromek" company, Pantelis Constantis, agreed with Hajis that "Gulfood 2020" is witnessing a great momentum in the reception of visitors and business representatives from various countries despite the implications of "Corona" at the global level, which enhances the success of The 25th edition of the exhibition is compared to other international exhibitions that were affected, postponed or canceled for the current year.