DED official support to DDTE encourages local and regional presence

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 5 December 2009: Dubai Drink Technology Expo 2009, organized by INDEX Conferences & Exhibitions Org Est, will take place from 6 to 8 December 2009 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. DDTE 2009 will occupy double scaled space (over 7,000 sqm) to meet the global beverages market needs.

Department of Economic Development (DED) is officially supporting DDTE 2009 through its arm, Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) and is exclusively participating with pavilion presence. DED participation will encourage further local and regional beverage companies to participate in DDTE as a unique regional beverages event.

"Dubai Drink Technology Expo 2009, as the first beverages and liquid food exhibition in the MENA region, offers an ideal opportunity for beverage technology firms to showcase their products in this sector to the global marketplace. Dubai's beverage technology companies are highly developed and have been very successful in entering foreign markets." said Engineer Saed Al Awadi, Chief Executive Officer, EDC.

"We work in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development in Dubai to develop economical policies in the emirate and define industrial sectors growth strategy. In addition, we aim to provide high quality services and an added value to local and international investors. EDC focuses on enhancing exporting capabilities of companies operating in UAE and provide all possible resources for these companies to help them succeed in global markets" added Al Awadi.

Pioneers in beverages industry from more than 64 countries have shown great interest in participating in DDTE 2009 including France, Italy, Korea, USA, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, China, and Bangladesh among others.  Companies like SupplyCore Middle East, SACMI Group, Sidel, Horwal Group, Sure International, Altronix Solutions, and Integrated Packaging Systems FZCO among other leading names in the industry have confirmed their participation in DDTE 2009. 

"Integrated Packaging Systems FZCO is an exclusive market representative for the Middle East & North African countries. Our business principals include world class names in the Machinery and Packaging industry and the three of them Krones, Kosme and Netstal will be participating in the Dubai Drink Technology Expo 2009" said Frank Hollmann, Regional Director, Integrated Packaging Systems FZCO.

Within the GCC beverages market, the compound annual growth rate for 2008 is 6.7 for the bottled water, 7.2 for RTD tea products, 8.3 for the energy drinks, 6.2 for the liquid milk, 5.5 for the juice products, 5.2 for the carbonated soft drinks, 4.1 for the Laban and 1.7 for tea. 

"Exhibition space has been doubled compared to last year, more than 250 companies are participating and we are targeting 10,000 professional trade visitors to attend the event" said Abdul Salam Al Madani, Executive Chairman of Arab Asian Beverage Alliance (AABA) and President of INDEX Holding.

Arab Asian Beverage Alliance, is an educational chapter that will run in conjunction with Dubai Drink Technology Expo with the support of the UAE Ministry of Economy and the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and in collaboration with Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) and Naturalizations and Residency administration - Dubai as a strategic partner of the event.

"This year AABA will handle topics of importance including the new trends and latest technology in manufacturing sector. AABA will be a venue to enhance knowledge through prominent speakers in this sector complementing and supporting DDTE" Said Dr. Ahmed Al Banna - Secretary-General of Arab Asian Beverage Alliance (AABA)

AABA aims to enhance the business relations between manufacturers, producers, logistic services providers, governmental entities in charge of import and export, businessmen and investors in beverages sector within the Arab world and Asia.  It will focus on topics related to market trends and growth in beverages industry, industry challenges and solutions, protect the environment and going green in the beverages industry in addition to other success stories.

Business to Business (B2B) meetings Program will be held in the exhibition to increase the interaction between trade visitors and exhibitors. It is a matching program that assists in enhancing business and trading deals during the event.

Dubai Drink Technology Expo presents worldwide range of products and services in the area of beverage technology and liquid food.  It offers the state-of-the-art technology, logistics solutions, and raw materials for the entire industry which constitutes a vital element to the consumers all over the world. The event will focus on promoting the latest drink processing and packaging systems, light machinery, equipment, technology, materials and services to brand owners, retailers, beverage service operators, manufacturers, processors and logistics services providers.

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