•Gulfood is the world's biggest annual food and hospitality show held in Dubai on February 25-28 at the Dubai World Trade Centre
•Gulfood will see the participation of 4,200 exhibitors with the biggest European showcase and the largest South American presence
•TASDEER to showcase the country's industry capabilities with eight leading food products' exporters from Qatar
TASDEER, the export development agency of Qatar Development Bank, is poised to showcase Qatar's food and beverage capabilities at the world's biggest and most impressive annual food and hospitality show, Gulfood, held in Dubai, UAE at the Dubai World Trade Centre on February 25-28, 2013. Eight leading food products' exporters from Doha will join TASDEER in the aim to ink key deals or pursue significant business opportunities with over 4,200 participating exhibitors from across the globe. These exporters are: Qatar Flour Mills, National Food Company, Dandy Company Limited, Colosseum Doha, Qatar Tunisian Food Company, NAFCO, Qatar Food Factory and Chocolate Graphics.
TASDEER has undertaken several initiatives to facilitate the successful participation of the Qatari companies at Gulfood. TASDEER has organized a Qatar Pavilion and booked prime advertising space at the exhibition hall to ensure significant footfall. TASDEER has also provided the Qatari exporters with a list of potential importers for their products in the region. Furthermore, TASDEER will be distributing booklets containing profiles of all the Qatari food product exporting companies. The export development agency plans to provide all the support that is required by the Qatari companies in order to strongly establish the 'Made in Qatar' brand at the exhibition.
Mr. Mansour Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Development Bank said: "As an organization that is mandated with developing the private sector in Qatar, we, at QDB, continuously look for platforms and avenues to bring industry players closer to their target markets and audiences. To that effect, we have established TASDEER to be a credible and reliable reference and source for potential opportunities, market intelligence and beneficial guidance and counsel to the Qatari non-oil exporters. In line with this mandate, TASDEER pinpoints local, regional and international platforms for these exporters to take part in, such as Gulfood, which we believe to be one of the largest and most influential happenings in the GCC."
Mr. Hassan Khalifa Al Mansouri, Executive Director of "TASDEER" said: "Gulfood is one of the world's largest and most influential annual trade shows for the food and beverage industry. It provides our exporters with superb networking and business opportunities which is exactly what we, at TASDEER, aim for stemming from our firm belief in the ambitious potential that we have in Qatar. We do hope that every Qatari exporter present at Gulfood to capitalize on this outstanding opportunity."
Spanning over 100,000 square meters of space, Gulfood Exhibition, known as Gulfood, ranks as the biggest food and beverage industry related trade events in the world. The show boasts of participants representing as many as 88 different countries. Informative conferences are organized during this four-day show, where attendees are provided with ample opportunities to learn about the latest business trends and new products.
More than 110 foreign country pavilions are also set up at the event previously. The exhibition is attended by over 60,000 qualified business visitors in all. Many professional chefs also take up this opportunity to highlight their skills to a large audience.
Different varieties of food items, beverages, restaurant supplies, hospitality services and other related food equipments are exhibited by more than 4,000 exhibiting firms. Attendees can also participate in the Baking and Pastry Guild Competition that is hosted at the exhibition. Corporate award ceremonies are held at the show as well.
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About the exhibitors
- Qatar Flour Mills (QFM) is a division of ZAD holding group and specializes in the production of Wheat flour, wheat derivatives and Pasta.
- National Food Company is a division of the ZAD holding group and specializes in the production and distribution of processed, frozen food products ranging from minced meat to burgers and other edible meat products.
- Dandy Company Limited belongs to the ZAD Holding Group and manufactures a wide array of dairy and milk based products like ice creams, non-carbonated beverages and fresh juices.
- Colosseum Doha specializes in the production of gelato, ice cream, sorbetto, desserts and fresh pasta.
- Qatar Tunisian Food Company (Q-T Food) is a QIMC company and specializes in the manufacture and distribution of bottled olive oil.
- National Food Company (NAFCO) is a QIMC Company engaged in the processing, packaging and marketing various food products especially dates.
- Qatar Food Factory (Pafki Qatar) manufactures crispy corn curls, potato chips and tortilla chips.
- Chocolate Graphics provides customized chocolates in various colors and designs with no artificial ingredients.
About Qatar Development Bank;
Founded in 1997, Qatar Development Bank has been mandated to accelerate the economic diversity of Qatar through building a knowledge-based economy, with a focus on the private sector. QDB aims to encourage entrepreneurship and to help the private sector take advantage of Qatar's economic growth by providing end-to-end financial and non-financial services including access to capital, guarantees, advisory services and more. Initiatives from Qatar Development Bank include Al Dhameen, an indirect lending programme run in partnership with local commercial banks and the Qatar Export Development Agency (TASDEER) designed to take Qatari exports to world markets by insuring the commercial and political risk of their buyers. Qatar Development Bank is committed to carving a dynamic and productive private sector in Qatar.
For further information please contact us on info@qdb.qa or Tel: +974 4430 0000 or through our website www.qdb.qa
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