GulFood 2026, One Of The World’s Largest Food Exhibition

Crowds are filling Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City as Gulfood 2026 unfolds at double the scale. From first meetings to serious deal-making, the energy is real, the floors are buzzing, and the global food industry is fully in motion.

195 countries. 7 continents. Two Mega Venues.

Gulfood 2026 brings the world together like never before. With World Food now in its new, expanded home at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City, this edition marks the largest and most diverse national participation in Gulfood's history.

Across two mega venues, global suppliers showcase the full spectrum of food, culture and innovation shaping the future of F&B. This is the world's food system, gathered in one place.

Future FOOD500 cut straight to what's next and how to deliver it.

From next-gen beverages, hybrid formats and food as medicine to clean labels, plant-based innovation and supply chain transformation, the stage explored how psychology, culture and technology are reshaping demand. With Gen Z insights, premiumisation debates and action-focused leadership, one thing stood out: the future of food is already in motion and it's being built now.

Where food tech steps out of the lab and onto the global stage.

New at Gulfood 2026, Gulfood Startups arrives at Dubai World Trade Centre, spotlighting breakthrough food and agri-tech innovation. From AI and biotech to next-gen agri-tech, the industry's most ambitious founders take the Gulfood Nxt Stage, pitching directly to global F&B leaders searching for scalable, market-ready solutions.

This is where bold ideas turn commercial, technology meets demand and the next wave of food innovation takes shape.