Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 February, 2015 2:58 pm |

Over the years, France Pavilion has increased. Today, and for the 20th anniversary, the French pavilion will present no fewer than a hundred French companies, an exceptional record for an exceptional anniversary: 1,300 square meters, 72 French food & beverage companies, 28 French foodservice equipment companies.

For the 14th consecutive year, Business France (formerly UBIFRANCE & IFA) is organizing the French Pavilion dedicated to Food Service & Catering Equipment. 28 French companies will present their flagship product and their latest innovation, in a total exhibition area of 460 square meters. Visitors will find in Za'abeel Hall amongst others: professional cooking equipment, appliances and professional tools (food preparation, cooking, molds, cutlery, etc.), bakery and pastry equipment, laundry equipment, uniforms, disposable tableware, food packaging, signs and display, thermometers, etc.
France Information Stand: Z-H36➔ Za'abeel Hall.

Also organized by Business France, the French Pavilion for Food and Drinks will occupy a total exhibition area of 834 square meters. 72 French companies will showcase quality food products, from all regions of France (particularly in Brittany, Burgundy and Franche-Comté). Visitors will find at the Trade Centre Arena / Sheikh Saeed Hall 1, amongst others: dairy products, eggs and cheese, sauces and condiments, baked goods and desserts pastry, meat and ready meals, processed fruits, soft drinks, etc.
France Information Stand: S1-A26 ➔ Trade Centre Arena / Sheikh Saeed Hall 1.

This year, the Gulfood visitors will be delighted to test dairy products, eggs and cheese, sauces and condiments, baked goods and desserts pastry, meat and ready meals, processed fruits, soft drinks.
And to discover the French know-how in the hospitality equipment (food preparation, cooking, molds, cutlery, etc.), bakery and pastry equipment, laundry equipment, uniforms, disposable tableware, food packaging, signs and display, thermometers).

France is one of the leaders in widely consumed poultry. In addition to that, France is leader in farm poultry.

Since the launching in 1987, France has been a Gulfood partner, with at the beginning a focus on the dairy sector, which is one of the most important industry in our country. Hence, the show launched brands well-known today in the GCC countries.

Much better, French exports were growing as the Show itself to reach higher figures:
In the United Arab Emirates, the French exports of food & beverage products increased by 95 % in 5 years (between 2009 and 2013).
At global level, France is the 5th largest exporter of food & beverage products since 2011, with 63.4 billion USD in 2013 (increase by 5.94% compared to 2012).
France is the 6th for the export of equipment in the food industry. In 2013, they amounted around 763 million USD (increase by 3.16 % compared to 2012).