Seven Bahraini companies will participate in Bahrain pavilion at the upcoming Gulfood, a major exhibition for the food and hospitality industry in Dubai, UAE.

The event will run from February 8 to 12 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

WorkSmart, the company responsible for organizing the Bahraini pavilion at the exhibition, confirmed that the Bahraini participation aims at strengthening national investment in this sector which values billions of dollars.

It also aims to provide broad areas of growth for the participants that lead to the acceleration of local and regional growth rates in the sector the supply, manufacture of food, beverages, canning and equipment for hotels, restaurants and others.

The participating Bahraini companies until now are Trafco Group, Alkabaely for Food Industry, Awal Dairy, Chocolate and Co, Deeko Bahrain, Mak for Food Industry and the Food Supply Company.

WorkSmart explained that Bahraini companies are taking part in the 20th edition of the exhibition along with nearly 2,500 companies involved in the industry and commercial activities in the field of manufacturing and trading of food and hospitality from various countries of the world. The event will feature a number of presentations, conferences and workshops.

“Gulfood in its 20th edition has become the largest annual event for food trade and hospitality in the world, and the largest trade fair in the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia especially with the growing demands from the industry, supply and processing of global food companies,” the company pointed out. – TradeArabia News Service