The UAE Food & Beverage Business Group (F&B Group), under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy and in strategic partnership with the Dubai Chamber, has announced the upcoming Future Food Forum 2024, set to take place in Dubai on the 2nd and 3rd October 2024.
As the UAE continues to solidify its position as a global leader in food innovation and sustainability, this two-day event will gather key industry stakeholders, government representatives, and academia to explore cutting-edge technologies, sustainable practices, and collaborative strategies driving the future of food production.
Now in its sixth year, the Future Food Forum will feature FoodTech Valley as an organising partner, with support from the Abu Dhabi Food Hub and DP World.
With the GCC food and beverage sector expected to continue growing to reach a market value of US$ 128.2bn by 2029, the highly anticipated sixth edition of the Forum focuses on driving the UAE’s cluster strategy further with the theme ‘Future Consumer, Future Government, and Future Food’.
Key pillars
The strategy was launched last year at the Forum by the UAE Minister of Economy, HE Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, and remains at the core of country’s economic goals and key pillars of the UAE’s food and agricultural transformation roadmap that aims to increase UAE food sector contribution to GDP by US$ 10bn and to create 20,000 jobs.
This year’s theme aims to tackle emerging topics such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the circular economy, sustainability and green practices in manufacturing, international trade agreements such as CEPA, digital transformation and governance, and the growing importance of ‘free from’ products and nutrition.
In addition to shaping policy, Future Food Forum 2024 is pushing the boundaries of innovation in the F&B industry by introducing cutting-edge technologies. The event will debut the ‘Foodverse’, a metaverse-based virtual platform designed specifically for the food sector.
“Future Food Forum continues to serve as a platform for collaboration in the future of the food industry. We strongly believe in the impact of Future Food Forum in driving transformative change in the regional food system,” commented Saleh Lootah, Chairman, F&B Group.
