USMEF took part in International Food Trade Show Gulfood-2025 in Dubai
One of the three largest in the world and the largest in the Middle East region, the 30th annual specialized food exhibition Gulfood 2025 was held in Dubai, UAE, February 17-21.
The United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) took part in the exhibition jointly with its members - producers and traders of beef, beef variety meats, logistics companies, which were presented to importers and distributors from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. USMEF President/CEO Dan Halstrom, Representatives from the USA, UAE, Lebanon, Africa, EU and CIS met with at the USMEF stand. Daniel B. Whitley, Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, visited the USA national exposition at the Gulfood exhibition, USMEF booth and booths of U.S. meat producers and traders, as well as.
The exhibition is popular not only with visitors from the Gulf countries, but also with players in the food and beverage industries from Africa, the CIS, the EU and Asia, as more than 95% of food products are imported to the Gulf countries. Total exports to the UAE are estimated at almost $16 billion, so the Gulfood exhibition has become a significant and brilliant event in the region.
The Gulfood exhibition is an important international business platform for communication between professionals; in 2025 more than 5 thousand companies from 120 countries took part in the show and over 97 thousand food industry professionals from 185 countries attended the show. Among them there were retail owners and specialists, producers, exporters, importers, distributors of food and drinks, hoteliers and restaurateurs, including fast food chains, catering companies, food supply chain specialists and logisticians.
The largest exhibition-in-exhibition Halal World Food was presented by hundreds of halal manufacturers from 50 countries. The global presence at Gulfood has been confirmed by 120 official national pavilions.
Source: USMEF
