Filipino food companies are participating in Gulfood 2021, the largest food and beverage exhibitions in the Middle East this month, according to Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions executive director Pauline Suaco-Juan.
The Food Philippines pavilion at the Dubai World Trade Center will be manned by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Dubai team.
To build on the momentum created by the Philippine delegation, CITEM and PTIC Dubai will facilitate an extensive business-to-business event between exhibitors and prospective buyers on March 14 to 16, shortly after Gulfood.
Headed to Dubai on Feb. 21 to 25 are 13 food export companies including Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures Inc.; Century Pacific Food Inc.; Doxo Trading; Federation of Peoples’ Sustainable Development Cooperative JNRM Corp.; MagicMelt Foods Corp.; Market Reach International Resources; Mega Global Corp.; Philippine Grocers Food Exports Inc.; Profood International Corp.; Sandpiper Spices and Condiments Corp./Mama Sita’s; SL Agritech Corp.; and Super Q.
All companies offer hearty, diverse, and halal-certified selections and are export-ready to deliver consistent product quality to represent the best of Philippine food manufacturing and processing.
To be featured in the FoodPhilippines pavilion are well-loved Pinoy products such as coconut water by Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures, canned tuna by Century Pacific Food; canned sardines by Mega Global Corp.; various branded goods by Philippine Grocers Food Exports Inc.; and special Filipino bread by MagicMelt Food Corp.
As one of the world’s leading exporters and producers of several tropical fruits such as pineapples, coconuts and mangoes, the Philippines has also become fertile ground for the production of premium fruit products, as evidenced by Doxo Trading, Market Reach International Resources and Profood International Corp. The companies will be bringing in distinctly Pinoy pineapple juice and global favorite dried mangoes.
The Philippine delegation’s institutional participation comprises physical and digital components, where featured products in the FoodPhilippines pavilion will come with QR codes which buyers can scan to be led to the exhibitors’ inboxes
Rice, a Filipino dining staple, will also come in various iterations through the Philippines’ leading manufacturer of premium rice, SL Agritech Corp., as well as through delectable rice cake snacks by JNRM Corp. and FPSDC’s selections of black, pink, brown, and red rice.
Mama Sita’s under Sandpiper Spices and Condiments Corp. will showcase its mixes and sauces accompanied by heirloom Filipino recipes. Super Q, which transformed the Philippine noodle industry, will present quality wheat-based noodles such as bihon, pancit canton and palabok.
“It’s all systems go for our ongoing efforts to promote our choicest halal-certified food products, particularly in the Middle East and North American region,” Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary for trade promotions Abdulgani Macatoman said.
“We’re looking forward to showcasing our homegrown flavors, exemplifying the diversity that discerning taste buds all over the world know and love,” he said.
The Philippine participation in Gulfood 2021 is facilitated by CITEM, in fulfillment of its mandate as the export-promotions arm of the DTI, in partnership with PTIC Dubai, PTIC Jeddah and the Export Marketing Bureau.