Business & Money | Wednesday 21 October, 2015 12:51 am |

Sixty French companies will be spread over 3 French Pavilions organized by Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy. This event will take part from the 27th to the 29th October 2015 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.  The French offer will be divided into three sections: Gourmet foods and drinks (Hall 6) with 14 French companies, Ingérients (Sheikh Saeed Hall 1) with 14 French companies and 32 French companies at the Gulfood Manufacturing (Hall2).

 

The French food and agriculture industry has always been keen on providing high quality food and agricultural products, a wide range of choices and diversity and maintaining the momentum of innovation in its production.  As such, French food exports have kept across the years a privileged position and rank high among worldwide agricultural exporters, despite fierce competition from various countries. 

 

The impressive commercial turnover of 9 billion Euros in 2014 has strengthened the rock-solid reputation of French food and agricultural industries as one of the main pillars of foreign trade in France, ranking third after aeronautic industries and chemical/cosmetics industries.

 

France is a prominent food and agricultural product exporter to the entire world, ranking third among world food and agricultural exporters in 2000.  In 2014, it was the fifth largest exporter in the world, after the United States, the Netherlands, Germany and Brazil.  France’s turnover in food and agricultural products (FAP) reached €190 billion in 2013 and scored a net surplus of €9.1 bn in its trade balance in 2014 (€58.2 bn exports vs. 49.1 bn imports), coming third after aeronautic industries and chemical/cosmetics industries.

 

Gourmet food items are prestigious icons of French expertise and gourmet export turnover have reached a €6.5-bn high in 2014, almost equal to dairy products.  Leading among exports of French gourmet foods are bakeries, sweet pastries and viennoiseries (27%), chocolates (23%), fine cheese (12%) and honey and jams (5%).  Growth of French bakery/sweet pastry exports rose by 30% in 5 years, with 82% of exports destined to EU countries, especially Eastern and Northern European countries seeking premium bakery-pastry.

 

 

Viva la France! Back for a 6th consecutive year, the French Pavilion at Speciality Food Festival/Seafex 2015 will offer an extensive range of gourmet foods: confiserie, chocolate, syrup, honey, Halal meat, snail, nougat, organic food, fresh fish and much more… 

14 French companies will showcase quality products, from all regions of France. Visitors will find these delicious products at Hall 6 Stand F6-16 to F6-34 / G6-15 to G6-33. 

Please click here for the Catalog:  http://bit.ly/1M47Kff

 

32 French companies will showcase their Equipment/Products at the Gulfood Manufacturing: Process & Packaging.

They will exhibit their know-how, technology, design and high finish.

Importers/distributors have this unique opportunity to discover those companies that have made French process and packaging’s reputation. The French Pavilion at the ProPack Middle East sector will be located in HALL 2.

 

 14 French companies will showcase their new products at the Gulfood Manufacturing: Ingredients. They will introduce dairy powders & ingredients, egg procuts, dairy, cereal & bakery ingredients, gelatine and collagen peptides.

This French Pavilion sector will be located in SHEIKH SAEED HALL 1.