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SIAL Middle East Abu Dhabi 2018 Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition 2018 Post Show Fact Sheet
Event Name SIAL Middle East - Abu Dhabi 2018 (9th Edition) | Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition 2018 (4th Edition)
Show Date & Timings
10 – 12 December 2018, (Monday to Wednesday) 10 am – 6 pm (10th – 11th December) | 10 am – 5 pm (12th December)
Website www.sialme.com | www.abudhabidatepalm.com
Venue Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE – www.adnec.ae Halls 5 – 9
Organiser SIAL Network (Comexposium) & SIAL Middle East FZ LLC
Patronage H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
Strategic Partner
Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
In collaboration with
Abu Dhabi Food Festival
Country of Honour
Kuwait
Sponsors
SIAL Middle East 2018 Host Sponsor - Abu Dhabi Chamber Diamond Sponsor - Jenaan Investment Investment Partner – Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development Gold Sponsor - Agthia Silver Sponsor - Abu Dhabi Farmer’s Services Centre Bronze Sponsor – Royal Horizon Bronze Sponsor – The Deep Seafood Company Retail Partner - Lulu Group Official Carrier – Etihad Airways Destination & Cultural Partner – Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau
Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition 2018 Host Sponsor - Ministry of Presidential Affairs Powered by – Al Foah In collaboration with – Khalifa International Awards for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation
Culinary Partners
The Emirates Culinary Guild World Association of Chefs Societies
Exhibitors 1,089 exhibitors from 45 countries
Visitors 20,529 unique visitors from 90+ countries 28,324 attendees (Including repeat visitors)
National Pavilions
In addition to the specialized domestic pavilions like UAE SME Pavilion, Khalifa Fund Pavilion & UAE Local & Federal Government Pavilion, there were 24 international country pavilions: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Mexico. Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand & Turkey
Hosted Buyer Programme
470 hosted buyers from 50 countries 10,583 introductions & meetings between Exhibitors and Hosted Buyers
Features & Events
Hosted Buyer Introduction Suite: A private dedicated space for exhibitors to meet with batches of selected Hosted Buyers. 7 sessions based on product category were held in the Hosted Buyer Introduction Suite over the 3 days. More than 2,700 introductions were conducted as part of the programme. UAE National Coffee Championships: Certified by the World Coffee Events (WCE) and sanctioned by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), 2 coffee competitions including National Brewers Championship and National Latte Art Championships were part of the UAE National Coffee Championships.
Award Competitor
UAE National Brewers Cup Champion Lablibell Bajarias of Nostalgia Dubai
UAE National Latte Art Champion Cris John Benavente Joud Cafe Abu Dhabi
SIAL Innovation: A unique celebration of 16 most innovative food and beverage products out of 150+ submissions. All finalists were displayed within the dedicated Innovation Area at SIAL Middle East. 3 winners of the competition were:
Award Exhibitor Product Country
Gold Al Rawabi Dairy Company Nutree Boost UAE
Silver Munkyeong Omija Valley Co.Ltd | OMI
OMI Everyday Concentrate & extract Series
Korea
Bronze Philippines Department of Agriculture | INSTAYUM MUSHROOM CHIPS
Instayum Mushroom Chips
Philippines
La Cuisine: Organised by the Emirates Culinary Guild, La Cuisine is now region’s largest culinary competition and a favourite meeting point for food service professionals. The event this year hosted more than 1000 chef competitors from all over the region to compete across 19 different categories:
Award Hotel
Winner - Best Effort by a Corporation
Jumeirah Group
Winner - Best Effort by an Individual Establishment
Al Jawaher Recreation Center
Award Hotel Competitor
Best Arabian Cuisiner Madinat Jumeirah C&I Hady Nabil Hussain
Best Pastry Chef Palace Downtown Ruwan Kumara Pihille Gedara
Best Kitchen Artist Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche Don Sampath Asela Hettiarachchi
Best Cuisiner Atmosphere Burj Khalifa Laxman Singh
Roaming Chefs: Senior executive chefs representing regional and international hotels & restaurants took guided tours around the show number of times during the day. More than 800 introductions were made as part of the programme
Features & Events (continued)
La Cuisine VIP Evening: 200+ senior chefs from the region and select exhibitors’ networked in an informal setting at the spectacular The Club Abu Dhabi. The Alen Golden Coffee Pot Thong Young Chefs Challenge awards were also presented at the La Cuisine VIP evening:
Award Team Representing
Winner Singapore
First Runner Up United Arab Emirates
Second Runner Up China
The Mercurys: The Mercurys is the most prestigious award in travel catering, worldwide. Judged by a panel of independent experts, the 37th edition recognised the very best in travel catering with five main award categories spanning airline meals, service, general on-board food and beverages and equipment. The award ceremony was held on 10th December at the Shangri-La Abu Dhabi.
Category Company Entry
Airline Meal – Economy
Tops Foods Vegetable Lasagne SPML - Ambient (Vegan, Lactose Free)
Beverage Koopskaap (Pty) Ltd fibs VIRGIN G&T
Service Concept – Economy
D&F Marketing GmbH & DELTA
Warm Cookie Service
Service Concept – Premium
En Route Business Class Cheese Service
Food Product – Snack
Beemster Cheese Beemster Bun Premium Cheese Snack
Food Product – Savoury
Saudi Airlines Catering Company
ZADI Dates Dressing
Food Product – Sweet
Savarin Deserts Frozen Desserts
Equipment – Production
Diversey Diversey Remote Guidance
Equipment – Passenger
Kaelis On Board Services & BA
An Innovative Beverage Pot: A Joint- Development with British Airways
Equipment – Passenger
Sola Airline Cutlery B.V. Sola Cutlery Design Durban In Hollow Handle
Abu Dhabi Food Security Roundtables: Food Security Center - Abu Dhabi (FSCAD) brought together the top government officials, CEOs and industry experts to discuss ways of ensuring the availability of affordable, sustainable and nutritious food. Over the 2 days, two key topics were discussed including ‘The role of the retail sector in supporting the local product’ and ‘Innovation, the driving force of a world without hunger’. Agricultural Investment Seminar: Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development brought together top speakers from all over the Arab world to discuss agricultural investment. More than 200 delegates were in attendance.
Contact us to become part of 2019 edition of SIAL Middle East & Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition
9 – 11 December 2019 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
International Participation GCC & Middle East Participation
E: [email protected] T: +33 1 76 77 13 33
Mosaab Abdo E: [email protected]
T: +971 4 566 8357 Ext: 106 M: +971 50 817 9727
