Welcome to the Middle East’s Premier Food Business Conference & Awards
Blueprint for the Next Food Economy | 2026
IMAGES RetailME Food Business Forum and UAERG Food Service Forum return in 2026 at a decisive moment for the region’s food retail and food service industry.
The region has just seen what happens when supply lines and tourism cannot be taken for granted. This reality defines the 2026 agenda and theme: Blueprint for the Next Food Economy.
This is the region’s definitive Food Business Conference in Dubai for leaders across: Food & Grocery Retail / Food Service & HoReCa / Food & Beverages / Food Tech & Supply Ecosystems.
A high-impact, one-day Food & Beverage Summit and Conference, held one day ahead of the Middle East Retail Forum at the same venue, bringing together 400+ senior decision-makers building what comes next for the region’s food economy.
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What’s on the Table?
Strategic keynotes from industry leaders
Executive panel discussions and closed-door roundtables
UAERG members completing this year’s executive masterclass and certification
Immersive food and beverage exhibition showcases
High-value networking with 400+ senior industry professionals
Plus two industry-recognised award ceremonies celebrating excellence across food retail and food service.
Why It Matters?
The GCC food and beverage industry is entering its next phase. Growth is no longer defined by expansion alone. It is defined by how intelligently resilience is built.
Regional supply chains that held under pressure.
Resident demand that carried the market through disruption.
Digital acceleration.
Infrastructure and food security investments that continued regardless of external shocks.
Few regions have had to prove this. This one did.
If you are in the business of selling, serving, scaling or supplying food, across retail, food service or food tech, this Food Business Event and Food & Beverage Conference in Dubai is where the next chapter of the region’s food economy is shaped.
A focused Food & Grocery Retail Event and Food Business Summit dedicated to the transformation of grocery stores, supermarket chains and modern food retail formats across the GCC.
From private label strategy and supply chain resilience to digital commerce and shopper analytics, this track addresses the real structural questions shaping the food retail and grocery business landscape in the Middle East.
If you operate, supply or enable grocery stores and food retail networks, this is where strategy turns into scale.
A leading Food Service Industry Summit and platform for restaurant groups, franchise operators, culinary leaders and food tech innovators.
Delivered this year through expert-led masterclasses across menu engineering, cost control, expansion strategy and experience-driven formats, this track equips UAERG members with practical, applicable skills, closing with executive certification.
If you build, power or supply restaurants, QSR chains and food & beverage service formats, this is your room.
Food Service Track: Keynotes | Masterclasses | Executive Certification | Pop-ups | Awards Gala (Evening)
President of the World Association of Chefs Societies (Worldchefs), Past President & Coordinator of the Emirates Culinary Guild, and General Manager of Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Madinat Jumeirah C&I, Jumeirah Hospitality
