Welcome to the Middle East’s Premier Food Business Conference & Awards

Fuelling 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.

This is not just another food event.
It 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 bringing together the region’s most influential decision-makers shaping the future of the food economy.

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What’s on the Table?

  • Strategic keynotes from industry leaders
  • Executive panel discussions and closed-door roundtables
  • 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.

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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 scale is built.

High tourism inflows.
Population diversity.
Digital acceleration.
Infrastructure and food security investments.

Few regions offer this intensity of opportunity.
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.

IMAGES RetailME
Food Business Forum

A focused Food 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 optimisation to digital commerce and shopper analytics, this track addresses the real challenges 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.
UAERG
Food Service Forum
A leading Food Service Industry Summit and platform for restaurant groups, franchise operators, culinary leaders and food tech innovators.

From menu engineering and cost control to expansion strategy and experience-driven formats, this track explores the forces reshaping the food service industry and HoReCa ecosystem in the region.

If you build, power or supply restaurants, QSR chains and food & beverage service formats, this is your room.

WHO SHOULD PARTNER

FOOD & GROCERY RETAIL

FOOD SERVICE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

FOOD & GROCERY RETAIL

FOOD SERVICE

Partners 2026

 
 

REACH OUT TO OUR TEAM

FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (DUBAI)

RUCHIKA DSOUZA || +971 551782990 || ruchika@imagesretailme.com

ROBIN NAGAR || +971 542316316 || robin@imagesretailme.com

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
MIDDLE EAST EVENTS (INDIA)

BINDU PILLAI || +91 9820324063 || bindupillai@imagesgroup.in

EDITORIAL, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS OR CORPORATE RELATIONS

ANURIMA DAS || +971 585905371 || anurima@imagesretailme.com

For Marketing Opportunities

NAJU JOSEPH || +971 562829981 || naju@imagesretailme.com

FOR DELEGATE ENQUIRIES

GURU KIRUPA || +971 585398510 || kirupa@imagesretailme.com

FOR AWARDS ENQUIRIES

ZAHABIYA MURTUZA || +971 502065352 || zahabiya@imagesretailme.com

Directions to the Venue

JUNE 10, 2026

Venue

J W Marriott Marina

Address

66 Al Marsa St - Dubai Marina – Dubai

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