Welcome to the Middle East’s Premier Food Business Conference & Awards
IMAGES RetailME Food Business Forum, in partnership with UAERG Food Service Forum, is a definitive platform bringing together leaders across food and grocery retail, food service and HoReCa, food and beverages, and food tech and supply ecosystems.

A high-impact, one-day summit and conference, it convenes 400+ senior decision-makers for meaningful conversations, knowledge exchange, networking and business opportunities shaping what comes next for the region’s business of food.

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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.

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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 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.
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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.

Food & Grocery Track: Keynotes | Panels | Roundtables | Pop-ups | Awards Gala (Evening)
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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)

Speakers 2026

Abbas Khan

Chief Executive Officer Grand Hypermarkets UAE & Saudi Arabia

Abdulla Habib AlMulla

UAERG / Home Bakery

Ali Shahid

Kearney

Andy Cuthbert

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

Partners 2026

 
Frontier AI Partner
Frontier AI Partner
 
 
Silver Partner
Silver Partner
Artificial Intelligence Partner
Artificial Intelligence Partner
 
 
EVENT ASSOCIATION PARTNER
EVENT ASSOCIATION PARTNER
Tech Transformation Partner
Tech Transformation Partner
Gift Partner
Gift Partner
MEDIA PARTNER
MEDIA PARTNER
MEDIA PARTNER
MEDIA PARTNER
 

WHO SHOULD PARTNER

FOOD & GROCERY RETAIL

FOOD SERVICE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

FOOD & GROCERY RETAIL

FOOD SERVICE

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Reach Out to Our Team

For Sponsorship Opportunities (Dubai)

PRIYA RAKESH | +971 50 794 3936 | priya@imagesretailme.com

Retail Technology Partnership

TARUNA SAJNANI | +971 50 856 0096 | tarurna@imagesretailme.com

Retail Real Estate Partnership

MEENU SINGH | +971 55 101 2781 | meenu@imagesretailme.com

Sponsorship Opportunities - Middle East Events (India)

BINDU PILLAI | +91 982 032 4063 | bindupillai@imagesgroup.in

Speaking Engagements or Corporate Relations

ANURIMA DAS | +971 58 590 5371 | anurima@imagesretailme.com

Marketing Opportunities

NAJU JOSEPH | +971 56 282 9981 | naju@imagesretailme.com

Delegate Enquiry

AVANI PRABHU | +971 58 571 7148 | avani@imagesretailme.com

For Awards Enquiries

ZAHABIYA MURTUZA | +971 50 206 5352 | zahabiya@imagesretailme.com

Booth Fabrication

NEVILLE RODRIGUES | +91 9820 404 157 | neville@images-ent.com

Directions to the Venue

📅 June 2027

Venue

JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai

Address

66 Al Marsa St - Dubai Marina - Dubai

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