Consumers can’t wait to try the best of Plant Based Alternatives!
Plant-based products have certainly caught wind, especially in the pandemic era. We asked industry leaders about their opinion and why the Middle East market is more lucrative for suppliers of vegan and plant-based F&B products than ever before. There is a mid-size market for vegan, organic products (in the wider Middle East) currently, and […]
Identifying Organic Products with the European Union
What constitutes an organic product? Which physical attributes differentiate an organic product from a “conventional” product? This topic has been a point of contention for years now. The European Union, our official sponsors for the VIP Buyer Lounge at the expo help the audience properly identify organic products. What constitutes an organic product? Which physical […]
Gourmet, Savory Snacks on the Rise in the Middle East
The Middle East Organic and Natural Digital Trade Week for Gourmet, Savory Snacks, and Packaged Foods was yet another successful week. During a live webinar conducted at the time, several experts from the region gave their input on this sector. The global snacks market is 380 billion dollars, out of which 7 billion dollars is […]
Organic Tea and Coffee are Here to Stay
The Organic and Natural Digital Trade Week for the Tea and Coffee sector featured an enlightening webinar, several trade transactions and, multiple RFQs over the week. Let’s see what expert speakers at the webinar had to say. The primary goal of DMCC’s Tea and Coffee arm “The DMCC for Tea and Coffee […]
Vegan and Free-From Products to Grow Astronomically in the Region
The Organic and Natural Digital Trade Week for Vegan and Free-From products saw several RFQs and adept speakers. Let’s take a look at expert opinions from our live webinar session. COVID-19 accelerated the trend of conscious consumption, especially with price and well being. Monique Naval, senior analyst at Euromonitor International, the world’s leading […]
The Organic and Natural Ingredients and Spices Market Soars!
Held as a part of the Organic Digital Trade Week, an ongoing sister initiative to the Organic and Natural Products Expo, the Ingredients and Spices live webinar session showcased educational insights and market trends in the Middle East. The week was purposed towards connecting buyers from the region with global suppliers, facilitating multiple RFQs and […]
Organic Fresh Produce is Rising and Will Continue to Rise for Years to Come
“The UAE National Food Security Strategy 2051, was launched in 2018, with five key pillars. The government is very active when it comes to this strategy. Several stakeholders have also provided funds, pushing the agenda of food security forward, along with proponents of organic, hydroponic, and other such agricultural tools,” started Yazen Al-Kodmani, Operation’s […]
The Superfoods Industry is Booming for Global and Local Suppliers!
Manu Mahdi, the founder of organicandreal.com, the largest online organic store in the UAE, shared his thoughts from a retailer’s perspective, “People are looking at buying products good for their health and healing. From a retailer’s perspective, more than 100 brands are coming in the Middle Eastern market regularly, because customers have become more […]
IN-GRAINING HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN CHILDREN
UAE entrepreneur Shauravi Malik’s passion to get her children to gobble up all the exciting food ideas that are brimming in her own kitchen gave birth to Slurrp Farm. And in just over three years, what started as an experiment in her own home kitchens has now turned into a loved kids’ food brand; having […]
FULLY VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE CAFÉ GOES ORGANIC
Soul Sante café is a fully vegan, gluten free, sugar free and soy free café. It’s a one stop to a better lifestyle, using ayurvedic cooking principles, combined with modern technique. We interviewed Manisha Advani to find out more about her outlook on organic products. Why is using natural and organic products important in […]