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2025 SESSION
2025 UPCOMING SESSION
| Month | Topic |
|---|---|
| April | Sustainable Beauty and Wellness trends that are defining the GCC markets |
| May | The Future of Organic, Clean & Halal Beauty in GCC |
| June | Health and Wellness Trends: Capitalizing on the Organic Movement |
| July | Organic on the Shelf: How Fresh Produce is Reshaping Retail Demand |
| July | Supplements & Nutraceuticals in the Gulf: Driving the New Wellness Economy |
| August | Halal Rising: The Growth of Halal Products in the GCC & Why Certification Matters |
| August | Guilt-free "The Future Of Healthy Confectionery in the GCC" |
| September | Integrating Traditional Ingredients into Modern Organic Products |
| October | Marketing Strategies for Promoting Organic Brands in the GCC region |
| October | Health and Wellness Trends: Capitalizing on the Organic Movement |
2025 PREVIOUS SESSION
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2024 SESSION
3.00-5.00pm
Vegan, Free from & keto – No longer a fad, rather a way of life. Are you actively involved in MENA’s veganism and free from journey?
3.00-5.00pm
Halal – Capturing opportunities in the halal market for organic & natural products
3.00-5.00pm
Clean, Natural beauty – Helping Middle East’s conscious millenials accelerate the shift to natural, clean beauty.
3.00-5.00pm
Organic cosmetics – Awareness and preference is at an all time high, the only roadblock? Availability and quality. Do you have products that fit the bill?
3.00-5.00pm
Specialty Tea & Coffee – Whether it’s the first thing in the morning, or a late night cold brew, Middle East loves it’s coffee and tea. With emerging re-export potential, how keen are you on expanding into the region?
3.00-5.00pm
Nutraceuticals, supplements & probiotics – Increasing health consciousness, preventative healthcare and a renewed focus on wellbeing has led to a massive surge in demand. Are you equipped to capture market share?
3.00-5.00pm
Ingredients – As the demand for organic food and beauty increases so does the demand for ingredients required to manufacture organic products. How crucial is the Middle East market for you?
3.00-5.00pm
Organic beverages – In a post-pandemic era, health & wellness has emerged on top leading to a thriving market for health based drinks. Are you looking to maximise your market share in the Middle East?
3.00-5.00pm
Functional food – Health & wellbeing fast emerges as priority, can you help MENA achieve it’s lifestyle goals?
3.00-5.00pm
Mom & child – The adoption of organic baby food in the Middle East is staggering with almost 50% of shelf space occupied by organic. As mothers grow conscious and ready to pay premium, how can you build trust?
3.00-5.00pm
Organic meat, poultry & dairy – With one of highest per-capita meat consumption in the world, Middle East’s meat market can’t get more lucrative. What are your plans to cater to this growing demand?
3.00-5.00pm
The spice wave- Middle East has always been a big consumer of spices, off late, the demand for various organic spices has gone through the roof. As demand heats up, what’s your export strategy to the region? Have you evaluated scope for re-export?
3.00-5.00pm
Organic, natural honey – Middle East’s staple, now replacing sugar. Are you ready to captilise on the spike in demand?
3.00-5.00pm
Sustainable & living products – Marching towards a better future, what’s in it for suppliers of eco-friendly products?
What is Organic Majlis?
A series of online roundtable conversations between international suppliers and regional buyer community to develop trade.
Building new connections are crucial for a successful business. Connecting with trade buyers and importers in the Middle East is vital to ensure export success.
The Organic Majlis – MENA digital trade mission is your go-to platform to meet Middle East buyers looking to source organic and natural products from across the globe. Through the digital trade mission, achieve your export targets and meet with buyers in the Middle East, Africa & beyond.
Previous VIP Buyer Panelists
Lana Belousova
Procurement & Global Sourcing Leader, Farzana Trading
Lander Mardo
Managing Director,
Taste of Spain
Muhammad Zaman
BDM Organic & Bio
Carolina Gutierrez
Head Of Coffee at Bevarabia
Deba Adhya
General Manager Americana restaurants
Dr. Ashraf Mahate
Chief Economist - Export Markets, Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai Industries and Exports
Michael Craig
General Manager, Ripe Organic
Pankaj Mamnani
Category Procurement Manager – Import division, SAFCO
Ismail Sarhan
Group Sales Manager, Al Seer Distribution (Fine fair food)
Leena Khalil
Chief Commercial Officer, mumzworld.com
Karen Wells
Brand Director, Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group (Mikyajy)
Gijo Jacob
Head - Distribution & Wholesale, Alfa One, Aster Pharmacies
Astrid Dando
CEO, Blossom Honey
Rashed Saif Al Bedawi
CEO, Foodya World, UAE
Bella Shah
Manager, Business Operations, Muscat Pharmaceutical Trading
Ananya Narayan
Managing Director, Hunter Foods
Dharmendra Mohnani
General Manager, West Zone Fresh Supermarket
James Scott
CEO, Grandiose Supermarket
Mohamed Al Madfai
CEO, Emirati Coffee Co.
Nishant Bhatia
Head of F&B Innovation, Costa Coffee
Tauland Hyka
Category Manager – Beverages, Chef Middle East
Zubair Ahmad
Head of marketing & international sales, Al Islami Foods
Kirti Meghnani
Head - Retail Procurement, Choithrams
Mohamed Tafseer
Head- Commercial and Business Development
Katarina Cheslarov
Founder & Managing Director, Midway Middle East
KEY MARKET SECTORS
IN FOCUS
Vegan and free from products – From a mere trend to mainstream
Veganism and the rising consumption of plant-based alternatives is booming in the Middle East. Research suggests that close to 52% of Gen Z population are actively trying to cut down on meat and animal-based products in their diets and are replacing it with healthy plant-based alternatives. This only goes to show that vegan and free from products are not just restricted to a fringe niche populatio
Mom & child products – The organic child
There are close to 120,000 new-borns every year in the UAE alone. For moms in the Middle East, there is a growing interest to use organic and natural products for their babies as a healthy child raising practice. Through the right education and awareness, the demand for mom and child products will offer huge potential for growth and scalability. The upgrade will happen quicker if suppliers are abl
Organic beauty - Cruelty free and vegan cosmetics
The Gulf states have one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. A recent study suggested that women in UAE and Saudi Arabia are amongst the world’s highest spenders on cosmetics, beauty, and personal care products. A good majority of these big spenders are increasingly looking at natural, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics. Not only are these consumers looking to move away due to natu
Organic honey - Pure, raw and in demand
The Middle East market for organic honey is set to reach $1.1 billion by 2025. In a post-pandemic world, where everyone’s focus is on enhancing immunity and wellness, the demand for pure, natural honey is set to soar especially in the Middle East and Africa. Consumers are also very interested to know more about honey, its flavour, it’s origin and general bee-keeping conditions. Conside
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ORGANIC MAJLIS?
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Earn export benefits from gulf markets with the largest sourcing platform for organic products
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WHAT WE HAVE DELIVERED SO FAR
44000+
Live buyer attendees
2800+
Pre scheduled live meetings
4366+
Product Enquiries delivered
“Its been 8 years since we are visiting this show and have procured many products and those business are now selling with us at Lulu and every year we come and look for more and unique products”
Salim MA
“I think there’s huge potential for organic market expansion- there’s a great base of people from all over that are well educated and he means to buy organic. It’s a great market and it has a lot of potential. I think expo’s such as this are very important to get buyer out to meet suppliers.”
Melody Meyer
“We have found our market!
We found café chain owners and a lot of distributors from 7 countries so far at the expo. We had lucrative discussions using the Online B2B Platform that have opened a doorway into this region for our sustainable coffee products. We plan on bringing a larger contingency under a Papa New Guinea country pavilion next year.”
Emma Orea
“While the demand for organic and natural has hiked this year, it has been a challenging year for businesses, and we needed a platform like the expo where we could keep the economy going. It is great to see how the show has explored online and offline opportunities to connect buyers and suppliers this year.”
Anamika Hans
“It was interesting to be a part of this format and it helped us understand the demand for our products in the region even better. The portal is an evolved platform for beauty brands like us in Europe, who are able to still make trade connections and conversations without any barriers.”
Sharon Raston
4X Export Growth
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