Amman: The fourth edition of the International Food and Food Tech Exhibition is set to kick off on September 4 at the Amman International Motor Show on the Airport Road, drawing approximately 200 local, regional, and international companies specializing in food manufacturing.
According to Jordan News Agency, the event will be held under the patronage of Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah. The three-day event brings together global and domestic leaders in food and beverage production, industry technologists, policymakers, and representatives from international food organizations.
Organized by Nabd International for Exhibitions and Conferences, the exhibition focuses on pressing challenges in the food processing sector, with a primary emphasis on regional food security, technical solutions, automated production lines, and supply chain sustainability. Exhibiting firms hail from 25 countries alongside Jordan, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, India, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
The showcase spans sectors including food and beverages, dairy, meats, frozen foods, ingredients, flavorings, spices, processing machinery, packaging, cold chain logistics, hospitality services, and food tech solutions. Organizers noted that the exhibition serves as a premier professional platform for forging strategic partnerships and exploring new avenues for regional and global industrial growth.
Anoud Jarrar, General Manager of Nabd International, stated that the event underscores the critical importance of domestic food localization and processing-lessons reinforced by global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. She emphasized that the exhibition provides local agricultural producers and food processors with invaluable networking opportunities to connect with potential importers across neighboring markets like Palestine, Syria, and Iraq. Jarrar highlighted that food manufacturing stands as a priority sector within Jordan's Economic Modernization Vision due to its pivotal role in driving food security, boosting exports, and generating employment.
Running parallel to the exhibition, the Smart Food Manufacturing and Food Security Conference will bridge academic research with industrial application by gathering researchers, corporate executives, and technology innovators.