GULFOOD 2022

Prodeca is organising the participation of Catalan agri-food companies at the GULFOOD 2022, under the slogan Catalonia where food is culture.

This fair will take place from 13 to 17 February 2022 in Dubai (UAE).

TRADE FAIR DETAILS

27th edition of the world's largest annual exhibition of food and non-alcoholic beverage companies, gathering for 5 days in Dubai (Dubai World Trade Centre - DWTC), a hub of international trade.

It is a strategic fair for food companies looking to build commercial contacts in the Middle East, Asia and East Africa.

Gulfood brings together 5,000 exhibitors from more than 180 countries, across 120,000 square metres of exhibition space. The 2020 edition recorded 92,909 trade visitors from 186 countries. Visitors were chiefly importers, distributors and wholesalers, followed by food service and hospitality professionals, retail and institutions.

Alcoholic products and pork products may not be exhibited at this fair.

ORGANISATION OF COMPANY PARTICIPATION

Prodeca provides Catalan companies with an exhibition space under the Catalonia, where food is culture brand, with the aim of supporting the commercial promotion of this sector.

WAYS TO TAKE PART

1. INDIVIDUAL STAND
   Participation is envisaged with an individual 9 m2 stand, with storage, table, chairs, counter and shelving or display cabinet (depending on final design) for product display.
   Companies wishing to book a double stand must state this on their application; however, it cannot be guaranteed that all requests can be met, owing to space availability. Prodeca's general criterion applies: order of arrival of registrations.
    
2. GROUP STAND
   Participation is envisaged in spaces of 4 m2 per company, with shared storage, table, chairs, counter and shelving for product display.
    
3. GROUP STAND VIA STREAMING
   Companies that wish to may take part by staffing the stand via streaming. The Prodeca staff assigned to the fair will support the connection arrangements and facilitate online meetings with visiting buyers. Participation is envisaged in spaces of 4 m2 per company, with shared storage, table, chairs and shelving for product display, plus a screen to connect visitors with the company's representative via streaming. Under this option, the company undertakes to assign a representative to handle the streaming connection throughout the fair's opening hours, both at the fair venue and at the company's premises.
   Prodeca will deliver the stands with basic decoration, harmonised across all stand types. Under option 1, the individual stand, exhibiting companies may adapt their stand if they see fit, provided they notify Prodeca in advance and bear the cost.
   If the exhibiting company chooses to adapt its stand, this may in no case affect the basic identifying graphic elements (the company's graphic identity, the Catalonia image).

Under the group stand option, the exhibiting company may not make any adaptations.

If an exhibitor needs furniture or services not covered by the terms of the call, they must bear the cost.

All companies will be included in the fair catalogue.

The Prodeca staff assigned to organising the stand will support exhibitors before and during the fair.

PARTICIPATION PRICE

• Price per 9 m2 stand: €4,900 + 21% VAT
• Price per 4 m2 stand: €3,100 + 21% VAT
• Price per 4 m2 stand via streaming: €3,100 + 21% VAT

REGISTRATION

• Registration fee: €1,300 + 21% VAT
• Application deadline: 30 September 2021

A company will be considered admitted once it has submitted its application within the stated deadline and paid the registration fee. The remaining amount must be paid before 15 December 2021.

Once admitted, if the company withdraws it will forfeit 100% of the amount paid. The organisers reserve the right to assess the reasons given by the company for cancelling its participation and to refund a percentage of the amount paid.

The organisers reserve the right to select companies according to criteria of sector fit and product suitability for the fair's market. Should demand for spaces exceed those offered, the criterion of order of arrival of registrations will apply.

TRANSPORT OF SAMPLES

Prodeca will appoint a company for the transport of samples. Exhibitors may nevertheless engage another transport company.

If the exhibiting company chooses to engage another transport service, Prodeca will accept no responsibility and will not coordinate arrival at the fair venue, which is in all cases the responsibility of the contracting company.

1. INDIVIDUAL STAND 9 m2
   Prodeca covers the cost of outbound transport of samples for exclusive use in the fair display, up to a maximum of 1 m3 per company and up to a maximum of €130 per company by sea and €350 per company by air, from the warehouse of the carrier appointed by Prodeca to the fair venue. Should the exhibiting company have engaged a company other than the one appointed, it must submit to Prodeca an invoice for the amount corresponding to sample transport, up to the maximum amounts stated, together with a detailed summary of the transport service provided.
    
2. GROUP STAND 4 m2
   Prodeca covers the cost of outbound transport of samples for exclusive use in the fair display, up to a maximum of 0.5 m3 per company and up to a maximum of €65 per company by sea and €175 per company by air, from the warehouse of the carrier appointed by Prodeca to the fair venue. Should the exhibiting company have engaged a company other than the one appointed, it must submit to Prodeca an invoice for the amount corresponding to sample transport, up to the maximum amounts stated, together with a detailed summary of the transport service provided.

Should an exhibitor send a larger quantity, the transport company will invoice the difference. Insurance, duties, import costs and any others are not included and are in all cases at the exhibiting company's expense. Should a company need an additional transport service, such as collection of goods from its warehouse or return transport, it must arrange this directly with the carrier before the fair and at its own expense. Prodeca will send specific instructions on this point.