Dubai, United Arab Emirates,: The beverage industry in the Gulf and the Middle East and North Africa region has been witnessing a remarkable growth and development in the past years. This is due to the constant increase in local demand, in addition to the increase in the population growth rate in the region.
The beverage industry is such a vast one that spans out to include all liquid diets, juices, milk, soft drinks, mineral water, ice tea, and the new energy drinks. The industrial indicators for the non-alcoholic beverages and liquid diets sectors show an ongoing increase in the volume of that sector globally, and that the UAE has a significant share of this sector as well.
According to a new market report by Euromonitor International, a London-based market intelligence firm, the soft drinks market size in the Middle East & Africa is expected to cross 81.4 Billion litres in 2016, of which, 1.9 billion in the UAE market. As for the bottled water sector, Euromonitor expects the Middle East and Africa region’s market size to reach 50.5 Billion litres in 2016, of which, the UAE’s market size will reach 1.2 Billion litres. Finally, the Carbonates sector market size in the Middle East and Africa region will hover around 23.2 billion litres in 2016, of which 327 million litres will be consumed in the UAE market.
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nts witnessed in the beverage industry, Dubai will host the Dubai Drink Technology Expo and Arab Asian Beverage Alliance in May 2016 providing the best platform for suppliers and manufacturers to broaden their reach and enter the Middle East, Africa, Mediterranean and Asia Markets. Dubai Drink Technology Expo features every year the latest updates in the beverage industry in addition to the advancements in the drink processing and packaging systems, light machinery, equipment used in the process of manufacturing, treatment, filling, supply, packaging, transport, preservation and distribution of beverages.
Commenting on the coming edition of Dubai Drink Technology Expo (DDTE), Eng. Anas Al Madani, Executive Vice President and CEO of Index Holding – the organizers of DDTE – said: “Dubai Drink Technology Expo comes to confirm the important and vital role of the beverage industry in Dubai and the region. DDTE aims to induce the development of the beverage sector in the Arab world. I call upon all the representatives and agents of the local beverage industry, investors and all interested parties to participate in DDTE to find out about the latest developments in this sector, and to engage in successful partnerships with international counterparts. We will work close with our exhibitors to increase the quality of their products and services, which will eventually increase their sales and market share of the beverage market, both locally and globally.”
Dubai Drink Technology Expo is considered the premier specialised event in the MENA region for the beverage industry. It is a unique platform for beverage companies to present their latest technologies and system solutions for the entire production chain of Carbonated, Fruit Juices, Bottled Water, Energy and Wellness Drinks, Milk and Dairy Products, Functional Drinks RTD (Ready to Drink), and Tea and Coffee.
