Dubai Gulfood Green Exhibition Showcases Sri Lankan Food

Gulfood Green Exhibition Showcases Sri Lankan Food Companies

Dubai, UAE – September 26, 2024

Visitors to the exhibition had the opportunity to savour the delights of Sri Lankan foods at the Sri Lanka Pavilion supported by the Sri Lankan Consulate in Dubai, Industrial Development Board (IDB), Department of Commerce, and the Sri Lanka Business Council in UAE

The focus of the exhibition is to show that “green foods” are tasty and nutritious. Companies from around the world were at the show and the Sri Lankan foods were extremely popular, after all, Sri Lanka produces great curries and amazing foods.

Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Alexi Gunasekera expressed his usual Sri Lankan enthusiasm about the event, stating, “We are thrilled to support our green food companies at Gulfood Green. This exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for Sri Lankan businesses to showcase their sustainable products and forge new business partnerships. Our participation aligns with Sri Lanka’s strategic efforts to diversify its export basket and enhance its presence in emerging markets.”

The Gulfood Green Exhibition is a premier event dedicated to showcasing innovative and sustainable practices within the food industry. It provides a vital platform for companies to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest trends in FoodTech and AgriTech, driving the future of food technology.

The foods showcased at the show underscores Sri Lanka’s commitment to promoting sustainable and eco-friendly food products on the global stage. Sri Lanka is not just a top tourist destination; the variety of healthy foods are second to none.

The Sri Lankan pavilion features distinguished companies that are renowned for their high-quality, eco-friendly food products, including world-renowned spices, coconut-based products, organic snacks, and natural fruit pulp.

Nature Nest Trading LLC

What a delight to enjoy delicious ice cream knowing that it was healthy, nutritious and from sustainable sources. The star of the range in this writer’s opinion was the Passion Fruit ice cream which was tangy, refreshing and very fruity. Also worthy of mention is the Curd and Treacle, which is smooth and creamy. UAE has approaching half a million Sri Lankan nationals, so they will be delighted to discover that there is a Wood Apple ice cream on offer. The creators of Naturalz ice cream are to be highly commended for not only making a healthy ice cream, they should be thanked for bringing this delicacy to Dubai.

NOAS Products Ltd

Anybody who has visited Sri Lanka will be aware that when partaking refreshments , it is important to have short eats and bites that are crispy snacks, so it is great that Kochchi brought their crisps range to Gulfood Green. These snacks include spicy chilli and other tasty bags of crisps. Again these are healthy and sourced from sustainable farmers in Sri Lanka.

Oleena Natural Foods Ltd

Coconuts are part of Sri Lankan life and are known to be grown naturally on the island. At the show it was possible to see a complete range of coconut products. Health and beauty for skin and hair, Coconut Sugar which is perfect for healthy cooking and persons having a diabetic friendly menu, also baking ingredients such as desiccated coconut to satisfy all your culinary requirements.

Deo Global Lanka

No food show would be complete without offerings from the spice land that is Sri Lanka. Cinnamon is grown in many places in the world, however the original Cinnamon hails from Sri Lanka, holding a quill to the nose the show confirms that Sri Lanka still producers the best cinnamon in the world. Not only does it have the best flavour, but it’s also safe. Sri Lankan cinnamon is pure and is the only safe variety in the world that is safe to be consumed by parrots such as our own pet parrot Penny who absolutely loves to chew on a Cinnamon stick.

Asamodagam is the traveller’s friend when enjoying the variety of curry and spicy foods in Asia. It is a herbal preparation based on an ancient Ayurvedic formula, whilst all the ingredients are a secret, when visiting the Sri Lankan pavilion at Gulfood Green you may get a hint of some of the spices used. The Sri Lankan pavilion has a display of spices and herbs that you can discover just by taking the fragrance of these wonderful creations you can see why Sri Lanka is the Spice Island.