When and where is Global Food Week 2027?

16 to 18 November 2027 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

What are the opening hours?

The organiser lists show hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Stand bookings for 2027 are open through the Book Your Stand page on globalfoodweek.ae.

Is there a dress code?

Yes. Traditional attire or smart casual is encouraged, and visitors in shorts, sleeveless tops or revealing clothing are not admitted.

Global Food Week 2027

Name: Global Food Week 2027
Start: 2027-11-16T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-11-18T18:00:00+00:00
Location: ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

About this event

Global Food Week is Abu Dhabi's annual food and agriculture event, organised by ADNEC Group under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan with the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) as strategic partner. It brings governments, agri-producers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, innovators and investors from across the food value chain together to trade, sign partnerships and work on long-term food security. The 2027 edition follows a record 2026 show.

Exhibition sectors

The exhibition is organised into dedicated sectors that cover the food and agriculture value chain, from policy and enablers to producers, international pavilions and dates.

Leaders & Enablers: policy, partnerships and industry advancement
SMEs & Local F&B: local brands and growing businesses
International F&B: global products and country pavilions
AgriTech & Farmers: farming innovation and sustainable production
Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition (ADDPE)
Abu Dhabi Honey Symposium

Global Food Security Summit

Running alongside the exhibition, the Global Food Security Summit is a two-day high-level programme on how international cooperation, emerging technologies, trade, investment and resilient infrastructure can strengthen food security. FAO has been its key partner and the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment its host partner. An AgriTech Forum and the Honey Symposium agenda add technical content.

Business programme

Global Food Week is built for deal-making as well as discussion, with formats that help exhibitors meet buyers and decision-makers.

Business matchmaking sessions with decision-makers and industry stakeholders
Hosted buyers programme
International programmes and country pavilions
Announcements stage for partnerships and launches

Who attends

Policymakers, food and agriculture ministries, producers and manufacturers, importers and distributors, retailers and foodservice buyers, AgriTech start-ups and investors looking at the Gulf's food security agenda.