Dubai

Sugarpova launches at Candylicious in Dubai

Candylicious is 1,000-sq.-meter store in Dubai Mall.

September 5, 2019

Tennis star Maria Sharapova’s line of confections, Sugarpova, has launched exclusively at the Candylicious store in Dubai.

Yummex ME 2019 to be staged alongside Gulfood Manufacturing

Show to occur in lead-up to global EXPO 2020.

July 31, 2019

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Yummex Middle East 2019 will be held alongside Gulfood Manufacturing, the largest trade fair for food manufacturing in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, for the first time in three years.

Preparations for 2019 yummex Middle East underway

Show set for Oct. 29-31 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

March 28, 2019

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Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, yummex ME is held parallel to two other top events — Gulfood Manufacturing and a new event, Private Label & Licensing Middle East (PRIME).

Health-conscious sweets, snacks take the stage at 2018 Yummex Middle East

Show held at Dubai World Trade Centre from Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

Alyse Thompson

November 5, 2018

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More than 8,500 visitors attended 2018 Yummex Middle East, the leading trade show for sweets and snacks in the Middle East and North Africa.

2017 Yummex Middle East draws 8,500 visitors to Dubai

Trade fair held for first time under umbrella of Dubai International Hospitality Week.

Alyse Thompson

December 21, 2017

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More than 8,500 visitors attended 2017 Yummex Middle East, the leading trade show for sweets and snacks in the Middle East and North Africa.

Exhibition space for yummex 2017 filling up

Show staged annually in Dubai set for Sept. 18-20.

Alyse Thompson

May 10, 2017

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Preparations for this year’s yummex Middle East, the trade fair for sweets and snacks in the MENA region staged annually in Dubai, are progressing at top speed.

Yummex Middle East scores a 10

Increases in attendance, exhibitors reflects growth in region's confectionery consumption during show's 10th anniversary.

Alyse Thompson

February 28, 2017

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With its futuristic architecture and desert clime, Dubai seems a world away. But with its centralized location on the Persian Gulf and its penchant for growth and glamour, the city has earned recognition as a business hub for the Middle East and beyond.

Dubai trip offers look at world of possibilities

Yummex Middle East continues to grow, showcase innovation.

Alyse Thompson

November 16, 2016

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Four months ago, I was a small-town newspaper journalist covering city council meetings and community events in rural West-Central Illinois, never dreaming my work would send me beyond the fringes of Northeast Missouri. But last Wednesday I found myself riding a tram out to the edge of the Palm Jumeirah. As the monorail glided past island residences and the city’s ultra-modern skyline, I couldn’t help being in awe.

Yummex Middle East kicks off Nov. 7

More than 350 exhibitors from 44 countries to participate.

Alyse Thompson

November 2, 2016

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Coordinated by Koelnmesse Group and the Dubai World Trade Center, Yummex Middle East, formerly known as Sweets & Snacks Middle East, will host the sold-out event Nov. 7-9.

Sweets & Snacks Middle East: MENA means Dubai

Increased regional demand in the Middle East and North Africa expands role for Sweets and Snacks Middle East.

Bernie Pacyniak Kelsey Ott

January 19, 2015

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Despite all the headlines involving suicide bombings, air strikes, beheadings, religious/ethnic strife, outright devastation, displacement and death in the Middle East, most of the countries in the region are quietly focused on peaceful progress and prosperity.