Ms. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, today inaugurated the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) pavilion at the Gulfood Exhibition in Dubai. <br/><br/>Gulfood is a 5 day event being held from 26th February to 2nd March 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. This event showcases products like Juices, Health / Wellness products, Cheese, Dairy products, Yoghurt, Meat products, Tea and coffee, Carbonated drinks, Cleaning equipments, Hospitality services, Storage units, Refrigeration units, Display systems, Tableware, Food machinery, Additives, Food ingredients, Processing tools, Packaging solutions, Restaurant equipments, Sweeteners, Food preservatives, Vitamins, proteins and minerals, Safety equipments, Flavors, Starches, Food accessories, Fats and oils, Emulsifiers etc.<br/><br/>UAE market is a potential market for Indian food products i.e. Basmati Rice, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Non Basmati Rice, Buffalo Meat, alcoholic Beverages, Sheep & Goat Meat, Processed Fruits and Juices, Cereal Preparation, Misc Processed items, Dairy Products, Milled Products, Wheat, Cocoa Products, Pulses, Other Cereals, Groundnut, Processed Vegetables, Floriculture, Guargum, etc. The export of APEDA scheduled products to UAE market for the year 2015-16 was 1371 million USD.<br/><br/>More than 100 Indian exhibitors are participating in the Exhibition. The inaugural was attended by Indian Ambassador in UAE Navdeep Singh Suri, Consul General of India in Dubai Mr Anurag Bhushan, Mr. D.K. Singh, Chairman APEDA, Mr. Parag Gupta, Joint Secretary, MoFPI and other senior officials from Indian Consulate, Dubai .