More than 5,000 companies from 120 countries are hoping to cash in on this market at the region’s largest food exhibition in Dubai this week. Gulfood 2016, which begins today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, hopes to attract over 85,000 visitors, says Exhibitions Director Mark Napier. A wide range of produce is on show. For example, Poland will feature cream fudge, pastry fillings and a variety of apples. “It’s a far cry from the 65 exhibitors from 13 countries and 1,600 trade visitors that attended the first Gulfood some 28 years ago,” he adds.