The new CHOCOLATE ACADEMY Center Dubai has relocated to the foot of Burj Khalifa to provide the best possible platform for chefs and artisans to showcase and develop their talent and skills.

As part of the wider Chocolate Academy Center network, the relocated facility will be the premier platform for bringing chefs to Dubai to inspire, train, and advise local artisans.

More than 180 exhibitors from over 30 countries will present their products and innovations during yummex Middle East, set for Nov. 7-9 at the Dubai World Trade Center.

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, plans to launch a state-of-the-art Cacao Centre in Dubai.

With the snack bar market expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, there is rich potential for agile, innovative manufacturers in the Middle East and North Africa.

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

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.

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).

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.