The food and food manufacturing exhibitions open at Jeddah Superdome with broad local and international participation; Italy joins with 37 companies as the platform expands from food products to manufacturing and packaging technologies

Jeddah | BETH

The Saudi Food 2026 and Saudi Food Manufacturing 2026 exhibitions opened today at Jeddah Superdome, with broad local and international participation and in strategic partnership with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones, MODON.

Running through September 29, the two exhibitions bring together suppliers, buyers, manufacturers, and sector stakeholders on a platform covering food products, ingredients, processing technologies, manufacturing, packaging, and related solutions.

Italy stands out this year with 37 participating companies. Seventeen are showcasing food and agricultural products, while 20 are presenting technologies and solutions for food processing, manufacturing, and packaging.

Trade data show that Italian exports of agricultural products, food, and beverages to Saudi Arabia approached SAR 2.2 billion during the first 11 months of 2025, while total trade between the two countries reached around SAR 45.3 billion in 2025.

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The opening of the exhibition in Jeddah reflects the expansion of Saudi Arabia’s food market from consuming products to building an integrated industrial value chain.

More importantly, the exhibition brings together the product, the manufacturer, the technology, and the buyer in one place — the elements that will shape the sector’s future more than the scale of the showcase alone.