Exhibition & show hospitality

A Coffee Cart for Your GITEX Global 2026 Stand — Expo City Dubai 7–11 December 2026

GITEX Global 2026 runs 7–11 December 2026 (summit day 7 December; exhibition 8–11 December), Expo City Dubai / Dubai Exhibition Centre, as announced by the organiser, with Expand North Star on the same campus. A new venue means exhibitors rebuild their vendor lists, including stand hospitality. We serve stands at Expo City Dubai and at Dubai World Trade Centre, whichever your show uses. Put a live ROAST barista bar on your stand: specialty espresso for the international crowd, authentic karak & gahwa for the Gulf delegations, one licensed halal UAE operator, one VAT invoice. Day rates are published below, the show-length math is done for you, and every quote ships with a full technical pack for your stand contractor. We reply within one working day (Monday to Friday).

Also called a coffee kiosk, mobile barista bar or (by some exhibitors) a coffee truck — same branded cart, same ROAST baristas.

Full price list: see the corporate rate card 2026 →

Prices as published on this page on 9 October 2026, ex 5% VAT.

Quick answers

How much is a coffee cart at GITEX Global 2026?

From AED 3,000 for a half-day Espresso Bar and from AED 4,500 for a full-day Signature Bar, ex 5% VAT. Four expo days with the Signature Bar are 4 × AED 4,500 = AED 18,000.

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When is GITEX Global 2026?

GITEX Global 2026 runs 7–11 December 2026 (summit day 7 December; exhibition 8–11 December), Expo City Dubai / Dubai Exhibition Centre, as announced by the organiser, with Expand North Star on the same campus.

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How early should I book for GITEX?

Coffee carts and live stations: from 5 working days’ notice for private and corporate events; 2–3 months for major exhibitions (approvals, badges and power orders take time).

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The booking window is open now — and it closes before the halls do

Exhibitors' events managers lock stand catering 4–8 weeks before the show — October to early November. Show-week dates are exclusive bookings: one stand gets the team you book, and December is the peak of Dubai's exhibition season. That's a truthful statement of how the calendar works, not manufactured scarcity. If your preferred dates are already committed when you enquire, we say so immediately and offer the waitlist or an off-venue show-week plan — no false 'slots available' games.

• ✦Book stand hospitality when your stand build is confirmed — 2–3 months out is the professional norm
• ✦Badges, power orders and organiser approvals cannot be compressed into the final week
• ✦Branded cups (from AED 750) add print lead time — book branding earliest of all

What a GITEX week actually costs — published rates, show-length math

Same published day rates as everywhere on this site. For the 4-day main expo: SIGNATURE BAR (full-day, 2 baristas): 4 × AED 4,500 = AED 18,000 ex VAT. COFFEE + KARAK EXPERIENCE (karak & gahwa station INCLUDED, dedicated server, plus Cha Cha Chai street food: vada pav, samosa pav and momos; quantities confirmed on your quote): 4 × AED 5,900 = AED 23,600 ex VAT. GITEX days run long, so two clearly-labelled worked examples: OPTION A — 'Signature Bar + à-la-carte karak add-on' (no street food), 4 days, 10-hour days: (4 × 4,500) + (4 × 2 × 400 extra hours) + (4 × 600 relief barista) + (4 × 900 karak station) = AED 27,200 ex VAT. OPTION B — 'Coffee + Karak Experience + long-day add-ons' (karak station and Cha Cha Chai street food included): (4 × 5,900) + (4 × 2 × 400) + (4 × 600) = AED 29,200 ex VAT. Every line from published rates, no double-charging ambiguity. Exhibiting at Scale Summit too? That's a fifth day at the same day rates — we'll quote the full week as one itemised quote. Full pricing detail, add-ons and terms: see the exhibition hub →

• ✦Espresso Bar — half-day, 1 barista: from AED 3,000 (fits startup pods and single-day activations)
• ✦Signature Bar — full-day, 2 baristas: from AED 4,500 · 4 days = AED 18,000 ex VAT
• ✦Coffee + Karak Experience — full-day, karak station and Cha Cha Chai street food included: from AED 5,900 · 4 days = AED 23,600 ex VAT
• ✦Add-ons: extra hour AED 400 · relief barista AED 600/day · karak station à la carte from AED 900/day · branding from AED 750
• ✦All ex 5% VAT · tax invoice with TRN · POs accepted · venue/organiser fees itemised separately

Startup at Expand North Star? There's a tier for your pod

Expand North Star brings thousands of startups pitching investors — and a startup pod has a startup budget. The half-day Espresso Bar from AED 3,000 turns your pod into the one with a queue for exactly the hours investors walk the floor. A 3-day half-day run is 3 × AED 3,000 = AED 9,000 ex VAT — a known ceiling for your budget sheet. Honest note: if that's beyond your activation budget, we understand — this tier is priced for funded startups and corporate pods, and we'd rather say so than waste your time.

Expo City may be new territory — the technical pack matters more at a new venue

If your show is at Expo City, even veteran exhibitors are working a new venue: new halls, new order forms, new delivery windows. Every quote includes the full technical pack — power (incl. 24-hour supply for overnight refrigeration), footprint, storage, water, waste, setup/teardown timings — in writing, before you pay anything, ready for your stand contractor before design freeze. Outside F&B on a stand needs organiser/venue approval through your show's exhibitor manual; we complete that route with you honestly, and your 50% deposit is only taken once the route is confirmed — refunded in full if approval is later declined. If in-hall service isn't approvable, we tell you straight and propose an off-venue plan. Full technical-pack contents and our equipment-contingency commitment: on the exhibition hub →

• ✦Full technical pack with every quote — before any payment
• ✦Approval route worked through your organiser's exhibitor manual — by the book, never around it
• ✦Deposit only after the route is confirmed; refunded in full if the venue later declines
• ✦Expo City Dubai or DWTC — we serve stands at both, whichever your show uses

Espresso AND karak — built for GITEX's crowd and GITEX's hours

GITEX days are long demo marathons in front of the world's most international audience: a Khaleeji government delegation at 10am, European buyers at noon, an Asian distributor at five. Espresso-only carts serve half that floor. We pour specialty espresso, matcha AND authentic karak & gahwa — served with dates, the way a Gulf host would — from one operator: specialty coffee since 2018, karak since 2013, 9 Dubai locations, 4.5–4.9★ on Google across our Dubai cafés (October 2026). Backup depth, daily restock and the written equipment-contingency commitment that a one-van operator can't offer: detail on the hub → Want to taste before you book? Walk into any of our cafés today.

How it works — five steps to a queue at your GITEX stand

1. Enquire with your show (GITEX Global or Expand North Star), hall and stand number, size and dates — itemised quote + technical pack within one working day (Monday to Friday). 2. We confirm the service route with your organiser through the exhibitor manual. 3. Route confirmed → 50% deposit locks your dates (PO accepted; refunded in full if approval is later declined). 4. Badges, passes and power/water/storage specs locked with your contractor off the technical pack. 5. We set up in your build-up window and pour every open day — you work the leads, we work the machine.

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