Gulfood is the one show where your stand's coffee gets judged professionally — the people walking your aisle taste, source and sell food and beverage for a living. A rented machine with an anonymous operator gets noticed for the wrong reasons. We're a working Dubai café group — 9 locations, a Dubai Science Park production kitchen, specialty coffee since 2018, authentic karak since 2013, 4.6–4.7★ on Google — pouring on your stand for all five days at Dubai World Trade Centre and Expo City. Published day rates below; full technical pack with every quote; reply within one working day.
From the published card: SIGNATURE BAR (full-day, 2 baristas) — 5 × AED 4,500 = AED 22,500 ex VAT. COFFEE + KARAK EXPERIENCE (live CCC karak & gahwa station included) — 5 × AED 5,900 = AED 29,500 ex VAT. Half-day Espresso Bar from AED 3,000 for smaller stands or selected days. Show hours per the exhibitor manual generally fit the 8-hour full-day package; relief barista AED 600/day for covered breaks. That's a real budget ceiling for your spreadsheet today — the itemised quote, with any venue fees on their own line, lands within one working day. Full rates detail and add-ons: exhibition hub →
At a tech show, stand coffee is a convenience. At Gulfood, it's a statement about your standards — served to buyers who can tell a dialed-in double shot from a capsule, and a real karak from a syrup shortcut. Ours comes from a group that does this for a living every day across Dubai: single-origin espresso pulled by trained baristas, and karak & gahwa brewed the way it has been since Cha Cha Chai started in 2013. When a Gulf distributor or a global category buyer reaches your stand, the drink in their hand tells them you sweat the details. Audit us before you book: read the public reviews, order both brands on any delivery app, walk into any of our 9 cafés today.
A five-day show punishes thin operations: stale stock by day three, exhausted staff by day four. Our answer is structural — daily fresh restock through hall delivery windows from our own production kitchen, the same barista team all show with published relief coverage, backup equipment minutes away across Dubai, and an equipment-contingency commitment stated in writing in your quote. Every quote ships with the full technical pack before you pay anything. Outside F&B needs organiser/venue approval via your exhibitor manual at DWTC or Expo City; we complete the route with you, deposit only after it's confirmed, refunded in full if later declined. Full technical and reliability detail: hub →
Gulfood hospitality decisions build from December through February. Five-day bookings are exclusive — one exhibitor gets the crew — and March sits at the tail of Dubai's busiest exhibition season. Enquire when your stand is confirmed and everything is locked months before the halls open; if your dates are already committed we say so immediately. How it works: enquire with venue, hall, stand and size → itemised 5-day quote + technical pack within one working day → approval route confirmed via the exhibitor manual → 50% deposit locks your dates (PO accepted; refunded if the venue declines) → build-up setup, five days of pouring, teardown in the marshalling window.
From the published day rates: Signature Bar (full-day, 2 baristas) 5 × AED 4,500 = AED 22,500 ex VAT for all five days; Coffee + Karak Experience 5 × AED 5,900 = AED 29,500 ex VAT. Half-day Espresso Bar from AED 3,000 for selected days. All ex 5% VAT with delivery, setup and teardown included; itemised quote within one working day.
No — Gulfood 2027 runs across both Dubai World Trade Centre and the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City, and we deliver to both. The technical pack covers venue-specific logistics, and the approval route runs through your show's exhibitor manual either way.
Exactly the reason to book a working café group rather than a cart-rental firm. Our baristas pour these drinks daily across 9 Dubai locations rated 4.6–4.7★ on Google in hundreds of public reviews; our karak has been brewed since 2013. Audit us first: visit any café, read the reviews, order both brands on any delivery app — then decide.
Yes, structurally: daily fresh restock through hall delivery windows from our own production kitchen, the same barista team all show with published relief coverage (AED 600/day), backup staff and equipment minutes away across Dubai, and an equipment-contingency commitment in writing in your quote.
When your stand build is confirmed — decisions build from December and five-day bookings are exclusive. A 50% deposit locks your dates once your approval route is confirmed, refunded in full if the venue later declines approval.
Yes — from AED 750: branded cups and sleeves, on-brand signage, drink naming to match your campaign. At a food show, a branded cup in a buyer's hand travels every hall. Custom-printed cups need print lead time; we confirm the artwork deadline in your quote.