Foodex Saudi 2026 Jeddah — Nov 23-25 | Food Exhibition Stand Builder

Foodex Saudi 2026 — the 15th edition — runs 23-25 November at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events, bringing 500 exhibitors from 75 countries in front of roughly 20,000 attendees from the Kingdom's food trade.

Jeddah and Riyadh are two different shows

There is a Riyadh edition of Foodex Saudi running separately in November, and the two are easy to confuse in planning documents — different city, different venue, different dates, different edition number. Confirm which one your space booking refers to before anything is produced. We check this against your contract as a first step, because a stand delivered to the wrong Saudi city is not a recoverable error.

Jeddah is the import gateway

Saudi Arabia's food import trade concentrates through Jeddah's port, and the buyers at this show are importers, distributors and HORECA supply chains rather than end retailers. That shapes the stand: your job is to demonstrate supply reliability, not brand romance. Certifications displayed where they are read, container-level pricing indications, shelf-life and cold-chain requirements, and a tasting area that can run for three days without a kitchen behind it.

Halal and labelling are stand content, not fine print

For food exporters entering the Saudi market, SFDA registration status, halal certification and Arabic labelling readiness are the first questions a serious importer asks. Putting that information on the stand — clearly, in Arabic and English — filters out the wrong conversations and speeds up the right ones.

Gulf production

We build Saudi projects through our Gulf production and installation network with design management from Türkiye. Local production means no ocean freight window, no customs exposure on display product, and crews who know the Jeddah venue's contractor rules.

Timing

Foodex Saudi Jeddah opens 23 November 2026. Confirm production by late September — November is the Gulf's most congested exhibition month and both production capacity and installation crews tighten. Send your stand size and product range for a 3D concept and price band within 24 hours.