Practical know-how
Distilled knowledge from our expert practitioners which will give you a head start with a foundation on which to build your F&B business.
How to set up a food industry business in the UAE
The Emirates are recognized worldwide as a reliable and promising market for doing business in the Food and Beverage sector. We will tell you how to become successful in this niche, how to avoid miscalculations not miss out on prospects.
3 hours
duration of consultation
4 blocks
in one program
25 cases
from our business practice
15 years
experience in UAE market
Who should attend this interactive consultation?
The United Arab Emirates is a country of unlimited opportunities for trading and for operating industrial or service businesses. SORP’s team will provide you with our commercial vision of the country’s prospects and market capacity. We cover relevant points of legislation, the nuances of incorporating a company, and features of obtaining a business license. We help you grasp the legal aspects of doing business in the UAE to ensure you deliver financial success for your business.
F&B business owners
In search of solutions to optimize and expand your business from the UAE
F&B corporation management
Wishing to get new business opportunities within the UAE market
Manufacturing enterprises
Who wish to scale up production with access to the largest markets in the region
Service companies
Seeking profitable tailored solutions to develop and expand their F&B service offerings
Equipment suppliers
Who want to enter new sales markets and expand their global presence by opening a business in the UAE
Investors in an existing business
Looking for opportunities to profitably invest their capital in current F&B projects or FoodTech / F&B startups in the UAE
What you will learn from our interactive consultation
How one of the fastest growing and largest markets in the world developed
All relevant features of local legislation and the nuances of F&B sector regulation
How to license a F&B business and how to import and certify products
The subtleties of doing business in the UAE. Methodologies and analysis
Tax planning and optimization opportunities for international business
How to avoid mistakes when doing business in the UAE. Examples and startling facts.
From this interactive consultation you will take:
New insights and perspectives
Our successful real-life case studies paint some inspiring pictures of what is possible in the UAE market, with all your questions answered.
Start your new business
You will be primed with the expert pointers and practical steps needed to competently start launching your new business immediately.
Interactive consultation program in Q&A format
Recent history and development prospects of the UAE, trends in F&B sector
1
30 minutes
- Prospects for the development of the UAE until 2030
- Capacity and trends of the UAE’s F&B industry
- Promising and unoccupied niches today
F&B business law and regulation
2
30 minutes
- Peculiarities of UAE legislation
- Product certification and licensing your business and goods
- Import and export of goods, working with UAE customs authorities
Aspects of doing F&B business in different sectors of the economy
3
40 minutes
- Go-to-market strategy, choice of form and place of incorporation, immigration issues
- The cost of starting and running a business in the UAE
- Mistakes to avoid when starting and doing business in the UAE
International business optimization
4
25 minutes
- Opportunities for doing international business under the flag of the UAE
- International business optimization trends
- International tax planning tools
An interactive consultation in a Q&A format will allow you not only to obtain relevant information and pointers about the jurisdiction in which you plan to start a business, but also to learn all you need to know about the relevant aspects of legislation. Find out the ins and outs of incorporation and effective business support based on practical knowledge and cases from our speakers.
In addition, participants will be able to benefit from expert experience and practical advice designed to fully prepare you for hands-on running of a promising and profitable F&B business in the UAE.
In addition, participants will be able to benefit from expert experience and practical advice designed to fully prepare you for hands-on running of a promising and profitable F&B business in the UAE.
Speakers at the interactive consultation:
Maxim Perlin
HEAD of Buisness management deptAn entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years of experience in investment banking. A graduate of Lubin School of Business, Pace University, New York.
Having received his MBA degree in Finance, Maxim worked in a number of investment banks and financial institutions as an equity trader and corporate finance advisor in Russia and the UAE.
He has structured a number of M&A deals and managed investment portfolios of USD $100M+ proprietary and for his large clientele. Investor and mentor of several IT and e-commerce startups. Experienced public speaker and director of SORP Business School, also responsible for educational programs.
His areas of interest and focus are venture capital, financial applications, and blockchain. Working independently, he is representing a number of Russian, European and Israeli companies in the UAE, providing effective networking and communication and arranging signings of commercial contracts and further support.
Elena Tselishcheva
Managing Partner, Sorp GROUPManaging partner of SORP Group and practicing business and corporate lawyer. Elena has built her expertise in establishing and managing international business over a 20-year career.
She is a highly experienced corporate consultant across wide range of industries and fields; a business mentor and coach for more than 15 years of practice in the UAE.
From setting up her own due diligence and marketing research agency, Elena grew her 1st enterprise and successfully sold it. She then owned the European Bankers Trust, operating in 5 jurisdictions (Russia, Cyprus, Austria, Switzerland, UAE) and managed a project management company with expertise in 25 economy sectors.
Her spheres of interests are in setting up holdings and trust structures and international business optimization. She developed the successful mentoring methodology and practices which combine business psychology with leadership development strategy using global best practices and trends in localization.
We invite you to an interactive consultation in Q&A format
Participation fee 80 USD
How events are run
Soak up knowledge from business practitioners in the UAE
You will not only listen to the speakers' reports, but will be able to actively participate by asking your questions
Coffee breaks and comparing experiences in a relaxed setting
You will be able to continue the discussion during a coffee break both with SORP experts and with other participants of the consultation
Personal communication with our experts and getting advice
You will have the opportunity of additional free consultation with our SORP experts if you have any questions
Barsha Heights (TECOM)
Tameem House Building, Dubai
SORP Business Center
Venue
Metro Dubai Internet City
5 minutes away