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“Population growth, increasing income per capita and a booming tourism industry are the main drivers of food consumption in the GCC region, while food is currently the largest segment of consumer expenditure in the entire region." said the report.

October 22nd, 2013 - 07:56 GMT

Food, food, and more food topping GCC consumption appetite

According to Alpen Capital’s revised 2013 GCC Food Industry Report, the GCC region will consume 49.1 million tonnes of food annually by the end of 2017, with the UAE to be the largest consumer in per capita terms.