World of Espresso Dubai 2026 has concluded on the Dubai World Commerce Centre, recording its largest and most internationally various version so far, as record-setting specialty espresso auctions and robust international participation bolstered Dubai’s rising affect within the sector.
The fifth version of the exhibition attracted greater than 20,000 visits from specialty espresso professionals throughout over 80 international locations, alongside greater than 2,100 exhibiting firms and types, underscoring continued development in worldwide engagement and commerce exercise.
As a part of the occasion, DMCC concluded the second version of the Dubai Espresso Public sale, with specialty espresso tons producing a complete worth of $70,000.
The public sale introduced collectively producers from 13 producing origins, the widest vary ever featured in a single espresso public sale, together with coffees offered by means of DMCC’s Producer Discovery initiative.
Beans to billions
Held throughout World of Espresso Dubai 2026, the public sale attracted 1,364 bids from consumers throughout the worldwide specialty espresso market.
In a world first, the public sale marked the primary worldwide public sale sale of a espresso from the continental United States, setting a brand new benchmark worth for a continental US origin.
Standout pricing was additionally achieved throughout established specialty origins, with a Bolivian espresso lot reaching $386 per kilogram, the second-highest worth ever recorded for a Bolivian espresso at public sale.
Ahmad Hamza, Chief Free Zone Affairs Officer, DMCC, mentioned: “With the worldwide espresso market now valued at greater than $130bn, and specialty espresso accounting for a steadily rising share of consumption, credible worth discovery has change into important for the sector’s long-term sustainability.
“The outcomes of the Dubai Espresso Public sale 2026 – which featured the biggest variety of worldwide origins ever represented in a single public sale – clearly reveal the depth of worldwide demand for high-quality, traceable coffees when producers are given direct entry to worldwide consumers.
“By means of this platform, DMCC is translating Dubai’s infrastructure into clear pricing, real competitors and tangible worth creation at origin, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a world hub for specialty espresso commerce.”
The Dubai Espresso Public sale varieties a part of a three-auction programme held throughout the occasion, together with the Dubai Espresso Tools Public sale on Day One, the Microlot Espresso Public sale on Day Two, and the Exhibitors’ Espresso Public sale on Day Three.
David Paparrelli, CEO, M-Cultivo, mentioned: “The outcomes achieved throughout the auctions spotlight the energy of the specialty espresso market and the position auctions play in rewarding high quality at origin. Robust worldwide bidding, notably for coffees from Panama, demonstrates how clear public sale platforms can create confidence for consumers whereas delivering truthful market worth for producers.”
World of Espresso Dubai 2026
World of Espresso Dubai 2026 additionally hosted 4 championship competitions, together with three UAE nationwide titles and the World Cezve/Ibrik Championship, celebrating technical excellence and efficiency underneath internationally recognised requirements.
On the worldwide degree, Jane Espante (United Arab Emirates) was topped World Cezve/Ibrik Champion 2026, adopted by Angel Kotsifakis (Greece) and Waël Hachem (France).
The occasion additionally marked the signing of a five-year partnership settlement between World of Espresso Dubai and the Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA), extending collaboration by means of 2031, alongside a three-year settlement to organise the Bahrain Espresso Pageant between DXB LIVE, the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, and Exhibition World Bahrain.
Because the occasion concluded, DXB LIVE, organiser of World of Espresso Dubai, confirmed that fifty per cent of exhibition area for the 2027 version has already been booked, reflecting robust business momentum.
The following version will happen from 26–28 January 2027 on the Dubai World Commerce Centre.
Khalid Al Hammadi, Govt Vice President of DXB LIVE, mentioned: “World of Espresso Dubai has firmly established itself as a platform the place the specialty espresso business comes collectively to rejoice excellence, change data, and conduct significant enterprise.
“The exceptional development in customer numbers, together with the robust early demand for exhibition area for the 2027 version, displays the position of each Dubai and the occasion as a hub connecting markets, expertise, and alternatives.”
