Dubai Industrial City Reports 15% Growth in F&B Customers

12 new F&B prospects in TECOM Group’s devoted industrial district signify an funding of roughly AED 800 million.
Dubai Industrial Metropolis notes 17% progress in complete buyer numbers in 2023 with greater than 1,000 business leaders now primarily based throughout its six sector-specific zones.
Main regional manufacturing hub’s ‘Make Brilliance’ world consciousness platform spotlights the importance of mobility in meals safety at Gulfood 2024.

Dubai Industrial Metropolis is reporting strong annual progress for 2023 with 12 new F&B prospects becoming a member of the district in the course of the yr, cementing its function as a proponent of superior manufacturing and the regional round financial system.

The brand new F&B prospects signify cumulative investments price AED 800 million, reflecting the enchantment of Dubai Industrial Metropolis, certainly one of TECOM Group PJSC’s 10 devoted enterprise locations for six strategic financial sectors, to meals producers and innovators from around the globe. Total buyer progress reached 17% throughout 2023, with greater than 1,000 native, regional, and world manufacturing leaders, together with F&B business innovators and heavyweights, now primarily based on the district.

The district’s management revealed this progress on the side-lines of Gulfood 2024, the world’s largest annual F&B commerce exhibition held in Dubai on 19-23 February. The commercial hub is showcasing improvements from 10 prospects together with Patchi, Al Barakah Dates, and Barakat High quality Plus on the occasion, in addition to spotlighting the essential function of mobility in meals safety by means of its Make Brilliance world consciousness marketing campaign.

“Superior manufacturing is the cornerstone of world meals safety, and it should be relentlessly promoted to make sure a sustainable meals system for generations to return,” stated Saud Abu Alshawareb, Govt Vice President of Industrial at TECOM Group PJSC. “A resilient round financial system can speed up diet safety by conserving sources and creating new financial alternatives, and we’re proud to catalyse such win-win options for companies, the atmosphere, and future generations by means of the holistic ecosystem that’s Dubai Industrial Metropolis’s F&B zone.”

Greater than 300 factories are operational at Dubai Industrial Metropolis, which was established in 2004 with an clever and sector-focused masterplan to foster collaboration and minimise waste discount within the base metals, equipment, minerals, F&B, transport, and chemical sectors.

The district’s F&B zone, which spans 23.5 million sq.ft., is dwelling to world and regional F&B business giants reminiscent of Asmak, Barakat High quality Plus, and Silver Line Gate Group. Dubai Industrial Metropolis’s sector-specific infrastructure, together with industrial lands, storage and logistics areas, and cold-storage services, allows nationwide socioeconomic and environmental mandates by supporting superior agricultural practices and sustainable manufacturing.

“Methods like Dubai Financial Agenda ‘D33’, Operation 300bn, and Nationwide Meals Safety Technique 2051 are making a future the place meals is plentiful, accessible, and nutritious for all, and Dubai Industrial Metropolis’s dedication to this imaginative and prescient is unwavering,” stated Saud Abu Alshawareb.

Dubai Industrial Metropolis’s efficiency underscores its dedication to cultivating a dynamic and aggressive F&B sector within the UAE in addition to its continued assist for innovation and sustainability to allow superior manufacturing for world good.

The district’s connectivity to essential native and nationwide highway networks, Al Maktoum Worldwide Airport, Jebel Ali Port, and an Etihad Rail terminal strengthen the provision chain of its F&B prospects reminiscent of A.P. Moller – Maersk, which opened the doorways to its first chilly retailer within the UAE, at Dubai Industrial Metropolis final yr to safeguard the integrity of perishables in its operations.

Dubai Industrial Metropolis is spotlighting the function of mobility as a pillar to lift meals safety by means of its Make Brilliance world consciousness marketing campaign at Gulfood 2024. Make Brilliance was launched in 2023 because the district entered a strategic partnership with the UAE’s Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere (MOCCAE) to spice up meals safety to assist the Nationwide Meals Safety Technique 2051.

Among the many area’s largest manufacturing and logistics hubs, Dubai Industrial Metropolis is a part of TECOM Group’s portfolio of enterprise districts that embrace Dubai Web Metropolis, Dubai Media Metropolis, Dubai Studio Metropolis, Dubai Manufacturing Metropolis, Dubai Information Park, Dubai Worldwide Tutorial Metropolis, Dubai Design District (d3), and Dubai Science Park.