Support local producers, Al Ghurair tells UAE consumers
Dubai’s Al Ghurair Foods is working to promote awareness of local brands in the UAE market as a viable and sustainable choice for local consumers.
Archives for February 23, 2015
Philippines
Filipino food safety Act given more teeth and oversight
Ministers in the Philippines have signed off the regulatory side of their country’s Food Safety Act 2013, bringing new levels of oversight to the industry and placing greater responsibility onto companies to ensure greater traceability.
Hassad Food buys $99m stake in Omani poultry farm
Qatar’s Hassad Food has bought a 33% stake in Oman’s largest poultry producer, A’Saffa Foods, for US$99m.
American brands attracted to booming UAE, claims Farm Fresh
Growing numbers of American brands are entering the UAE, according to food distributor Farm Fresh, which is looking to make the most of the new influx.
UAE is waking up to speciality coffee
UAE consumers are finally becoming wise to the attractions of high-quality coffee, thanks to an influx of knowledgeable roasters and baristas, according to a UAE-based roastmaster.
Indonesian fish producer targets Middle East
An Indonesian canned fish producer is aiming to make its entry into the Middle East food market, as Indonesia’s government aims to bolster its national fishing industry.
New $720m sugar plants launch in Saudi
Two new sugar refinery projects launched in Saudi Arabia this month in Jizan and Yanbu, with a combined value of US$720m and projected capacity of more than 2m tonnes a year.
Beauty and Traditional Chinese Medicine bars could be 'instant wins' in China
Snack bar makers can create instant wins in China with beauty bars or products containing Traditional Chinese Medicine ingredients, say Chinese consumer experts.
FAO
FAO: Food security requires ‘paradigm shift’ in agri-production models
Farmers must change their approach to production if the world wants to meet its food security challenges, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations said in an address in Paris.