UAE Business: Multinational firms to build two food processing units in Jebel Ali – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Multinational firms to build two food processing units in Jebel Ali – Gulf Digital News

DP World UAE has announced the signing of two new development projects with multinational agricultural commodity processors, strengthening the F&B cluster and capabilities within Jebel Ali in Dubai.

The two facilities, at the Jebel Ali Agri Terminal, will be built over a quayside plot of nearly 100,000 sq m, where the companies have leased an area of 61,000 sq m. The project consists of an integrated agri-storage and processing unit.

The new integrated quayside facilities will enhance year-round availability and production of essential grains and pulses. The concessions with Adroit Canada and Al Amir Foods in the Jebel Ali Port will ensure a reliable, consistent, and safe agricultural value chain within the region, said a statement.

The signing ceremony was attended by Abdulla bin Damithan, CEO & Managing Director, DP World UAE and Jafza; Yogesh Raipuria, Chief Executive Officer, Adroit Canada; Yasin Abdul Majid Ranani, Managing Director, Al Amir Foods; and other officials from the entities.

DP World UAE’s Food and Agriculture Terminal at the Jebel Ali Port has positioned Dubai as a key gateway for global trade in the F&B sector. Backed by double-digit growth in exports, Dubai’s external foodstuff trade jumped 11% year-on-year to reach AED57 billion in 2021 compared to AED51.4