World’s biggest date factory housed in UAE makes inroads in Indian markets

World’s biggest date factory housed in UAE makes inroads in Indian markets

This revelation came on Day 2 of Gulfood after the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between both countries marked its first anniversary recently

Published: Tue 21 Feb 2023, 5:46 PM

The biggest date factory in the world is making inroads into the Indian market now.

Al Barakah Dates, the market-leading dates processor, will process and export over 30,000 tonnes of bulk raw material from its factory in UAE’s Dubai Industrial City to an India-based leading food processing firm.

The revelation came on Day 2 of Gulfood after the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) marked the ‘signing’ of its first anniversary recently.

CEPA has eased businesses on both sides after greater market access through preferential tariff rates and benefits.

Al Barakah Dates factory, which is the world’s largest privately-owned date factory, is designed to process over 100,000 tonnes of date and date products annually – equivalent to almost half of the UAE’s entire domestic harvest.

Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President of Industrial Leasing – TECOM Group, said, “The UAE and India’s trade history is coming full circle. The UAE is now an equal contributor to a long-standing exchange of ideas, crafts, cuisine and culture. CEPA provides a mutually beneficial corridor for UAE-based manufacturers like Al Barakah Dates