It is issued to more than 90 countries. "Al Baraka Dates Factory"A pioneering model for the growth and expansion of innovative food industries in Dubai

Dubai, June 22/ WAM/ Dubai has succeeded in consolidating strong foundations for the growth of a sustainable and competitive industrial sector in support of diversifying its economy until today has become a destination for large investments in the industrial sector because of its unique advantages, the most prominent of which is its organizational and legislative environment, policies and encouraging government incentives and high -level logistical structure that provides huge opportunities to reach regional and global markets, in addition to the presence of industrial areas Specialized that provides an attractive climate for all types of industries.
The “Al -Baraka Dates Factory”, which falls under the umbrella of the Al -Baraka Food Holding Group Limited, is located in Dubai Industrial City, which is affiliated with the “Tikom” group, a model for a growing and successful investment in the industrial sector in Dubai.

The factory – which was established in 1988 – witnessed continuous and large growth to become today the largest dates factory in the world, and the first dates factory in the world is also operating using solar energy.
In an exceptional performance, Al -Baraka Dates Factory today exports more than 90 countries around the world from Dubai, and its largest export markets include the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, and the list of factory clients includes giant international food companies.
The factory recorded an exceptional success story in growth and expansion, now an area of ​​800,000 square feet, including 500,000 square feet intended for manufacturing and cooling, with a continuous doubling of the volume of production, and keeping pace with the increasing demand.
Youssef Selim, Director General of Al Baraka Factory for Dates, stressed that the factory has succeeded in addition to the escalating growth of its business, in strengthening the strengths of its advantage as one of the largest and most important dates factories in the world, as it processes more than 100,000 tons of dates annually, including more than 50,000 tons of dates crop in the UAE, and in addition to the growing demand for its products in global markets, the factory offers its products to giant companies that are the most important at the global level, Including General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Mondelliz, and Nestle.
He said: “We are proud and proud of the image we offer to the world on the level of national industries in the UAE, and we always put within our vision the important role that we can provide in support of the directions of the Emirate of Dubai to be a global pioneering center for food innovation, sustainable manufacturing, and halal products exports, and this success reached by the Al Baraka and Dates Factory, and continues to double it, is based on the different incentives provided by the Emirate of Dubai For investment in the industrial sector, whether in terms of encouraging economic advantages, or the high -value trade impact reinforced by the industrial and logistical structure and close economic relations between the UAE and various countries of the world.

Youssef Salim added that one of the important strengths of the Al -Baraka Factory for Dates, which has a firm approach to innovation with products, is a wide range of dates products and their derivatives, including dates paste, dates molasses, powder and dates, chopped dates, dates jam, dates nucleus oil, and dates fibers, all of which are products that are high in markets The global, the factory is also distinguished by its high production capacity in a way that is parallel to this demand, in addition to the great quality of its productive production at the international level where the factory obtained many certificates in industry, specifications and quality, including the BRCGS certificate in the degree of A, the American and European membership certificate (USDA & Eu Organic), the halal certificate from the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA), and the Coshire certificate (KLBD), SMETA certificate from CEDEX with four axes.
The Al -Baraka Dates Factory has great advantages that made it a model for the level of national industry in the sustainable food fields, and the factory had obtained an official license from Expo 2020, representing the Emirati innovation in the field of dates, as part of highlighting the quality of national products.
The factory is also characterized by its global leadership in sustainability, as the world’s first solar -powered dates, and includes more than 6,500 solar panels, which contributes to reducing about 3,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Al -Baraka Dates Factory plays a pivotal role in supporting humanitarian and charitable initiatives in the framework of its firm commitment to social responsibility and the values ​​of the solidarity that he adopts within his institutional vision, as he presented great contributions to the supporter of the “Stop the Billion meals” initiative, and is considered one of the important partners of the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives”, and provides a regular donation to food banks in the UAE and humanitarian initiatives during the month of Ramadan to Ramadan As well as contributions to support the Jalila Foundation, and the Faraj Fund of the Ministry of Interior, which is a supporter of the scholarship program at the American University in Sharjah.
The success story of Al -Baraka Dates Factory is a sign of the strength of the economic environment that stimulates business in the Emirate of Dubai, and the competitive factors it provides to various sectors that guarantee the continuity, growth and expansion of business, especially in the vital sectors that Dubai places within its strategic directions and priorities such as the industrial sector and the food sector, where these sectors have huge opportunities for growth and expansion of their businesses and the access of their products to various global markets, in light of what The UAE offers great incentives to double the growth of national exports.

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