The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a ban on food imports from Japan, which were imposed after the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant in March 2011, which was caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Al Nasser Holdings, an Abu Dhabi-based multi-disciplined business group, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Asian quick-service restaurant company Minor Food Group to foray into food and beverages business.
The Emirates Industry for Camel Milk & Products, has exported its first run of camel milk products including camel milk powder, fresh milk and camel whey powder to various nations across the European Union (EU).
Al Nassma Chocolate, a UAE-based camel milk chocolate brand, has unveiled its first outlet in Qatar, in a move to expand its presence across the country.
800PIZZA, a Dubai-bsed Italian restaurant chain, is set to begin its franchising operations in the Middle-East in order to drive future expansion in the region.
Abraaj Group has agreed to acquire Danish Fan Milk International from the Emborg family from Aalborg together with the private equity fund Maj Invest Equity and the management.
OAA Dubai convinced Dubai health authority to continue accepting U.S. free sale certificates in lieu of health certificates, allowing innumerable processed U.S. food products to enter the country uninterrupted.
Amira Nature Foods, a United Arab Emirates-based provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, has inked a $8m agreement with a new South Korean customer to supply Indian medium short grain specialty rice.
Baumann Global Packaging has secured a contract for the supply of its high speed MKH-4 packaging equipment to an undisclosed ice cream manufacturer in Dubai.
The UAE is a market of over 1.3m bottles (1,386,966 to be exact which is more than either China or Russia although this is unlikely to be the case for much longer) and grew 18% over 2011.
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UAE-based food packaging firm Al Bayader International has unveiled a new production line at its facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, for the manufacture of tOWERPAC range of food and beverage containers.
Government regulations to raise the standards of traditional groceries are providing an opportunity for international established grocery chains to enter the UAE market, analysts say.
SouqExtra!, the UAE chain of community retail centres, on Tuesday announced that French retail giant Carrefour will open a supermarket in its upcoming Dubai Silicon Oasis project.