The leading snacks manufacturer will build an advanced 15,000sqm facility
Hunter Foods, the leading manufacturer of gourmet, ‘Better For You’ snacks with a presence in Dubai since 1985, recently signed an agreement with DP World’s National Industries Park (NIP) at the recently concluded Gulfood 2022.
The agreement was signed by Abdulla Al Jasmi, Head, NIP and Ananya Narayan, Managing Director, Hunter Foods, to build a new facility for the production of a wide range of gourmet and speciality snacks and foods on a 15,000sqm plot.
“NIP’s F&B segment has been growing since its inception. Our partners benefit greatly from the park’s modern infrastructure. Its centralised location and the multimodal connectivity offered by the Jebel Ali hub have helped companies gain access to the local market, the MENA region and beyond,” remarked Al Jasmi.
“As we now usher in a new era for the company, we are excited to continue our relationship with NIP by building the new state-of-the-art facility. We currently export to over 55 countries and hope to further expand our footprints around the world, in line with the vision of Dubai, UAE,” commented Narayan.
Spread over an area of 430,000sqm and employing over 2,000 professionals, NIP has been providing key UAE-based and global F&B companies and manufacturers with an integrated business ecosystem. With a focus on customers, quality and innovation, Hunter Foods has a robust distribution in all major retail, wholesale, food service establishments and e-commerce platforms, in the UAE and GCC, and exports to countries in five continents, a press communique concluded.
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