UAE- Middle East's largest food production facility opens in Ajman
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Arab India Spices, or AIS, has unveiled the region''s largest food production facility built in Ajman with an investment of Dh350 million.
Mohammed Al Muallem, managing director and senior vice-president of DP World, inaugurated the facility in the presence of AIS managing director Harish Tahiliani, director Vidhya Harish and other senior dignitaries. The entire factory premises of AIS now covers an area of over 400,000 sqft, where the production plant has the capacity to process additional 36,000 tonnes of lentils annually. With the expansion of its production facility, AIS eyes an annual turnover of Dh1 billion starting from 2016. The 70-year-old company is one of the first and largest firms that sources and processes a range of pulses and ground spices in the Gulf. The company records the largest import of pulses, lentils, spices and rice from various sourcing points around the world with hundreds of tonnes of foodstuff being imported annually to the GCC. Tahiliani said: "This new facility is an extended version of AIS'' existing state-of-the-art food processing plant in Ajman. AIS began in a 400-sqft facility in the UAE and now it operates a 400,000 sqft production facility extended gradually, making AIS one of the largest food production and processing facilities in the region." "The high-tech plant is part of the company''s plans to drive the continued growth of its business in the UAE and expand further into other parts of the Gulf region. AIS has diversified its operations from milling and grinding to processing of whole spices and consumer packing. We are making investments to drive sustainable long-term growth. The extension of our plant is a crucial factor of our growth strategy facilitating us consolidate and expand our market share in the Middle East region," he added. "We supply quality products with competitive prices, timely shipments and excellent service offered through our offices, warehouses, factories, farms, sourcing system and processing units across the globe. With a centralised system of these facilities and operations, AIS can control the pricing from time to time to keep the market steady at its best level. The quality of our food products and the price range we offer to consumers are the reasons for our constant growth and success in the market," Tahiliani added. "We have implemented global standards of quality control measures to maintain the safety and value of the foodstuff produced in our facility and supplied across the region." -
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