Enough supply of meat in Qatar local market

2017-10-01 03:17:48

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula

There is enough supply of meat in the local market despite the illegal blockade on Qatar by siege countries and the availability will remain adequate in the future as Widam Food is looking to import meat from new countries. The company, which is the largest provider of red meat in the country, is also planning to expand its branch network to meet the growing demand in the local market.

'We have lot of new markets on the table. We are looking to New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa and Turkey and other countries, said Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Khayarain, CEO of Widam talking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of an exhibition for food and pharmaceutical companies.

'We are the biggest company in Qatar providing meat for 90 percent of the market, he added.

The company plans to import meat from the new countries in a couple of months. 'We expect to import meat from new markets in the next two months, he added.

Widam provides Australian, Indian, Sudanese, Pakistan and Arab sheep and cows from Australia, Pakistan and Somalia to the local market.

In order to increase its presence across the country and to get more close to customers, the company is planning to expand its branch network.

'We are opening new branches very fast because of the market demand. We now have 30 branches and we plan to open a lot more in future, he added.

The efforts by the company will provide a big boost to the country in the field of food sufficiency.

The unjust blockade imposed by the siege countries on Qatar has had no impact as there is no shortage of meat in the local market.

'Our business is going normal. There is no shortage of meat in the local market. Before and after the blockade, our business is as usual and there is no difference. We have a lot of new different countries to bring meat from. Our main suppliers are Australia, Sudan, Somalia, Azerbaijan, India and Pakistan, he added.

The company, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, runs an initiative to provide subsidised Arab sheep to citizens. It had launched a new slaughter house in Central Market last year, which is first of its kind in the country for slaughtering camels.

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