Food and Beverage Park of Jafza offers facilities to firms

Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza), has announced that its newly unveiled Food and Beverage Park located at South Zone, will offer state-of-the art facilities to food processing and packaging companies.

The announcement was made during Jafza's participation in the 10th Gulf Food, Hotel and Equipment Exhibition, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from February 20 to 23.

"Food industry is a thriving sector in Dubai since the last decade, owing to remarkable surge in tourist inflow from all parts of the world. There is a huge market for food and food-related products in the Gulf, and Dubai which is the hub for the region's hospitality industry, is home to a growing number of international food manufacturers, importers, traders, hotels, caterers and other related entities," said Walid Hareb, senior business development manager, Jafza. 

The various facilities offered to companies at the Food and Beverage Park include, on-site water treatment plant operators, cool and cold stores, specialist test labs, employee housing, a choice of varied plot sizes, Dubai Municipality Office and support from the Jafza Environment and Health Department.

The Park will have factory units meant for high capacity food processing and packaging activities, besides offering warehouses in various sizes as per the company's requirement. The adjoining areas of the Food and Beverage Park are occupied by potential suppliers. 

Jafza currently houses over 450 multinationals that are into manufacturing, trading or distribution of food and food related products, adding that the park is situated 10 minutes away from the proposed Jebel Ali airport, which will be the largest air-sea logistics and transportation centre of its kind in the Middle East.