PHOTO
Dubai, UAE - AATCO Food Industries, a privately-held Omani food condiment manufacturing company, has opened a futuristic new processing plant in Saudi Arabia.
AATCO's Managing Director Dr. Kamel Abdallah said the plant, in Jeddah's industrial area, is aimed at serving the needs of the company's rapidly expanding customer base in the GCC, Levant, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
"The new plant will also enable us to accommodate even further growth in the region," added Dr. Abdallah. "AATCO is now uniquely positioned to meets the needs of our food solutions, HoReCa and retail customers."
AATCO, established over 20 years ago, makes products for 'household name' quick service restaurants in over 30 countries including a comprehensive range of sauces and salad dressings sold under its Delicio, Khaburah, Barka and Al Bustan brands.
News of the plant opening came at Gulfood 2016, currently running at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday 25 February, 2016.
The state-of-the-art factory is built to the world class Hygiene standard of EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group.) taking into consideration our responsibility towards our customers and the environment. Much time has been taken deliberating on the details required to deliver the most modern facility in the region for the production of condiments.
The factory infrastructure has adopted the very best solutions in the industry for flooring, drainage, ventilation and lighting to ensure the safest environment for food production of the highest quality. This is backed up by a state-of-the-art fully automatic system for processing AATCO's range of Mayo, Ketchup & Sauces products and a fully automated line that guarantees product consistency. In this way the company will be able to deliver the finest quality products that meet its customers highly demanding expectations. Filling lines are fully automated at all stages to ensure no manual intervention and the highest food safety and quality. In establishing its Saudi processing facility, AATCO has partnered with the very best European equipment manufacturers.
The Jeddah factory is built with sustainability in mind and underpins AATCO's core belief in its responsibility towards society and the environment. The design of the line cleaning systems ensures minimum waste and much less usage of chemicals. This is also supported by a state-of-the-art waste treatment plant to demonstrate maximum environmental responsibility. The design of the chiller facility features the most environmentally responsible equipment (VEM) with a much lighter environmental footprint. AATCO is one of the first leading manufacturers in the Middle East region to use this technology.
At Gulfood 2016, the world's largest annual and food and hospitality trade show, AATCO is promoting its products, packaging formats and research and development expertise.
Gulfood 2016 is a strictly trade-only event for business and trade visitors. With more than 85,000 visitors from over 170 countries expected this year, Gulfood 2016 is hosting international heads of state, ministers, government officials and national trade associations from five continents. The show is open 11am-7pm from February 23-24 and 11am-5pm on February 25. For more information visit www.gulfood.com.
-Ends-
About AATCO
www.aakgc.com/aatco
AATCO is the food division of the AAKGC group which is a privately held conglomerate based in Oman. From a simple Ketchup bottling line established in 1993, AATCO has become one of the region's largest producers of sauces and condiments servicing the Quick Service Restaurant industry, HoReCa and the retail FMCG sector.
Headquartered in the Omani capital of Muscat, AATCO has a factory in Sohar plus two factories in Nasik, India and Jeddah, KSA. The company's Muscat and Dubai offices employ 400 full-time staff.
AATCO's business vision is to be: "The preferred ingredient in your favourite recipe".
About Gulfood
www.gulfood.com
Ahead of its 21st edition in 2016, Gulfood has established a position as the world's largest annual food and hospitality show. The trade-only show is professionally managed and hosted by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), which provides more than three decades of experience in delivering world-class events in the Middle East, featuring local, regional and international exhibitors with unmatched expertise and in-depth market knowledge. The extensive portfolio of leading trade and consumer brand events include The Speciality Food Festival, SEAFEX, yummex, Gulfood Manufacturing, GITEX Technology Week, Dubai International Boat Show and Dubai International Motor Show.
About Gulfood Manufacturing
www.gulfoodmanufacturing.com
Gulfood Manufacturing is the new home for ingredients, processing, packaging and food logistics providers who service the rapidly growing food and beverage production industries established in the Middle East, Africa, Far East and Sub-Continent. The event provides food manufacturers with the ingredients, equipment and business improvement tools that enable more efficient production and distribution.
About Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
www.dwtc.com
As the organiser of Gulfood 2016, Dubai World Trade Centre offers more than 35 years' experience delivering world-class events in the Middle East, providing local, regional and international exhibitors with unmatched expertise and in-depth market knowledge. Our team organises 20 of the region's largest and most successful international and regional shows, providing an ideal platform for business development across the Middle East.
Our commitment to ongoing innovation within the exhibition industry has supported the rapid growth and development of a wide range of business-to-business and business-to-consumer shows, and delivered consistent satisfaction to exhibitors and visitors. DWTC works with the leading trade bodies and industry associations to ensure that all exhibitions deliver full value and are built upon the real needs of their specific sector.
For more information or to arrange exclusive interview and content opportunities, please contact:
Rose Manaog
MCS/Action
T: +971 4 3693496
E: rose.m@actionprgroup.com
For more information, please contact:
David Mallinson
Head of Marketing, AATCO
E: david.mallinson@aakgc.com
T: +968 942 08837
© Press Release 2016
