{"id":35998,"date":"2022-02-18T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=35998"},"modified":"2022-02-18T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T08:53:58","slug":"abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2022\/02\/18\/abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi to House one of the Region\u2019s Largest Wholesale Food Trading Marketplaces at KIZAD"},"content":"\n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \nThe project was announced at the official project launch ceremony held on-site in KIZAD.\n\n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nThe \u2018Regional Food Hub &#8211; Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Rungis\u2019, will bring together wholesale buyers, sellers, logistics players, consolidators, and distributors from across the world, enhancing the diversity of all food categories available for consumers in the UAE and wider region.&nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nRungis International Market is the largest wholesale fresh food market in the world. It currently hosts 1200 companies, serves 18 million consumers, and has a turnover of EUR 10 billion.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nThe project will partner with the world\u2019s leading wholesale market players to ensure the services, facilities and systems are world-class and the site is sustainable, hygienic and a zero-waste ecosystem to cater to post-pandemic requisites. &nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nIt will facilitate trade across proteins, seafood, pulses and rice, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, dry foods and fresh flowers. Food companies from all countries can offer their products and buyers will have a selection of thousands of fresh items managed in a safe, clean environment positioning the UAE as an important part of evolving global food supply chains.&nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nCovering a land area of 3.3 sq km in KIZAD, the Regional Food Hub \u2013 Abu Dhabi will be one of the largest of its kind in the region. Its ecosystem will feature trading pavilions, logistics services, refrigerated and ambient warehouses, critical government services, waste recycling facilities and various other support amenities and services. &nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nThe project is designed to accelerate the government\u2019s National Food Security Strategy and enhance food trade flow through Abu Dhabi.&nbsp; By lowering the overall supply chain costs of food products, the food hub will provide a competitive ecosystem for both local and global players.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nH.E. Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), Chairman of Logistics Sector Development Committee in Abu Dhabi said, \u201cFood security and safety are among the top priorities of the UAE, and this major new trade hub will drive efficiencies in food supply chains and help improve safety, affordability and sustainable access for wholesalers in the UAE. At ADDED, we are keen to support the launch of the \u2018Regional Food Hub &#8211; Abu Dhabi\u2019 which enhances public-private partnership, as part of our wider work to achieve a knowledge-based, diversified, and sustainable economy.\u201d\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nCaptain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group, stressed the importance of this project and its role in supporting the UAE\u2019s efforts to be number one on the Global Food Security Index by 2051. He said: \u201cThe development of new resources such as this, which will bring together leading local and global suppliers, supporting them with advanced innovation and world-class infrastructure, is testament to AD Ports Group\u2019s commitment to facilitate food trade in line with the key objectives of the UAE\u2019s National Food Security Strategy that was launched by our wise leadership in 2018\u201d.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nHe added: \u201cOur partnership with Ghassan Aboud Group is an important step towards promoting public-private collaboration and aligns our efforts to support the food sector by utilising the world-class infrastructure and logistics in KIZAD, in addition to our advanced technological capabilities that enhance food safety and security\u201d.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nGhassan Aboud, Founder and Chairman of the Ghassan Aboud Group, said, \u201cWe are committed to investing in the food value chain in the UAE and we are confident that our partnership with the AD Ports Group will mark a pioneering step in the UAE\u2019s food processing and distribution sector.&nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \n\u201cThe readily available infrastructure and value-added services will provide an integrated ecosystem for local and global food commodity providers and deploy cutting-edge digital technology to promote food-related innovation.\u201d\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nSt\u00e9phane Layani, Chairman &amp; CEO Rungis International Market, the largest wholesale fresh food market in the world, said: \u201cWe believe that the challenges seen during the Covid-19 crisis call for supply chain management in which wholesale markets play a strategic role.&nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nOur ambition, working with strong and recognized public and private partners in Abu Dhabi over the years, is to create a network of wholesale markets able to connect with each other in a very unique global network which will provide additional tremendous strength to food supply chains and ensure critical food security.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \nWith our support and the leadership of our partners, the development of this new generation of infrastructure in Abou Dhabi will make it possible.\n\n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nGhassan Aboud Group is an international conglomerate engaged in several key business sectors, including FMCG Distribution, logistics, supermarkets, catering and business-to-business digital platform for food and FMCG distribution. Its food and retail businesses have pioneered a range of key sustainability and food technology processes in recent years. With its participation across the food value chain, the Group is committed to facilitate uninterrupted supply of quality food products to the UAE\u2019s and regional consumers.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nKIZAD provides a fully integrated trade and logistics platform for food companies looking to expand in the region. Located near Khalifa Port, KIZAD enables multimodal connectivity via sea, air, road and rail networks in the future, with world-class infrastructure as well as water and electrical power at a competitive rate.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nIts integrated service offerings include aluminium, paper and packaging, and food processing providers, enabling companies that use the food hub to benefit from significant economies of scale in the preparation and transport of their products. &nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nThe \u2018Regional Food Hub &#8211; Abu Dhabi\u2019, in collaboration with Rungis will also leverage cutting-edge technology to offer a digital marketplace that will provide a range of services for tenants and customers to increase adoption and ensure continuity while easing business by supporting key synergies between Abu Dhabi\u2019s government entities and trade enablers.&nbsp;\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \nAbout AD Ports Group:\n\n          \n        \n      \n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nEstablished in 2006, AD Ports Group today serves as the region\u2019s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, as well as a bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world. Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: ADPORTS), AD Ports Group\u2019s vertically integrated business approach has proven instrumental in driving the emirate\u2019s economic development over the past decade.\n\n    \n  \n\n\n  \n    \n      \nOperating several clusters covering Ports, Economic Cities &amp; Free Zones, Maritime, Logistics, and Digital, AD Ports Group\u2019s portfolio comprises 10 ports and terminals, and more than 550 square kilometres of economic zones within KIZAD and ZonesCorp, the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial business grouping in the Middle East.\n\n    \n  \n\n","author":15,"featured_media":35999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[6230,5754,5751,5753,5803,5775,6080,6101,6089,5760,5750],"location":[5740,6053],"class_list":["post-35998","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-agribusiness","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-entrepriseslife","tag-export","tag-food","tag-france","tag-imports","tag-international-trade","tag-mediterranean-exchanges","tag-news","location-med-2","location-united-arab-emirates"],"short_url":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33s1zBy","have_related_news":"done","chapo":"<p class=\"p1\">Abu Dhabi, UAE: AD Ports Group, the region\u2019s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, has partnered with UAE-based, multi-business conglomerate Ghassan Aboud Group to establish one of the region\u2019s largest multi-category wholesale food trading and logistics hub in KIZAD in collaboration with Rungis, in France.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","media":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad-550x360.jpeg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad-550x360.jpeg 550w","sizes":"550px","alt":"Abu Dhabi to House one of the Region\u2019s Largest Wholesale Food Trading Marketplaces at KIZAD","width":550,"height":360,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"media-news-header":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad-987x658.jpeg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/abu-dhabi-to-house-one-of-the-regions-largest-wholesale-food-trading-marketplaces-at-kizad-987x658.jpeg 1170w","sizes":"1170px","alt":"Abu Dhabi to House one of the Region\u2019s Largest Wholesale Food Trading Marketplaces at KIZAD","width":1170,"height":658,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Abu Dhabi to House one of the Region\u2019s Largest Wholesale Food Trading Marketplaces at KIZAD - Ecomnews Med<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The project was announced at the official project launch ceremony held on-site in KIZAD. 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