Photos: Dubai to build world’s biggest dates factory

Facility to be able to process over 100,000 tonnes of date and date products annually

Published: April 13, 2021 15:34 Photos by Ahmed Ramzan, Staff Photographer and Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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Dubai-based environment-friendly date factory, Al Barakah Dates factory, has announced expanding its facility at Dubai Industrial City to become the world’s biggest privately-owned date factory, which is exporting date products to 79 countries. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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The food company will more than double the size of its existing facility to process over 100,000 tonnes of date and date products annually–equivalent to almost half of the UAE’s entire domestic harvest – to become the world’s single largest processor of date ingredients. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Its massive new state-of-the-art factory will cover a total area of 600,000 square feet, including 420,000 square feet of dedicated processing and cold storage space, and is due for completion in early 2022. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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To support global decarbonisation efforts, the sustainable facility will be equipped with more than 6,500 solar panels to offset 3,000 tonnes of emissions per year. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Its expansion comes as date production rises year-on-year, driven by demand for healthier sugar alternatives and fuelled by modern technologies that have helped the products compete for healthy and vegan alternatives to sugar and other fructose-based products. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Yousuf Saleem, Managing Director of Al Barakah Dates commented: “This expansion will allow us to further grow our range of organic and conventional date products to cater to the growing needs of health-conscious consumers around the world. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Today we have taken the traditional date and transformed it into various ingredients that serve as direct sugar replacements. These include pastes, syrups and date sugars. Dubai Industrial City and their team have been a pillar of our growth by offering world-class infrastructure and facilities.” Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Saud Abu Al Shawareb, Managing Director of Dubai Industrial City, said: “We are pleased to play a role in the ongoing success story of Al Barakah Dates, and we eagerly anticipate the completion of its new facility to add yet another record-breaking achievement to Dubai’s growing list of accomplishments in the manufacturing space. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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As a leader in the date market, Al Barakah’s expansion will contribute significantly to the UAE’s national food security efforts, while also testifying that our holistic ecosystem is well-placed to serve the specialised needs of food and beverage leaders and support them onto their next phase of growth.” Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Situated near Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport, Al Barakah Dates’ strategic location in Dubai Industrial City affords the manufacturer trade access to two-thirds of the global population in eight hours. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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This enables it to export nearly 7,000 shipping containers’ worth of dates and date ingredients to over 75 countries worldwide. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Al Barakah Dates will process more than 100,000 tonnes of dates and date products annually at expanded, solar-powered facility Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Dubai Industrial City provides intelligent infrastructure and integrated solutions for manufacturers and businesses. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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