Oats, flour among top selling foods during RamadanOats and flour are some of the best-selling food categories in the month of Ramadan, reflecting higher demand than usual in the GCC region due to changes in consumer behaviours during the month, according Al Ghurair Foods, part of UAE-based dive More… |
Flour subsidy cut reports in Bahrain dismissedBahrain Flour Mills Company chief executive Mohammed Abdulwahab Nass has dismissed media reports that flour subsidy is to be lifted. “We haven’t received any directives from Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry. We a More… |
Bahrain Flour Mills plans to set up new factoryBahrain Flour Mills Company has unveiled plans to set up a new factory with a high production capacity at Hidd Industrial Area. Work on the BD20 million ($52.6 million) project is expected to be completed in three years, sai More… |
Syria struggles to tap frozen funds for food tendersSyria's efforts to step up food purchases are being thwarted by sellers unwilling to risk delays in payments from frozen foreign bank accounts. Civil war and a deepening humanitarian crisis have prompted the government of Pres More… |
Agthia Group to build new reserve grain silosAbu Dhabi's Agthia Group has begun work on a food complex with a flour mill and silos with a 50,000 tonne capacity to store wheat as part of efforts to ensure the UAE's food security, it said on Monday. Like othe More… |
Saudi to privatise flour millsSaudi Arabia's state-run Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization (GSFMO) said on Tuesday it would privatise its flour grinding mills by creating four companies, but will continue to import wheat and sell it to the mills. The top oil expor More… |
Grand Mills unveils new brand identityGrand Mills, one of the UAE’s leading flour manufacturers, has unveiled its new brand identity to highlight the company's all new “live healthy” approach. The new look presents a modern and consumer-friendly approach that also meets severa More… |
Grand Mills to take part in GulfoodGrand Mills, the fully owned entity of Agthia Group, will exhibit a live bakery counter at Gulfood 2009, which will highlight the versatility of the company's products. Gulfood 2009 is being held in Dubai from February 23 to 26. More… |
Ras Tanura contracts soonSaudi Aramco and Dow Chemicals are expected to award the engineering, design and project management contracts for the giant Ras Tanura petrochemical plant by the end of July, industry sources said. Dow's investment in the plastics and che More… |