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A market for all food categories

The Abu Dhabi Food Hub – KEZAD is being developed as an ecosystem for trading of all food categories – fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, dairy, dry foods, pulses, grains and cereals, seafood, flowers, gourmet, and fine foods.

The state-of-the-art infrastructure will be purpose-built to cater to the handling needs of each type of product – we understand the criticality of food safety, maintaining right temperatures, humidity levels, ventilation etc to keep the food still fresh after thousands of miles of its travel to the UAE!

Fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables
Dry food commodities
Dry food commodities
Meat, poultry and eggs
Meat, poultry and eggs
Dairy
Dairy
Gourmet and fine foods
Gourmet and fine foods
Seafood
Seafood
Flowers
Flowers

A market for the players across the value-chain

Masterplan &
Development

The Food Hub is a 3.3 sqkm Development in Khalifa Industrial Zone in Abu Dhabi

The Food Hub will be made up of five key clusters – trading, logistics, farmers market, retail and B2C arena, and a Food Sciences Academy.

  • The masterplan is designed to accommodate trading and logistics of all food categories. In addition, the hub will house on-site customs, food control authorities, laboratories, etc.
  • The future-focused Food Hub will also be home to food technology and innovation center with areas for concept-testing new ideas and dedicated areas for farming community to provide a direct outlet to market.
  • To further support the R&D ecosystem, nurturing talent that supports the Food Hub and the regional industry, a dedicated Food Sciences Academy is also being planned.

Why Abu Dhabi Food Hub - KEZAD?

Ease of doing business
  • UAE is among the top 5 re-export hubs globally
  • UAE is Ranked 12th globally for ease of doing
    business, ranked 1st in the Arab Region (World Bank)
  • Ranked 1st in the Arab region on ‘cross border trade’ index
  • UAE Ranked #14 in Logistics Performance Index [World Bank]; A key index that provide big picture of quality and efficiency in Timeliness, customs, logistics services quality, infrastructure, tracking and tracing, and ease of international shipments
Access to Consumer Markets
  • Access to a market of nearly 3 Bn people in the
    wider region of ISC, Africa – South, East and
    North, Middle East, CIS.
  • UAE/UAE ports are a key gateway to GCC’s OND trade
  • UAE has secured FTA’s with majority of the regional economics – prominent FTA’s include GCC Union, GCC-EFTA, GCC-Singapore, UAE-India, UAE-Israel
Unparalleled multi-modal connectivity
  • Access to two of the most advanced seaports in the world
    • Jebel Ali Port, connecting to over 80 direct ports of call
    • Khalifa Port, connecting to nearly 70 direct ports of call; Ranked 5th most efficient port globally.
  • Two of the largest international airports are an hour away from the Food Hub
    • Dubai International and Al Maktoum International Airport
    • Abu Dhabi International Airport
  • Adjacent to Etihad Rail Depot
    • Etihad rail connects to the GCC Rail network helping our customers serve the region within 24-48 hours anywhere in the GCC
  • Excellent road connectivity
    • Highways and freeways of international standards connect Food Hub to the region within 24-48 hours driving distance
Quality of living and pro-business environment
  • UAE is ranked 2nd most safest country globally; Abu Dhabi is ranked as the safest city in the world for 6th consecutive year (Numbeo Safety Index 2022)
  • UAE Ranked 4th best place to live and work (HSBC Explorer 2021)
  • UAE is ranked #1 globally in Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI)

Why Regional Food Hub, Abu Dhabi

Ease of doing business
  • UAE is among the top 5 re-export hubs globally
  • UAE is Ranked 12th globally for ease of doing
    business, ranked 1st in the Arab Region (World Bank)
  • Ranked 1st in the Arab region on ‘cross border trade’ index
  • UAE Ranked #14 in Logistics Performance Index [World Bank]; A key index that provide big picture of quality and efficiency in Timeliness, customs, logistics services quality, infrastructure, tracking and tracing, and ease of international shipments
Access to Consumer Markets
  • Access to a market of nearly 3 Bn people in the
    wider region of ISC, Africa – South, East and
    North, Middle East, CIS.
  • UAE/UAE ports are a key gateway to GCC’s OND trade
  • UAE has secured FTA’s with majority of the regional economics – prominent FTA’s include PAFTA, GCC-EFTA, GCC-Singapore, UAE-India, UAE-Israel
Unparalleled multi-modal connectivity
  • Access to two of the most advanced seaports in the world
    • Jebel Ali Port, connecting to over 80 direct ports of call
    • Khalifa Port, connecting to nearly 70 direct ports of call; Ranked 5th most efficient port globally.
  • Two of the largest international airports are an hour away from the Food Hub
    • Dubai International and Al Maktoum International Airport
    • Abu Dhabi International Airport
  • Adjacent to Etihad Rail Depot
    • Etihad rail connects to the GCC Rail network helping our customers serve the region within 24-48 hours anywhere in the GCC
  • Excellent road connectivity
    • Highways and freeways of international standards connect Food Hub to the region within 24-48 hours driving distance
Quality of living and pro-business environment
  • UAE is ranked 2nd most safest country globally; Abu Dhabi is ranked as the safest city in the world for 6th consecutive year (Numbeo Safety Index 2022)
  • UAE Ranked 4th best place to live and work (HSBC Explorer 2021)
  • UAE is ranked #1 globally in Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI)
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