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Food Ingredients and Concentrates

Opportunity Overview & Value Propositions

Product Description:
  • The food ingredients and concentrates market includes products that are utilized to improve the taste, texture and appearance of other foods
  • Food ingredients include groups such as:
  • Powder mixes (vitamins and minerals, protein and amino acids etc.)
  • Specialty starch and texturants
  • Sweeteners
  • Flavors
  • Acidulants
  • Preservatives
  • Emulsifiers
Value Propositions:
  • Natural and exotic fruit available in countries neighboring to UAE and those with FTA with the UAE
  • Strategic location that can act as a dispatch hub for MENA
  • UAE ranked 16th globally in Ease of Doing Business (WB)
  • UAE ranked #10 globally for world class infrastructure in (LPI)
  • High quality of life attractive for skilled talent
  • 100% foreign business ownership and low VAT (5%)
  • Competitive costs of licensing costs and work visas (under process)
  • Strong logistics infrastructure - UAE has busiest ports in MENA region strategically located and enable seamless flow of trade across a region of more than 3.5bn.
Enablers:
  • Up to 80% project financing by Emirates Development Bank
  • 2-year grace periods and low interest-rate loans for CAPEX, working capital, and supply chain financing
  • Export credit and insurance via Etihad Credit Insurance and AD Exports
  • Access to Free Trade Agreements with high-growth markets such as GCC, Arab countries, Egypt, India, Jordan, Israel, Indonesia, and others
  • Customs exemptions for raw materials
  • 53% of UAE’s exports are to countries with no import duties (GCC countries and other GAFTA countries with FTAs)
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25-30 Mn

Investment size (AED) for a typical facility

2,500 – 3 K

Plant Capacity (tons per year)

14%

Projected IRR

45 Mn

Projected NPV (AED) (10 Yrs)

11 Yr

Payback Period

Value Chain

Value Chain Analysis

  • High
    localization in UAE
  • Limited
    localization in UAE
  • Mid
    localization in UAE
Production
Primary processing
Research and product development
Manufacturing
Distribution
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Global and UAE market size
2022-2032 (Bn AED)

Testimonials

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Gracia Group Testimonial

"The (Make it in the Emirates) campaign illustrates the commitment of the UAE to growing the industrial sector by leading the agricultural sector and transforming productive farms into industrial production such as: greenhouses, process food, technology, etc. Governmental support is always the key to the success of any Emirati business".

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