CHAIRMAN OF UAE FOOD & BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS GROUP VISITED IOFS

CHAIRMAN OF UAE FOOD & BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS GROUP VISITED IOFS
30 June 2022
On June 29, 2022 Chairman of UAE Food & Beverage Manufacturers Group (FBMG) established under the auspices of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Saleh Lootah paid a visit to IOFS HQ. During the meeting, chaired by the Director General of the Islamic Organization for Food Security H.E. Mr Yerlan A. Baidaulet with entire staff wide range of issues were discussed.
 
During the productive exchanges, the Director General had the opportunity to brief on the mission and vision of the IOFS, highlighting the strategic programmes implemented by IOFS to address food security challenges. Other highlights during the meeting included wholly owned subsidiary of the IOFS - International Islamic Food Processing Association’s (“IFPA”) main strategic activities that aimed to serve as a B2B platform for all the private sector agri-food trade and investment initiatives across the OIC markets under the G2G patronage of the IOFS.
 
The FBMG is established with an objective to protect the interests of the food and beverages manufacturers and resolve industry-related challenges through facilitating dialogues and partnerships with various industry entrepreneurships. As Chairman of the UAE FBMG, Mr.Saleh Abdullah Lootah is leading efforts to address wastage in the food and beverage industry, he has extensive experience in the F&B industry, working with both start-ups and established businesses.
 
The parties expressed their strong commitment to developing an effective collaboration to increase the contribution in developing agri-food market to boost new trade corridors and the potential of the agri-food sector for exports into the wider OIC markets with special focus on investments and finance in infrastructure, logistics and technology enablers.