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2/18/25, 1:40 PM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development sponsors 10 national projects in food and beverage sector at Gulfood 2025 - Middle East …

The move is consistent with the Fund’s ongoing commitment to empowering UAE entrepreneurs
across critical sectors, such as food and beverages, and seeks to highlight the quality of

national food products, enhance their competitiveness and facilitate their access to
international markets.

Through this initiative, the KFED presents an idea platform for these 10 participating projects
to showcase their products, raise brand visibility, and explore potential collaborative

opportunities with global importers and investors.

Among the projects supported by KFED at Gulfood 2025 are ‘Sinless General Trading,’ the
UAE’s sole producer of gluten-free flour products, ‘Classic Al Ain Ice Cream Factory,’ which

specialises in ice creams marketed under the Novella Ice Cream Brand; as well as ‘Nawader
Food Industries L.C.C,’ which produces premium sterilised dates packed to the highest quality
standards.

The List also Includes ‘Rukn Al Khair Food Industries,’ a producer of -collagen and gelatine-

enriched soups and broths that benefit bone health, and was nominated for the ‘Best Health
and Wellness Product’ award; ‘Flaky Layers Bakery,’ which produces pastries, bread, rolls, and

traditional confections; and ‘Mars Food Industries L.L.C,’ specialising in innovative food
solutions and products for children.

The KFED is also supporting the participation of ‘Abdulla Al Banna Meat Products
Manufacturing,’ a specialist in meat during and retail distribution; ‘Exotic Colours

Trading,’ which trades rice, pasta, grains, and legumes; ‘Belfry Food Trading,’ specialising in the
distribution of canned and preserved foods, including dairy products, juices, ice creams, and

bottled water; along with ‘Figo Trading,’ which focuses on the wholesale distribution of sweets
and nuts.

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