Saudi Arabia authorities move to reassure public over fears for onion crisis in the Kingdom
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Abu Dhabi
First edition of World Union of Wholesale Markets held in Abu Dhabi
The WUWM discussed challenges facing global food security and highlighted UAE’s role and contribution in building advanced food systems
Century Financial
Why inflation is here to stay
Ongoing geopolitical tensions and supply-side bottlenecks are driving a global increase in fuel and wheat prices
Bernardo Perloiro
UAE consumers feel the pinch of inflation as prices of cooking oil and flour rise
Flour prices surged 40 percent and cooking oil rose 20 percent compared to pre-Covid prices
David Beasley
World Bank calls for ‘urgent’ support of vulnerable countries amidst rising food insecurity
War in Ukraine, ongoing coronavirus, climate change all cited as reasons for sharply rising food and oil prices
B2B
Kaso sees rapid growth as it targets $300m business from UAE, Saudi food sector
The B2B platform digitising the ordering process between restaurants and food suppliers reports 10-fold growth in past six months
Albatha Group
How a Sharjah-based food manufacturing company is managing rising costs in a post-Covid economy
Global Food Industries is offsetting increased shipping and raw material fees through a product and geographical growth strategy, says company CEO
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In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed reviews UAE’s food and water security plans
Sheikh Mohammed, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, reviews food and water security plans following the recent restructuring of the UAE Cabinet in preparation for the post-Covid-19.