Dubai: Food and beverage (F&B) businesses based in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the UAE’s logistics hub, showed significant growth in 2017, reflecting continuing confidence in the industry in the UAE.
The sector’s volume of trade rose to 3.5 million metric tonnes, valued at Dh11.1 billion which accounted for 17.85 per cent and 15.37 per cent of Dubai’s total F&B volume and value respectively.
F&B is a major focus of Jafza’s business portfolio with over 570 companies from 75 countries.
