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
- 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.
- 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)
Value Chain
Value Chain Analysis
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High
localization in UAE -
Limited
localization in UAE -
Mid
localization in UAE
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Market Size Bar Chart
Global and UAE market size
2022-2032 (Bn AED)
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