More than 25 F&B customers leasing 1.7mn sqft. of high-quality spaces in DIC
Dubai Industrial City attracted more than AED 350mn in investments from the food and beverage (F&B) sector in 2024, the region’s leading industrial and logistics ecosystem announced on the side-lines of Gulfood 2025.
Reflecting the regional sector’s growth, Dubai Industrial City, one of TECOM Group PJSC’s 10 business districts, attracted more than 25 F&B customers leasing 1.7mn sqft of high-quality industrial spaces in 2024, reaffirming business confidence in Dubai’s position as a hub for innovation and market expansion.
“Dubai Industrial City’s sector-specific infrastructure and nurturing environment are geared to facilitate this growth, contributing to the overarching goals of Operation 300bn and ‘Make it in the Emirates’, commented Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President, Industrial, TECOM Group, on behalf of Dubai Industrial City.
Manufacturing champions
More than 1,100 local, regional, and international manufacturing champions are among the customers based at Dubai Industrial City, alongside more than 350 operational factories.
Together, this community of manufacturing giants produces over 70 megawatts in clean energy each year, with the district’s environmental contributions further benefiting from Dubai Industrial City’s memorandum of understanding with global technology company Siemens.
Notable F&B investments at Dubai Industrial City last year included Silver Line Gate Group’s (SLG Group) integrated hub, to produce more than 100,000 tonnes of dairy products, including milk product and butter, each year. SLG Group has commenced construction on the manufacturing, warehouse, and corporate office facility that will open this year.
