By John Lee. Turkey's Imas has signed a third agreement with Iraq's Mokhalad Group for the construction of an additional flour mill project in Iraq, reinforcing an ongoing partnership in the country's milling sector. The latest agreement follows two earlier projects, bringing the total number of flour mills developed for Mokhalad Group to three. Each facility […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Food Products, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun exporting its products to neighbouring markets, starting with a shipment of cooking oil to Jordan. The company confirmed that the first shipment of 'Al-Bint' branded cooking oil, produced at the Imam Ali Al-Hadi plant in Maysan […]
By John Lee. A new infant formula plant has begun construction in Baghdad, marking the launch of Iraq's first factory dedicated to producing baby milk and fortified nutrition products. The facility, the Mohannad Ali Abdullah Infant Formula Factory, is being built by the Qatari construction company Magnum and will manufacture infant formula for the Turkish […]
By John Lee. KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani recently opened the Megal Project in Erbil -- a $100 million private-sector investment in agriculture, livestock, and the food industry. The project spans 366 acres and includes a slaughterhouse, shopping centre, animal control and wastewater treatment facility, waste incineration unit, and landscaped areas - all designed to […]
By John Lee. Egypt's Edita Food Industries has established of a UAE-based holding company, Edita Investments Holding LTD, which has invested IQD 960.7 million [USD 730,000] in Ahramat Al-Nile for General Trading and Food Industries Limited -- formerly Tuma Jebur Abbas (TJA) -- in Iraq, via a capital increase. Operations in Iraq are expected to begin […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated Etihad Group's new flour mill in Al-Madhatiya [Medhatiah, Madhatiya], in Babil Governorate, which produces one million tonnes of premium-grade flour annually. The project was initiated 11 months ago when the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone. He toured the facility and praised the variety and […]
By John Lee. The Iraq Development Fund has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding with British firm Agrium Capital to establish Iraq's first modern infant formula production facility, with a planned capital expenditure exceeding $200 million. The plant, which will use locally sourced ingredients including Iraqi milk, is expected to meet 85 percent of the […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has officially opened the United Arab Company for Food Industries factories in Al-Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad. The first phase includes pasta and noodle factories built on 20 percent of the 123-dunam [12 hectares; 30 acres] site, with an investment of 128 billion Iraqi dinars [$98 million]. […]
By John Lee. Edita Food Industries, an Egyptian snack food producer, has announced its entry into the Iraqi market through a strategic partnership with Baghdad-based Tuama Jebur Abbas (TJA). The move marks a significant milestone in Edita's regional expansion strategy as the company acquires a 49-percent stake in TJA, a family-run snack manufacturer, for $8 […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Food Products, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced the completion of a new dairy products factory building in Fallujah, Anbar Province. This project is being developed in partnership with the private sector. The factory building and its infrastructure have been completed, and the […]
From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq and the United States Agency for International […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani opened the new Etihad Food Industries flour mill in the city of Medhatiah [Madhatiya], in Babil Governorate, on Thursday. The project, a private sector initiative, aims to produce up to one million tons per year of high-quality zero-grade flour. The prime minister also opened new production lines […]
