Companies displayed in “Galvood” food oils with sponges of flowers … and “Cola Dates”

Local and international foodsmaking companies, through their platforms at the “Glevoud 2025” exhibition, have launched innovative products in the food and beverage sector.

And “Emirates Today” monitored on a tour of the exhibition wings, innovative products, the most prominent of which are “cola” drinks extracted from dates, a long -term cane juice with mint and lemon flavor, and drinks extracted from “animal bone broth”, containing natural collagen, inspired by a dish. Stock soup »popular, food oils, as well as fish products and meat from sources Vegetable, in addition to the validity of up to 20 years.

Corporate officials said, during the exhibition, that manufacturing companies have become more keen on innovation, through a research and development management in the food and beverage industries to keep pace with the rapid variables in consumer patterns and high competitiveness.

Cola dates

In detail, the Senior Director of Product Development at the City Heritage Company, Mohamed Al -Nahhas, said that “the company launched during (Glevoud 2025) new products for the (Cola) drinks fully extracted from dates, and without adding sugar, which makes it contain healthy properties,” Pointing out that the company keeps pace with the research and development department the needs of markets for similar products, given its dependence on natural and health components.

Animal bone broth

For his part, the director and owner of the emerging Emirati company “Bono” specialized in the manufacture of bone broth, Ali Al -Khatri, said that “the company has developed products for drinks extracted from (animal bone broth), which contains natural collagen, in addition to products for natural ghee extracted from animal bones ».

He added: “The company has already put off the products in the local markets, and seeks to gradually expand the markets, with its intention to export these products to external markets.”

He explained to «Emirates Today»: “These products are inspired by an Arabic popular (soup) known as (Quaret soup), and they were developed to be ready, frozen and easy to prepare through heating, to become a snack of (healthy broth rich in collagen),” considering that “that Innovative products keep pace with consumer requirements and their different tastes in the market. ”

“Sausage” vegetarian

In the same context, the CEO of the Department of Oils and Fat Production in the “Efco” group in the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab East, Mohamed Itani, said that “innovation in the food and beverage sector is witnessing a great expansion in the industry during the recent period, due to keeping pace with the rapid changes in directions Consumer patterns, in addition to high competitiveness in the markets, which make companies work continuously to develop innovative products. ”

He added, “The research and development departments in food companies have become essential, and are relied upon to develop products and launch them continuously for consumers.” He pointed out that “the group in the Emirates markets has an expanded management of research and development, and it came out with innovative products, including (burger) products (Sausage) extracted from fully vegetable ingredients, and olive oil products that have been developed and treated for cooking uses, and endemic High frying degrees. ”

Vegetables with validity up to 20 years

The business coordinator at Stastinepal Trading, Maryam Al -Shammar, said that her company has developed and created ways for dried vegetable products that extend the validity of its use for about 20 years, and continues with the health and food characteristics, flavors and smells itself.

She emphasized that «research and development provided these products through modern and health scientific methods in the food sector.