Galbani Mozzarella Cheese

distributor• UAE• Member since 1994

SAFCO International General Trading Co. L.L.C. says its journey began in 1994 as a family-owned business aiming to diversify into all major food segments, and its head office is in Dubai Investments Park II, Dubai. It describes itself as one of the leading foodservice distributors, importers and exporters of food and non-food products in the UAE, the Middle East and international markets, and its site states that on 10 October 2023 it joined Silal, part of Abu Dhabi holding company ADQ. The company says it imports from over 50 countries and that its temperature-controlled fleet covers all seven emirates around the clock, seven days a week (the site cites 100+ vehicles in one place and a 200+ fleet in another); its warehousing totals 150,000 sq ft with 1,000 MT of dry and 3,500 MT of cold storage, in segregated chilled, dry and frozen zones. It lists offices and facilities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, KEZAD and Oman, a wholesale outlet at Al Ras Market, a presence in Oman and Bahrain, and an export network covering the GCC, Africa, the CIS and the Indian subcontinent. It serves five-star hotels, restaurants, caterers, bakeries, ship chandlers, airlines, cruise lines and hospitals, and runs an online ordering platform called Waynik. The site cites sole distribution rights for 35+ brands, non-exclusive distribution of 100+ brands and over 25,000 products, in categories including fresh produce, meat and poultry, seafood, dairy and cheese, pastry and bakery, Arabic and Asian cuisine, groceries, beverages, gourmet and health/organic products. Logos it shows include Président, Galbani, FAGE, Boursin, Lurpak, Anchor and Arla in dairy; Valrhona, Dobla and IREKS in pastry; Hellmann's, Knorr Professional, McCain and Nestlé in culinary; Lipton, Brooke Bond, Delta Cafés and Oatly in beverages; Tajima and Swift Australia meats; Lee Kum Kee; and Nutella and Haldiram's. It says its beverage solutions division has operated since 2013. Alongside these it lists in-house brands (14 on the company page, 9 on the brand partners page), including SAFCO Fresh, which it calls the exclusive distributor of Silal fresh produce with over 3,000 SKUs, Oceanic Pearl seafood and Esperance chocolate and frozen viennoiserie. The site shows HACCP, ISO 22000:2018, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001 certificates, and awards including a Dubai Quality appreciation award, an Emirates SkyCargo service award for 2022–2023 and Etihad Aviation Group's Gold Local Content Partner certificate.