Quality and Packaging Food processors in the canning industry must manage multiple and complex variables such as seasonal supply, market demand and production scheduling in order to produce and deliver quality canned ready-to-eat food products to consumers. Gulf Food Industries is certainly no different and is a pioneer of multi-tasking in the region, which is why GFI finds itself the number one ready-to-eat canned foods brand in the Middle East today. Concern for shelf-life issues, optimization of raw materials, convenient packaging and unique formulation tailored for the Middle East consumer palate are responsible for Gulf Food Industries’s success.

Gulf Food Industries has established an integrated management system accredited by HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) for safety ISO 9001 for quality internal process, ISO 14001 for environmental management and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Series) to better meet the Middle East market demand, streamline the production of its FDA-approved goods for export to the US and account for variability in quality, quantity timing, shelf-life and cost. GFI has been challenged to successfully deliver hazard-free and easy-to-open canned foods from this complex processing environment to the region’s satisfied customers over the years.

The company’s ready-to-eat and easy-to-open product range is made from a wide variety of carefully selected beans and spices to delivery high quality and unique flavors. Technology in product development- the coupling of updated technology and matching expertise at its 30,000 square meters of land that includes top of the line manufacturing and warehousing facilities are key assets of GFI. At its laboratories beginning with the selection of the finest raw materials, GFI’s extensive technical training is applied in materials testing, food safety and quality, sensory evaluation and flavor profiling, food packaging interactions, shelf-life evaluation and extension and nutritional labeling. Perseverance to stay abreast of the latest technologies has positioned Gulf Food Industries as the fastest growing canned food corporate in the region’s industry, which delivers uncompromised nutritional qualities in its food products that preserve texture, flavor and color.

The end GFI easy-to-open product is delivered to the consumer in high quality packaging that matches its contents. Gulf Food Industries uses prime tinplate to the highest specifications, utilizing high-quality food grade lacquers (white and gold on the inside of the can) to ensure safe interaction with the packaged food. The cans are available in wide variety that ranges from 200g, 400g, 450g to 500g with plain printed and easy-to-open ends that adhere to GFI’s policy to deliver quality and ready-to-eat canned foods.

Additionally, GFI has recently upgraded its information control system by linking manufacturing to sales as well as finance and warehousing to “Oracle 11i”.