Targeting a different market is Technical Chemical Laboratories (TCL), which revealed that it has launched a new range of products that use citrus oil as the base.
“We are focusing on producing environmentally-friendly cleaning products. The new range is based on citro-systems (citrus oil); this makes it non-toxic and it does not affect health. This means that if a portion of it is accidentally sprayed on food surfaces, it is not harmful,” said Galal Ghaly, TCL general manager.
He added: “We focus on providing chemicals that do not cause harm to water (when it mixes while cleaning and washing). We provide super-concentrate chemicals that we dilute with a big ratio, which results in saving a lot of time in the back of house operations.”
The company, which supplies about 750 hotels, restaurants and healthcare providers in 40 countries, is also devising a hand sanitiser that will last for eight hours “made possible by the sanitiser forming a thin and invisible layer on the hand,” Ghaly added.
F&B growth in the GCC region
Despite concern expressed in previous months about 2016 being a difficult economic year, numerous companies spoke to Caterer Middle East during Gulfood about their GCC expansion plans.
Sébastien Herriau, business developer-Middle East area, Chocolaterie Monbana, revealed: “The market is quite good and we are doing very well, especially with hotels and chains. We are going to be developing in Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Iran.”
He added that the company is planning to extend its retail range, but only to gourmet outlets.
Also speaking of local potential was Beech Ovens director of international sales and marketing Richard Douaihy, who shared: “Dubai has been a very positive market for Beech Ovens over the years and in 2015 it became our biggest market, beating China to the top position. A key target for us in this region is customers throughout the GCC, and we are seeking to grow more in Saudi Arabia in the coming months and years.”
The company's director of international sales and engineering Stephen Trood added: “Our clients in the UAE are predominantly high-end users, and our target markets tend to be five-star hotels and restaurants with celebrity chefs.”
Nestlé Professional beverages business manager Ahmad Popal also said he is optimistic about business opportunities in both mid-market and luxury hotels. “The market outlook is very good. We’re operational across the Middle East, and I see potential in all our markets — Nestle’s solutions are consistent and we meet a specific need for our customers,” he asserted.
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