PM Group to build food facility in Saudi Arabia

PM Group has started work on a €45m ($61.79m) food facility in Saudi Arabia for Halwani Bros, one of the Gulf’s oldest food manufacturing companies.

The new facility features separate sections for tahina and halawa, jams and foods, dairy and cheese, and meat products.

Phase one of the development will involve the construction of a 10,000m² facility for the manufacture of confectionery, sugar and contract packaging.

Phase two will involve the construction of a new 50,000m² facility that will produce food products for Saudi Arabia and export markets such as Europe and the US.

PM Group is currently working on a range of projects in the Gulf region with a capital value close to €360m.

Halwani, which is involved in the manufacture of Halawas, meat products, Tahinas, jams, sweets, cheese products, dairy products, ice creams and grains, has major production plants in Jeddah and Egypt.