<p><img class=" size-full wp-image-404" src="http://halalnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/burj-al-arab-hotel-skyscraper-architecture-dubai-1920x1080.jpg" width="214" height="129" alt="burj-al-arab-hotel-skyscraper-architecture-dubai-1920x1080" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Al Islami Foods is building a $27million food processing plant in Dubai thanks to an increase in demand for halal food.</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Construction on the 11,500-square-foot facility will begin next month at Dubai Investment Park and will process more than 1,500 tons of meat a month. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Al Islami meat is sourced from farms where the real halal process of no-stunning and hand slaughtering is followed. The plant will house machinery to produce products including sausages, kebabs, burgers, minced meat, and nuggets.<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px;" />“Al Islami will continue to strictly adhere to its policy of supplying real halal products that meet the regulatory standards of local and international markets,” said Saleh Abdullah Lootah, CEO, Al Islami Foods.</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“With the ever increasing demand in the local and international markets for halal products, this production facility comes in at the right time.”</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The idea behind the new facility is to ensure a minimum production time for all products that travel from the farm to the production facility.</p> <p style="border: 0px none; list-style: none outside none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, SimSun, 宋体, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Al Islami Foods was formerly known as Co-op Islami and changed its name to Al Islami Foods in 2006. The company was founded in 1981 and is based the United Arab Emirates.</p>