{"id":415878,"date":"2026-08-24T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=415878"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:50:26","slug":"arab-companies-negotiate-food-deals-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/arab-companies-negotiate-food-deals-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab companies negotiate food deals in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The business matchmaking event organized by the Halal do Brasil<\/a> project on Monday (24) and next Wednesday (26) is bringing together six Arab importers and 36 food and beverage companies. The meetings are part of the program of the Brazil & Arab Countries Economic Forum, which will be held Tuesday (25) in S\u00e3o Paulo by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Shokry: Brazilian products are competitive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Halal do Brasil project promotes made-in-Brazil halal products overseas, with halal meaning compliant with Islamic rules. The business matchmaking event organized by the project features six Arab companies: Bahrain\u2019s Al Zaeem, which is seeking suppliers of spices, jams and sauces; Saudi Arabia\u2019s Tanmiah, looking for a\u00e7a\u00ed, coffee and meat products; Jordan\u2019s SKM Tejaree, seeking cheese, rice and coffee suppliers; UAE-based Rezfood, which is looking for gourmet products; Khayrat Al-Reef, also from the United Arab Emirates, which wants to buy snacks and sauces; and Morocco\u2019s LabelVie, seeking rice and jams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rezfood Managing Director Damon Afkari said the company has operations in Dubai, UAE, and Madrid, Spain. The trading company focuses on supplying the Gulf market with premium and exotic products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are looking for new products, new packaging and new ideas. If you are different from the others, the doors will be open to you,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe Brazil has many exotic products that, because of the distance, have not yet reached the UAE,\u201d citing a\u00e7a\u00ed and its derivatives as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Afkari seeks premium and exotic products, which he finds in Brazil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Khayrat Al-Reef Managing Director Ahmed Shokry also cited a\u00e7a\u00ed as an attractive business opportunity. On his first trip to Brazil, he liked meetings with suppliers of cookies, waffles, acai and acai-based products. He said the product was one of his favorites because it is unique. Shokry also said Brazilian products are competitive and that he hopes to do business with Brazilian companies but noted that shipping times from Brazil to the UAE, where the company is based, are a challenge. Transit generally takes 33 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll study the prices when I return and then decide whether they are competitive and whether we can buy or not. But I can say that the prices are very good for cookies and waffles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also expressed interest in buying a\u00e7a\u00ed coffee, saying that, with a marketing campaign to introduce the product to the Gulf market, it could achieve strong sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanmiah Supply Chain General Manager Faisal Akbar said his main interest is buying frozen chicken and beef to ship to the company\u2019s plants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where the meat would be processed and resold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water for the UAE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Among the Brazilian companies, \u00c1guas Especiais da Pedra was represented by CEO and co-founder F\u00e1bio Meaulo and COO and co-founder Almir Meaulo. The company produces and bottles premium water in the countryside of S\u00e3o Paulo and is preparing to enter the UAE market. Under the name Bruea Drinks & Foods, it established a presence in Rakez, the free zone in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. It obtained halal certification and was in the process of certifying its water when the conflict in the Middle East began in February, delaying its plans. Ocean freight costs rose, making exports unviable for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plans, however, remain on track. F\u00e1bio said the product is of superior quality and fits the UAE market. The company\u2019s water is slightly acidic, with low mineralization and low total dissolved solids, resulting in water that enhances the flavor of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a unique water. The country with the world\u2019s second-largest aquifer [Brazil] has no global representative [among premium waters]. So, we began developing a water with specific characteristics and properties,\u201d F\u00e1bio said before heading to another business meeting to present \u00c1guas Especiais da Pedra to a UAE company. \u201cWe expect to promote the product and establish partnerships that will help us enter that market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Brazil expands cookie exports to the Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcelo Brammer\/ Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>
Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>
Marcelo Brammer\/Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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