Istanbul · Ajman Free Zone · A vertically integrated food group
Context

Food trade in 2026. What changed. What did not.

Global food and agricultural trade exceeded $2 trillion in 2024 — roughly $1.7T of food and animal products plus over $300B of beverages and processed foods. Food security has become a permanent strategic concern for net-importing regions like the Gulf, where over 85% of food is sourced from abroad.

Türkiye sits in the top 10 global exporters of agricultural products and is the world's leader in hazelnuts, dried apricots, and several other categories. Combined with the UAE's role as a regional food re-export hub, the Istanbul–Ajman corridor sits at the intersection of two of the most important food trade flows in the world.

Field 01
$420B
Global meat trade · 2024

Meat & Poultry

Global meat consumption is projected to rise 14% by 2032, driven primarily by GCC and emerging-market demand. Halal-certified processing capacity is a strategic bottleneck — and one where Turkish processors hold globally recognised certification credibility.

Sources: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024–2033; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service; GCC Halal Authority.

Our integrated approach spans fresh trade in beef, lamb, goat, and poultry — including specialty categories like duck, quail, and ostrich — alongside processed lines (sausage, salami, pastrami, frankfurters). The next phase: dedicated processing facilities at our Anatolian sourcing base.

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Field 02
$280B
Global grains & legumes trade · 2024

Grains, Legumes & Bakery

Grains and pulses are the foundation of every food system. Türkiye is among the world's top producers of lentils, chickpeas, and bulgur, and its flour mills export to over 80 countries. Bakery is the highest-growth processed-food sub-sector globally — up 5.4% annually since 2019.

Sources: International Grains Council Annual Report 2024; FAO; Türkiye Statistics Institute (TÜİK).

From producing and packaging lentils, beans, chickpeas, rice, wheat, and bulgur to operating bakeries for bread, buns, pastries, pasta, and rusks — and our roadmap to establish flour mills. We also trade bakery supplies including yeast and sesame.

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Field 03
$310B
Global dairy & edible oils trade · 2024

Dairy, Oils & Fats

Türkiye is the world's largest hazelnut producer (around 70% of global supply) and a major olive oil exporter. Dairy demand in the GCC continues to outstrip local production, with imports projected to grow 6% annually through 2030.

Sources: International Dairy Federation Bulletin 2024; International Olive Council; Türkiye Hazelnut Promotion Group.

We produce and trade milk, all cheese varieties, yogurt, and cream — alongside olive oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, hazelnut oil, and fish oil. Two-base cold-chain logistics enable us to serve both Turkish and Gulf markets without quality compromise.

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Field 04
$240B
Global fruits, vegetables & canned · 2024

Vegetables, Fruits & Canned Goods

Türkiye is among the top global suppliers of fresh tomatoes, peppers, citrus, apricots, and figs, and a leading exporter of processed produce — tomato paste, jams, pickles. Canned goods and ready-sauces grow 7% annually in MENA driven by rising urbanisation.

Sources: FAO Food Outlook 2024; Türkiye Aegean Exporters' Association; UAE Ministry of Climate Change & Environment.

From cultivating and trading fresh, dried, frozen, and brined produce to producing jams, marmalades, canned foods, and sauces — ketchup, mayonnaise, tomato paste — plus pickles and mushrooms. One integrated pipeline from Anatolian field to Gulf shelf.

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Field 05
$190B
Global seafood trade · 2024

Seafood

Seafood is the most traded food commodity in the world by value, and Türkiye's aquaculture sector — especially Black Sea sea bass and sea bream — is among Europe's fastest growing. Gulf seafood demand grew 8.4% annually since 2019.

Sources: FAO State of World Fisheries 2024; Türkiye Seafood Promotion Committee; UAE Food Security Office.

We trade, import, and export marine and freshwater products — and we are developing facilities for fish processing, canning, and fish-oil production. The combination of Turkish Black Sea aquaculture and Gulf cold-chain hubs is a structural advantage.

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Field 06
$340B
Global beverage & bottled water · 2024

Beverages & Water

Bottled water is the fastest growing beverage category globally — over 350 billion litres per year, with GCC per-capita consumption among the highest in the world. Functional and energy drinks continue to expand at 9% annually in MENA markets.

Sources: International Bottled Water Association 2024 Yearbook; Euromonitor Beverage Outlook 2024; Türkiye Beverage Industry Association.

From producing and trading fruit juices, carbonated drinks, energy drinks, vinegar, and grape juice — to bottling and distributing mineral, natural, and spring water through dedicated water distribution stations across our regional network.

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Field 07
$95B
Baby food & animal feed trade · 2024

Special Foods & Animal Feed

Baby food is the most regulation-intensive food category — and one where parent trust is everything. Animal feed scaled with the livestock industry: global pet food alone is now an $110B market growing 7% annually, while feed-grain demand drives a vast share of global agricultural trade.

Sources: Euromonitor Infant Nutrition Report 2024; Alltech Global Feed Survey 2024; American Pet Products Association.

We produce and trade all types of baby food and infant formulas under strict regulatory and quality protocols, alongside animal feed, birdseed, and pet food — serving both livestock-sector clients and the rapidly growing companion-animal market.

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Why two bases

A Turkish food group with a Gulf re-export branch is not a marketing position. It is structural.


Türkiye is one of the world's most diversified food-producing countries. The Gulf is one of the world's most concentrated food-importing regions. The corridor between them is not a flow we participate in — it is a flow we are built around.

Our Istanbul parent anchors the sourcing, the relationships with Anatolian producers, and our integrated processing roadmap. Our Ajman branch anchors the cold-chain logistics, the regional distribution, and the certification work that gets Turkish food onto Gulf shelves. Neither base could do this alone. Together, they are the structural advantage.

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