Modon launches the world’s largest food cluster in Jeddah

Jeddah is now the home of the world’s largest food cluster: The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) inaugurated Jeddah Food Cluster at an 11 mn sqm area in Jeddah’s second and third industrial cities, SPA reports. The food manufacturing hub contributes to all stages of the food value chain and uses advanced infrastructure to link manufacturers and service providers. The new cluster expects to attract an additional SAR 20 bn in investments within the next 10 years, while exporting SAR 8 bn worth of goods per year and contributing SAR 7 bn to GDP.

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The project includes 124 operational factories with a combined SAR 4.4 bn in investments, with some 4 mn tons in annual output. These include 76 ready-made factories that comply with the standards of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, a central laboratory to maintain food safety, and some 134k sqm of shared warehousing space for cold and dry storage, SPA said. The cluster’s components are linked through suppliers and infrastructure to support efficient and sustainable supply chains.