C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E
Nutricia Foods International (PVT) Ltd. was established in 1995, as an export oriented company concentrating on the export of food products. We have been processing and exporting dates for the last twenty years to U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.
On average we are exporting around 1000-1500 MT of processed dates annually. The main commercial varieties of dates grown in Pakistan are Aseel, Begum Jangi, Carba, and Turbat Mix. Aseel is one of the best varieties accepted all over the world and available in large quantities in the local Sukkur and Khairpur markets.
Nutricia Foods is a private limited company registered with SECP. It has three directors, the chief executive, his elder brother and his son. The chief executive has done Ph.D. in Food Technology from Australia. He has worked with Unilever Australia for 3years. On his return to Pakistan in 1980, he joined Lipton Pakistan Ltd. as a Q.A. & Product Development Manager.
Lipton was the pioneer in establishing Dates processing and export business from Pakistan.
In 1985 he joined another company International Multifoods Ltd. as Technical Director and established a Dates processing plant in Sukkur. Later on a fruits and vegetables dehydration plant was established in Lahore and a food canning plant was established in Nowshehra. During USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan, IMF supplied large quantities of Combat Rations( developed by the Director) to Afghan Mujahideen through USAID and Pakistan Army.
In addition to the Dates processing and exports, Nutricia Foods is also exporting Frozen Seafood and rice. In Rice Nutricia Foods is concentrating mainly on Irri-6 variety and substantial quantities of this variety have been exported to African Countries.
In frozen seafood Nutricia Foods has been working for the last 15 years and it has exported substantial quantities of different varieties of fish to Japan and China.
For Dates processing Nutricia Foods has established a factory in Therhi Habibabad, Khairpur Mirs, which is managed by Rustam Phulpoto who has a vast experience of working in Dates processing plants over last 30 years starting from Lipton Pakistan Ltd. We have our own buying house in Khairpur dates and grain market. Being a local resident Mr. Rustam has got good contacts with all leading date growers which helps us in the procurement of good quality dates according to our requirements.
We have acquired a plot on main National Highway near Thehri By-pass and construction of a cold storage has already been started.
C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E
Nutricia Foods International (PVT) Ltd. was established in 1995, as an export oriented company concentrating on the export of food products. We have been processing and exporting dates for the last twenty years to U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.
On average we are exporting around 1000-1500 MT of processed dates annually. The main commercial varieties of dates grown in Pakistan are Aseel, Begum Jangi, Carba, and Turbat Mix. Aseel is one of the best varieties accepted all over the world and available in large quantities in the local Sukkur and Khairpur markets.
Nutricia Foods is a private limited company registered with SECP. It has three directors, the chief executive, his elder brother and his son. The chief executive has done Ph.D. in Food Technology from Australia. He has worked with Unilever Australia for 3years. On his return to Pakistan in 1980, he joined Lipton Pakistan Ltd. as a Q.A. & Product Development Manager.
Lipton was the pioneer in establishing Dates processing and export business from Pakistan.
In 1985 he joined another company International Multifoods Ltd. as Technical Director and established a Dates processing plant in Sukkur. Later on a fruits and vegetables dehydration plant was established in Lahore and a food canning plant was established in Nowshehra. During USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan, IMF supplied large quantities of Combat Rations( developed by the Director) to Afghan Mujahideen through USAID and Pakistan Army.
In addition to the Dates processing and exports, Nutricia Foods is also exporting Frozen Seafood and rice. In Rice Nutricia Foods is concentrating mainly on Irri-6 variety and substantial quantities of this variety have been exported to African Countries.
In frozen seafood Nutricia Foods has been working for the last 15 years and it has exported substantial quantities of different varieties of fish to Japan and China.
For Dates processing Nutricia Foods has established a factory in Therhi Habibabad, Khairpur Mirs, which is managed by Rustam Phulpoto who has a vast experience of working in Dates processing plants over last 30 years starting from Lipton Pakistan Ltd. We have our own buying house in Khairpur dates and grain market. Being a local resident Mr. Rustam has got good contacts with all leading date growers which helps us in the procurement of good quality dates according to our requirements.
We have acquired a plot on main National Highway near Thehri By-pass and construction of a cold storage has already been started.