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Emirates Flight Catering fully acquires Bustanica
Emirates
Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering operations, has fully
acquired Emirates Bustanica, formerly called Emirates Crop One, and its
consumer brand Bustanica, the world's largest indoor vertical farm.
This
strategic move establishes Emirates Bustanica as a fully UAE-owned
company, helping sustain the country's vision of enhancing food and water
security and its agricultural capabilities. The acquisition empowers
Emirates Bustanica to leverage its local expertise and the latest tech know-how
to meet the growing demands of the market.
Located
near Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, Bustanica’s
330,000sqft facility has the capacity to grow more than 1 million
kilograms of exceptional quality leafy greens a year, equivalent to 3
tonnes daily, while using 95% less water than conventional agriculture.
Operating
under the brand name Bustanica, the produce is available across all major
retailers in the UAE such as Spinney's, Waitrose, Carrefour, and Choithrams.
Customers on Emirates and other airlines enjoy this farm-fresh produce in their
salads and meals.
Since
its launch in July 2022, Bustanica has become a part of UAE’s dinner table
conversations, thanks to its growing range of leafy greens, herbs and
microgreens that can and should be eaten straight out of the box – even tap
water can contaminate the produce. Bustanica’s produce is grown without
pesticides or herbicides, and is 100% clean, fresh, and nutrient-rich.
Bustanica produces a variety of lettuce, spinach, parsley, and kale.
Bustanica
is driven by powerful technology – machine learning, artificial intelligence,
and other patented technologies – and a highly specialised in-house team
that includes agronomy experts, engineers, horticulturists, and plant
scientists.
More
recently, Emirates Bustanica was a preferred produce supplier for
COP28, a recognition of its commitment to sustainability and environmental
responsibility.
Image
Credit: © Emirates Airlines
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