Catering Foodstuff Supply
Full container loads for hospitality kitchens.
Hospitality catering companies in Abu Dhabi and across the Emirates take rice, dal, sugar and spices from us by the container rather than the pallet. Here is how that works, and what goes in it.
Why the container
Buy the Volume You Were Going to Cook Anyway.
A catering kitchen's dry store is the most predictable thing in the business. The headcount is known, the menu cycle repeats, and the rice, dal and sugar going out of the store this month will go out again next month. Buying that by the pallet, weekly, at whatever the market moved to, is paying a premium for volume you had already committed to.
We supply it at container level instead: the grade fixed, the price held for the term, and deliveries released against your consumption rather than dumped on you at once. The weekly reordering stops being the chef's problem.
Where a single line will not fill a container — and for most kitchens sugar alone will not — we consolidate several staples into one load, so you get container economics without a year of one commodity sitting in the store.
At a glance
- Typical load
- 20 ft or 40 ft FCL, single line or consolidated
- Staples
- Rice, dals and pulses, sugar, spices, dried fruit and nuts
- Pricing
- Held for the agreed contract term
- Delivery
- Scheduled release across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the northern Emirates
- Also available
- Daily fresh produce and eggs on the same delivery run
What goes in it
The Catering Dry Store
The lines catering kitchens take from us in volume. Cooking oil, flour and other dry-store items are available on request.
| Staple | Grades & varieties | Packing | Approx. per 20 ft FCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | Basmati 1121 & 1509, Sona Masoori, IR64, Parboiled, Sella | 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 kg PP and jute bags | 25–27 MT |
| Dals & pulses | Toor, chana, moong and urad dal; chickpeas, black chana, lentils | 1 / 5 / 25 / 50 kg PP bags | 25–27 MT |
| Sugar | Refined white, ICUMSA 45 | 25 / 50 kg PP bags | 25–27 MT |
| Whole & ground spices | Chilli, turmeric, coriander, cumin, pepper, garam masala | 10 / 25 / 50 kg PP bags and lined cartons | 20–24 MT |
| Dried fruit & nuts | Cashew, almond, raisins, dates — for bulk kitchen use | 10 / 12.5 / 25 kg cartons and vacuum packs | By volume, usually consolidated |
| Mixed consolidation | Any combination of the above in one load | As per line | One container, several staples |
Who we supply
Kitchens That Cannot Run Short
Wherever a fixed headcount has to be fed to the same standard every day.
Hospitality Catering Companies
Abu Dhabi contract caterers running multiple sites off one central store — the volume that makes container buying obvious.
Camps & Site Canteens
Labour accommodation and remote site kitchens feeding a fixed headcount, where consumption is predictable and running short is not an option.
Hotel & Restaurant Kitchens
Standing dry-store replenishment on the same grade every month, so a recipe costed in January still costs the same in June.
Institutional Buyers
Schools, hospitals, staff canteens and government contracts needing steady volume against a held price and clean paperwork.
Overland GCC delivery
By Road to Qatar, Bahrain & Kuwait
Our own trucks, loaded at Al Aweer and running overland through Saudi Arabia — so the last leg of your order is not handed to a third party.
Road route: Dubai to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Our own vehicles, not a broker's
- 1–3 days overland, same day across the UAE
- Border paperwork prepared before departure
- Full loads or mixed consolidation
How a contract runs
From Consumption to Delivery
Four steps, one point of contact throughout.
Your Consumption
Tell us what the kitchens actually get through in a month — by line, by grade, by pack size. That is what sizes the container, not a guess.
Grade & Price Agreed
We quote against the specific grade, send samples from the lot for dry goods, and hold the price for the term agreed.
Container Booked
One line if it fills a container, or several staples consolidated into one load where a single line would sit too long in your store.
Delivered on Schedule
Released against your delivery schedule from Al Aweer by our own vehicles, across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the northern Emirates.
What a Catering Buyer Actually Gets
The reason kitchens move to container supply is rarely the headline price. It is that three recurring problems stop happening: the grade drifting once the order repeats, the price moving mid-contract, and a delivery arriving on a day the store cannot take it.
Beyond the Dry Store
Catering customers rarely need only staples. The same delivery run that brings your rice and dal carries fresh fruit and vegetables from Al Aweer, and eggs by the pallet — so one supplier covers the dry store and the daily fresh order.
We supply the same way across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, for catering groups operating in more than one Gulf market.
See the full catalogueSend Us a Month of Consumption
Tell us what your kitchens get through in a month and where they are. We will come back with grades, a container plan, a delivery schedule and a held price.