Gulf Mushroom to take part in Food & Hospitality expo

MUSCAT: The Gulf Mushroom Products Company (GMPC), engaged in the cultivation and marketing of fresh mushrooms in Oman, will be exhibiting its products for the first time at Omanexpo’s 12th edition of Food & Hospitality Oman exhibition, which will take place from October 16 to 18.

Abdullah Nasser Al Hadhrami, CEO of Gulf Mushroom Products Company said, “GMPC is delighted to be part of Food & Hospitality Oman exhibition 2017 as a sponsor. The event offers us an opportunity to market and showcase our farm-fresh mushrooms to the visitors, introduce the consumer to the Omani mushroom; enhance our customer base; build a network of business relationships; improve the image of the company in the internal and external market and to explore potential opportunities for future sales.”

The Oman’s premier mushroom grower has drawn up plans to double its production capacity in the second quarter of this year with the planned launch of 12 new mushroom growing rooms in Barka. A new hi-tech compost manufacturing plant in Thumrait in Dhofar Governorate, which will help end the company’s dependence on imported compost, is being commissioned.

Innovative solutions are being looked into to address the challenges in processing and packaging of mushrooms. Since mushrooms are packed with vitamins and minerals they need to be promoted in a big way and the exhibition is an ideal platform for doing so. It will showcase five types of fresh Omani mushrooms at the food expo; namely, white Button mushroom, white Baby mushroom, white Giant mushroom, Brown mushroom and Portabello mushroom.

Al Hadhrami added, “The company looks forward to the success of the exhibition through the organised management quality and integrated marketing of the exhibition. Also, we expect the success of our participation by reaching the desired objectives.”

The company’s fresh mushrooms are marketed under “Gulf Fresh” brand name in the entire Middle East and Far East countries. The company has produced and supplied premium quality fresh mushrooms everyday for more than a decade to a satisfied customer base in the Middle East and Asia Pacific markets. It has recently has been awarded HACCP certificate by TUV InterCert GmbH – Group of TUV Saarland, Germany.