Middle East Food Solutions Company (MEFSCO), formerly known as ARASCO Corn Products (ACP), is a large producer of starch and glucose syrups corn-based products in the Middle East, providing complete food solutions for its distinguished customers. The company employs a consistent strategy for growth since the joint venture between Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) and Cargill in 2013. The company ensures continuous extension of its product range by introducing new products and providing a continually expanding range of food ingredients, in addition to investing in the latest technologies and adapting its practices to meet its clients' ever-evolving requirements. Its new expansion project has been approved by the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) late 2015 and construction work is nearing completion. Start of production and supply is slated during the second half of 2016. Among its many innovative solutions, MEFSCO continues to meet customers' requirements through its unique Bulk Solution, a service exclusively provided by MEFSCO to its customers and ensures supply in the highest food quality standards, hygiene and efficiency in processing. Alongside MEFSCO's unique supply innovations, its access to global food technology and research & development expertise through its partner Cargill provides the market with the latest product developments and know-how. The already established highest-level technical support experts serve the customers for high quality, hygiene, innovative and cost effective solutions in their food applications, as well as new product developments. MEFSCO CEO Ziyad A. Alshaikh said "we proudly affirm a strong presence throughout the Middle East and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and we're happy to announce that we are in final stages of launching our new factory in 2016 tripling the capacity with the most modern world-class manufacturing standards and capabilities." Alshaikh underlines the advantages of being a local supplier: "MEFSCO's strong reliable local infrastructure laying on top of ARASCO's well-established supply chain facilities and expertise, securing the raw material deliveries from Dammam to Alkharj through railroads and finished product deliveries to our customers. As a local supplier, one of the advantages we have is providing a faster and secure just in time delivery (JIT) proposition to our valued customers within Middle East. Without doubt this advantage results in less inventory and labor costs at our customers' premises." On people development and know-how transfer to the region, Alsheikh added "having Cargill as a strategic partner with it's deep experience for more than 100 years in food ingredients manufacturing and marketing, we consistently work on creating a unique and innovative people development programs to our Saudi and non-Saudi staff securing a smooth technical and market development know-how transfer to the region." Alsheikh emphasized that "MEFSCO's ultimate aim is to serve the region with high quality products, hygienic and efficient cost effective solutions, as well as technical & product development solutions that will eventually result in a sustainable market in the region with its customers receiving the best value products and services enabling them to grow and prosper while competing in both local and global markets." — SG
