Tribune News Network
Doha
Hassad, Qatar’s premier investor in the food sector, has announced that Um Salal Central Market has become an integrated marketing platform that offers all basic commodities such as meat, fish, and vegetables, to serve the needs of all categories (trader, producer, and consumer) - with the aim to contribute to achieving food security, as well as support local products.
Hassad has fully developed the Fish Market located inside Um Salal Central Market according to the latest international standards. The market currently spans over 3,300 sq and includes 62 fish shops, an auction yard on 2,100 sq, as well as fish cleaning section, visitors waiting area, and an ice factory to meet the needs of traders.
In a continuation of the fruitful and successful cooperation between the Ministry of Municipality and Hassad; the Ministry has recently inaugurated the local products’ yard in Um Salal Central Market, while Aswaq for Food Facilities Management (a subsidiary of Hassad) developed and fully equipped the yard; which extends over 1,800 sq. and includes 44 counters dedicated to selling local produce.
Mubarak Al Sahuti, Executive Director of Business Relations, Hassad Food, expressed his happiness with the fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Municipality and Hassad in several strategic projects, which aim to support the local market - he pointed out that this cooperation is a model for successful strategic integrations between state institutions.
Al Sahuti further explained that Um Salal Central Market is an integrated marketing platform, which includes all basic consumer goods such as meat, fish, vegetables, and others, to satisfy all the needs of consumers during their visit to the market.
In line with Hassad’s plan to support local breeders; the company dedicated a suitable space within the market, to hold an auction for owners of livestock productive farms. Moreover, the central market includes a private slaughterhouse with a production capacity of up to 1,000 heads per day (under the management of Widam Food), in addition to livestock barns, vegetables and fruits shops, multi-service shops, cold stores, supermarket, mosque, and a number of administrative offices.
Um Salal Central Market spans over 70,000 sq. and is located at the intersection of modern and central highways (Al Majd and Al Shamal), which connects the market directly to the main ports in Al Wakra, Al Ruwais, Al Khor and Doha, that supplies nearly 80% of the fish to the market. Moreover, the market is close to many high-density areas, which makes its location convenient for all categories; trader, producer, and consumer.
