Dairy producer Almarai buys Meyn-Ishida equipment

Almarai, the largest dairy producer in the Gulf region has recently decided to invest four billion SAR ($1,155.32 million) in poultry activities.

This investment is part of Almarai's long term vision to take full advantage of the opportunities in the poultry market.

One of the steps in this investment plan is an order for Meyn-Ishida of a complete wall-to-wall processing facility in Hail, Saudi Arabia.

The output capacity of the facility will be 24,000 birds per hour and consists of 16 weighing and packing lines.

Meyn-Ishida combines the poultry processing expertise of Meyn with the weighing, packing and end-of line know how of Ishida to offer a full range of integrated systems and equipment.

Since January 2011, the alliance has been awarded several high value international contracts, including fully integrated plants in Russia (Valujki and Tambov), Wipasz (Poland) and Chile.