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MIDDLE EAST partner for this project Halwani Bros thoroughly researched potential companies . Hefni adds : “ We scanned the market and looked at companies that had previous experience in designing and building food manufacturing facilities around the world . We hand-picked the best contractors to do the work .”
Halwani Bros has two manufacturing locations – one in Saudi Arabia that consists of nine factories and one in Egypt with five factories , with a combined total of around 2,700 staff . And sourcing the right staff can be challenging , Hefni says . “ Finding talent these days is becoming difficult in our region and it ’ s not because of salaries . What we are doing right now is , of course , looking at the market , the wages , the

“ We scanned the market and looked at companies that had previous experience in designing and building food manufacturing facilities ”

– Saleh Hefni , CEO
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