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48DATESOnaizah is not only home to some ofthe oldest date groves in SaudiArabia, but also houses date palmsthat are more than a century old.Onaizah Dates Factory which is located atfront of Unayzah Department of Traffic,Buraydah road, Unayzah GovernorateQassim, KSA has an area of 70000m2, withindustrial capacity of 6000kg/hr.The factory process and produces allkinds of dates. The dates are packed by thelatest local, international technology tosatisfy requirements of all consumers. Theproducts are remarkable in quality withinternational standards.The factory receives all kinds of highquality dates from local farmers who cancomply to the factory's strict technicalprovisions and specifications. In order tomaintain the cleanness and hygiene, thefactory supplies farmers with empty plasticboxes for packing.When the farmers bring dates to thefactory, a sample is taken for examining todefine its rank, grade and quality for reception.ONAIZAH DATES:MEETING THEGLOBALREQUIREMENTSIN DATESThe factory uses various production linesthat required for package in accordancewith the latest technology. Some of the linesare Thermoform machines, Date paste lines,pouch machines for singular packaging,lines of block packs in plastic boxes &bags, Line of loaded dates, traditionalpressing lines.The department of serving other is a maindepartment of the factory. Serving others isFOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2012