Food & Ingredients June 2023

and fully undamaged was determined. The
facility is planned to be put into operation
in the third quarter of 2023, following the
revision works to be carried out for capacity
increase and technology renewal. With the
commissioning of the facility, it is aimed
to increase employment and contribute
to economic development in the region
affected by the earthquake disaster. Dr.
Eren Günhan Ulusoy, Chairman of Ulusoy
Un’s Board of Directors, said, “Ulusoy Un is a
company that exports to 92 countries today
and serves the food safety of not only Türkiye
but also the world. Our company continues
to grow with its new breakthroughs. With the
purchase of shares of Söke Değirmencilik
San ve Tic. A.Ş in 2022, a total of 2485 tons/
day, 2085 tons/day in Samsun and 400 tons/
day in Çorlu, 1440 tons/day capacity of
Aydın and Ankara Factories belonging to this
company has been increased. As a result of
the addition, our total production capacity
reached 3,925 tons/day. With the new
purchase, our total production capacity will
reach 4,200 tons/day, and we will continue
to maintain our position as Türkiye’s largest
flour producer by far. With this purchase,
we aim to increase our export tonnage
thanks to the cost advantage by using
the ports in Mersin, Adana and Iskenderun
regions for the supply of raw materials and
the proximity to the southern neighbours
of our country. With the production of the
facility, our company will have access
to the domestic market in the south and
southeast of our country with more costeffective
transportation. Thus, with our
factories located in 5 different regions within
our company, we will reach the active
production capacity that will expand sales
to all regions of Türkiye.”
area of 6,880 square meters on a total area
of 10,186 square meters, is currently inactive.
A Quick Structural Health Monitoring (QSHM)
report was obtained regarding whether
it was damaged in the earthquake in
Kahramanmaras, and all the buildings in
the real estate in question were examined
Consolidating its place in Türkiye’s largest
companies surveys conducted for 2021, Ulusoy
Un became the 323rd largest exporter in
Turkey according to the TIM1000 list, the 71st
company in the Fortune 500 list and the 86th
largest company in Türkiye according to the
Capital500 research. Ulusoy Un was also ranked
28th in the “Top 500 Companies of Anatolia”
research conducted by the Economist
magazine. Ulusoy Un, one of the largest food
companies in Türkiye, also has the innovation
leader award of the food industry within the
scope of the “Platinum Global 100 Index”.
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