National Food Company (NAFCO)
Qatar's largest dates processing facility, producing packaged premium dates since 1997.
National Food Company (NAFCO) operates Qatar's largest dates-processing factory, an 8,200 m² facility in Doha, cleaning, sorting, grading, and packaging premium Qatari and regional date varieties for retail and export. Owned by Hassad Food Company and Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company, NAFCO employs over 100 operators and holds ISO 9001:2015, 22000:2005, and 14001:2015 certifications. Packaged dates are distributed to GCC supermarkets and exported regionally.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Doha, Qatar
- Founded
- 1997
- Website
- nfc.qa
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Pantry & Dry Goods
- Markets
- Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait
Verified facts
- certificate-page-on-site (amber), checked 2026-08-11 Company's own certification page
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA