Kibsons offers an ever-increasing range of quality fresh fruit and vegetables from all continents
Kibsons offers an ever-increasing range of quality fresh fruit and vegetables from all continents
Kibsons offers an ever-increasing range of quality fresh fruit and vegetables from all continents
Kibsons offers an ever-increasing range of quality fresh fruit and vegetables from all continents

A taste of Ireland at home in the UAE



For seven years, Kibsons has been on a mission to provide UAE residents with premium quality, affordable and delicious food to their doorsteps. Not just from their sustainability-focused facilities and local suppliers, but increasingly from around the world.

Kibsons philosophy of ‘supporting local’ is truly global and this extends to the shores of Ireland with its recent partnership with leading Irish supermarket, SuperValu. Eighty-seven new Irish food providers now have access to the UAE market as the famous blue Kibsons delivery box can now include the extensive range of SuperValu items, much loved on home Irish soil and now available in the UAE.

As part of the Musgrave Group, a 146-year-old family-owned leading wholesale, retail, and food service business in Ireland, the much-loved SuperValu brand mirrors the Kibsons culture of family business values. The vast majority of SuperValu products are made in Ireland, and now customers in the UAE can enjoy an authentic Irish experience, and for the UAE’s Irish community, a taste of home away from home.

“Our customers who enjoy authentic Irish products will long know the quality that is synonymous with SuperValu” says Halima Jumani, chief executive of Kibsons.

SuperValu is now available at Kibsons
SuperValu is now available at Kibsons

“We felt that the company ethos of SuperValu, all about growing and supporting local, absolutely fits with the Kibsons brand philosophy. Offering an even wider range of healthy and fresh produce to our deliveries is always welcome. We like to bring the world to our Kibsons customers, and Irish expats can enjoy that ‘little bit’ of home” Jumani continued.

As their core business since 1980, Kibsons offers an ever-increasing range of quality fresh fruit and vegetables from all continents. They supply a wide selection of premium produce options, organics, bulk packs, pre-packs and ready-to-eat products to a wide range of retail and wholesale customers in the UAE and beyond. By controlling their own dedicated importing, warehousing, distribution, IT and customer service teams they are able to optimise product quality and ultimately improve value to thousands of private households across the Emirates

And it works both ways too - SuperValu continues to source locally wherever possible. SuperValu sources 100 per cent of it is fresh meat and poultry from Bord Bia-approved farms and over 1,800 Irish suppliers. Reaching dozens of new nationalities, who would never have had access to the SuperValu range is a key bonus for Liam Hyland, Director of Export & International Trade, Musgrave Group.

SuperValu continues to source locally wherever possible
SuperValu continues to source locally wherever possible

“Kibsons are synonymous with the UAE’s fresh, high-quality food offering. We are Ireland's largest fresh food retail, so the opportunity to leap into the international arena with them is an exciting development for us. Irish butter, yogurts and the firm favourite Irish biscuits and cakes are now available for UAE customers to enjoy at home - bringing the best of Ireland to those who know and miss it, and also those who are yet to discover it,” he said.

Kibsons also offers a wide range of imported and processed meat and poultry products produced in their HACCP-approved facility. Home delivery customers can now experience the same levels of product quality that they have supplied to the wholesale market for years. The meat range includes organic, hormone-free, premium and value-added products to suit every taste and customer requirement. Partnering with SuperValu cements the dedication to supporting independent suppliers across the region, and the world - extending the choice and value to customers, and the support that local producers need, wherever they call home.

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
The National Archives, Abu Dhabi

Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf.

Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive - https://www.agda.ae/en

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  • Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
  • Flexible payment plans from developers
  • Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
  • DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
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Real estate tokenisation project

Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.

The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.

Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.

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Tributes from the UAE's personal finance community

• Sebastien Aguilar, who heads SimplyFI.org, a non-profit community where people learn to invest Bogleheads’ style

“It is thanks to Jack Bogle’s work that this community exists and thanks to his work that many investors now get the full benefits of long term, buy and hold stock market investing.

Compared to the industry, investing using the common sense approach of a Boglehead saves a lot in costs and guarantees higher returns than the average actively managed fund over the long term. 

From a personal perspective, learning how to invest using Bogle’s approach was a turning point in my life. I quickly realised there was no point chasing returns and paying expensive advisers or platforms. Once money is taken care off, you can work on what truly matters, such as family, relationships or other projects. I owe Jack Bogle for that.”

• Sam Instone, director of financial advisory firm AES International

"Thought to have saved investors over a trillion dollars, Jack Bogle’s ideas truly changed the way the world invests. Shaped by his own personal experiences, his philosophy and basic rules for investors challenged the status quo of a self-interested global industry and eventually prevailed.  Loathed by many big companies and commission-driven salespeople, he has transformed the way well-informed investors and professional advisers make decisions."

• Demos Kyprianou, a board member of SimplyFI.org

"Jack Bogle for me was a rebel, a revolutionary who changed the industry and gave the little guy like me, a chance. He was also a mentor who inspired me to take the leap and take control of my own finances."

• Steve Cronin, founder of DeadSimpleSaving.com

"Obsessed with reducing fees, Jack Bogle structured Vanguard to be owned by its clients – that way the priority would be fee minimisation for clients rather than profit maximisation for the company.

His real gift to us has been the ability to invest in the stock market (buy and hold for the long term) rather than be forced to speculate (try to make profits in the shorter term) or even worse have others speculate on our behalf.

Bogle has given countless investors the ability to get on with their life while growing their wealth in the background as fast as possible. The Financial Independence movement would barely exist without this."

• Zach Holz, who blogs about financial independence at The Happiest Teacher

"Jack Bogle was one of the greatest forces for wealth democratisation the world has ever seen.  He allowed people a way to be free from the parasitical "financial advisers" whose only real concern are the fat fees they get from selling you over-complicated "products" that have caused millions of people all around the world real harm.”

• Tuan Phan, a board member of SimplyFI.org

"In an industry that’s synonymous with greed, Jack Bogle was a lone wolf, swimming against the tide. When others were incentivised to enrich themselves, he stood by the ‘fiduciary’ standard – something that is badly needed in the financial industry of the UAE."

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WHAT IS GRAPHENE?

It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were experimenting with sticky tape and graphite, the material used as lead in pencils.

Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But when they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.

By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.

In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. 

Updated: November 09, 2023, 2:25 AM`