Dubai Opens Biggest Indoor Market For Fresh Fruits, Vegetables

Dubai residents can now shop for the freshest fruits and vegetables at a brand-new indoor market inaugurated by Dubai Municipality (DM). Spread over an area of more than 66,000 square meters, the Bloom market is one of the biggest indoor markets in the region and is located in the Dubai Fruit and Vegetable Market in Al Aweer.

“Bloom Market is one of Dubai Municipality’s key projects, which aims to provide access to fresh products directly from the source, especially since the market will have exclusively imported fruits that are not found in other markets, to establish itself as a distinctive shopping hub,” said Mohammed Faraidooni, Director of Markets at Dubai Municipality.

“The market will complete the current fruits and vegetables market,” he added. “It will not compete with the current market and vendors. The uniqueness about this market is that it will serve both business to consumers, as well as business to business customers.”

It has also been revealed that there are several other projects in the pipeline for DM regarding the fruits and vegetable market. One among them is a delivery service. “We are thinking as Dubai Municipality to create an app to do delivery from this market to customers,” he said.

There are also plans afoot to develop the fruits and vegetable market further. “We have hired an international consultant who is studying the development and expansion of the current market,” said Faraidooni. “This market will get bigger. We will expand it to include dates, eggs and poultry. We will expand the variety of items here.”

Since its inauguration in 2003, the Dubai Fruits and Vegetable market has undergone several expansions, with a number of new facilities being added.