Solar Foods

Solar Foods is a pioneering, ecofriendly food company in Khartoum, Sudan. It uses automated industrial solar energy dryers for drying organic vegetables, fruits, and meats founded by Dr. Alaa Hamadto.
In 2015, Dr. Alaa Hamadto deviated from her career as a dentist to carry on her father’s legacy with Solar Energy Enterprises, and by 2017 had creating her own brand, Solar Foods. The main thrust now [December 2019], according to Dr. Hamadto is to work with various NGOs to set up similar moneymaking enterprises in other parts of Sudan and in other countries.
The company's 25 employees work with solar dryers to prepare, dry, and package fruits, vegetables, and meats, which are sold in supermarkets in Sudan and Saudi Arabia and which are sold wholesale to local restaurants in Khartoum.
The company's goal is to fulfill all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals relevant to their industry:
*No poverty: Solar foods has a partnership with the Italian cooperation (AICS) and is working with them in the poverty reduction projects
*Zero hunger: Working with communities outside Khartoum and teaching them about drying techniques.
*Gender equality: 80% of its managers and employees are female.
*Clean and affordable energy: Free solar energy as the main source of energy 
*Industry, innovations and infrastructure 
*Responsible consumption and production
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*November 2024: Dr. Alaa Hamadto, Solar Foods founder, is acknowledged by TOOL Global 500 as a top female leader among the thirty-two African organizations selected from South Africa to Egypt and Morocco in the north. 
*June 2024: Solar Foods reopens operations! Revolutionising the Food Processing Industry - Woman This Month
*July 2023: During the recent hostilities in Sudan, the Solar Foods factory was tragically looted and burned to the ground.
*March 2023: Also they have provided a link to their 
*November 2019: Cooperation is announced between Solar Foods and the Italian NGO AICS
*April 2018: Solar Foods is First Runner-Up in the MIT Arab Startup Competition.
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==See also==
*Salih Hamadto
*Solar Energy Enterprises Company
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==External links==
*http://www.solar-foods.com
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Solarfoodssd
==Contact==
Tel: +249 91 293 4450
Email: info@solar-foods.com
Web: http://www.solar-foods.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Solarfoodssd
Address: Map location
Category:Manufacturers and vendors
Category:Sudan
Category:Solar food drying
Category:Solar food processing
Category:Verified active 2024
Category:Business development