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Our story
The story begins with Mr. Muhammad Abdel Wahab Al-Hamwi in the middle of the twentieth century, when he was a young man who dreamed of presenting his own blend of coffee. His true passion for coffee is what prompted him to exert a lot of effort in preparing the appropriate recipe for the perfect cup of coffee.
In 1951 , his patience and long-awaited dream came true by opening his first small shop, where he roasted and ground carefully selected fresh coffee beans.
After decades of hard work, the small store turned into ten factories around the world and eight brands.
1951
Hamwi Co. was founded by Mr. Mohammad Abd Al Wahab Al Hamwi. His passion and love for coffee transcended through to his quality mixtures, adored by his customers, the demand increased.
1998
the story continues with the next generation of Al Hamwi Family. Led by the eldest son – Bilal Al Hamwi, the development and construction of the first integrated coffee factory in the Middle East commenced. The integration harboured manufacturing structures for three coffee types; The deliciously traditional Turkish Coffee, “Hamwi Cafe” a Liquid Arabian Coffee brand and “Unospresso” an italian espresso brand.
2003
It was followed by another factory in Damascus under the name “City Cafe” to produce instant coffee, which was followed by another factory to manufacture all food plastic containers for packing creamer, chocolate and coffee to ensure the purity and cleanliness of all packages from bacteria present in the air. This process was accompanied by the company obtaining a management system certificate. ISO 9001 quality and ISO 22000 international food safety system certification
2013
Four new factories were opened by Hamwi Co in UAE under the name “Aqua Brown food industries,” a factory to produce Turkish Coffee branded “Al Hamwi Cafe”, Italian Coffee branded “Unospresso”, American Coffee branded “Uno Cafe”,
, a liquid Arabian coffee factory named “Hamwi Cafe”, a factory to produce ice Coffee and juices branded – “City Cafe” and a factory to produce all kinds of instant Coffee branded “City Cafe” , “City Creamer” and “City Chocolate”
2018
The company acquired an evaluation of (A) degree from Food Safety Management in Dubai by applying quality systems and standards of World Food Safety Management “ISO 22000” , the company also obtained the Innovation and Developed technology award by Dubai industry City Management.
Hamwi Co.Factories are integrated in meeting the global coffee market requirements, with a producion capacity that satisfy the needs of all our customers worldwide.
OUR MISSION & VISION
To be named the pioneers in product innovation. To become a benchmark in customer service and quality assurance. To always present coffee under an umbrella of rich creative methodologies – to recreate and innovate the stories behind every cup.