Midamar’s Honors & Awards

Midamar has achieved many honors over the years. Some of those milestones are listed here.

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  • Midamar is named "Employer of the Year" by Systems Unlimited, a non-profit organization that assists people with disabilities in finding meaningful employment

  • Midamar wins the prestigious Gulfood Award for "Best New Fast Food Innovation"

  • Midamar wins the prestigious Gulfood Award for "Best New Halal Food" for the 2nd year in a row

  • Midamar is the first US company to win the prestigious Gulfood Award for "Best New Halal Food for the first time

  • Midamar wins USDA "Distinguished Community Service Award" from the USDA's Center for Faith Based and Community Partnerships

  • Midamar partners with World Franchise Associates and Gulfood to launch first of its kind Franchise Development forum during Gulfood

  • Midamar’s President invited to the White House by US President Barack Obama and US Commerce Department to provide insight on economic and international expansion programs for the US economy

  • Midamar Director invited to speak on the American Halal Market at the Fancy Food Show, NYC

  • Awarded Iowa Export Award for export and business expansion

  • Received a Distinguished Rating from Y.U.M.

  • Midamar received recognition for their support and partnership for the National Humanitarian Day Relief Drive.

  • Midamar was invited by the USDA in Washington, DC to present on the growing international market for Halal food products

  • Midamar Director was invited as key note speaker for Halal World Expo in Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Midamar received national recognition from Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief

  • Proud recipient of the Chamber of Commerce's "Bravo Award" for small business development

  • Midamar sponsored and has been a trusted Halal food supplier for annual conferences and conventions hosted by ISNA, CAIR, ICNA, MAS and W.D. Muhammad.

  • In Midamar received the U.S. Secretary of Commerce nomination for District Export.

  • Midamar received recognition of dedication from the North American Meat Processors Association.

  • Iowa FFA Foundation recognition of Silver Sponsor

  • Midamar received Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce's inaugural International Trade Achievement Award for Excellence in Exporting

  • Midamar received the U.S. Department of Transportation and Merchant Marine Shipping Award

  • Midamar received the Small Business Administration's "S.B.A-Exporter of the Year" Award

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  • Midamar received the U.S. President's "E-Star" Award for Export Expansion, the highest award given to USA exporters.

  • Midamar received the U.S. Secretary of Commerce nomination for District Export.

  • Midamar received the U.S. Department of Commerce's "E" Award for Exports

  • Midamar was instrumental in forming the Iowa-Terengganu Sister State programs for which Iowa Governor Terry Branstad officially signed the Iowa-Terengganu, Malaysia Agreement

  • Midamar twice received the Iowa Governor's Export Award.

  • Midamar was invited to participate and present a paper on Food and Agriculture at the First International and Economic Forum in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

  • U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce; Founding organizer; Member of the board of directors

  • Midamar was invited by the Canadian Government's Department of Agriculture to present on the topic of Halal food development in North America.

  • Midamar was invited as key note presenter for the National Agricultural Policy Seminar on Global Agricultural Development in Malaysia, the Halal food hub of South East Asia.