Date trays for gatherings and occasions
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Date trays for occasions, ready to serve
For gatherings and occasions: Mufattal laid out in a tray, wrapped and ready to set before guests.
The Mufattal is laid in the tray date by date and sealed in clear wrap so it arrives as it was laid: take off the wrap and set it before your guests, with no plates and no arranging, and the tray is yours to keep. The Mufattal in them is Sukkari from our farms in Qassim, from the 1448 harvest.
Date tray sizes and prices
Three sizes, each in the three grades: Small tray (about 65 dates), Medium tray (about 90 dates) and Large tray (about 150 dates). The counts are approximate, a few fewer the bigger the dates. The prices in the table come from the shop itself.
| Size | Approximate number of dates | Royal | Premium | Everyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small tray | About 65 | SAR 109 | SAR 89 | SAR 69 |
| Medium tray | About 90 | SAR 129 | SAR 99 | SAR 79 |
| Large tray | About 150 | SAR 169 | SAR 129 | SAR 99 |
Which grade for your hospitality tray?
| The tray | What is in it, and for which gathering |
|---|---|
| Royal Tray | With Royal dates: the largest fruit and the most fully twisted, for the gathering you want remembered. |
| Premium Tray | With Premium dates: full-size fruit, evenly twisted, and what is served in most majlises. |
| Everyday Tray | With dates of the Everyday grade: the same taste, with smaller, less regular fruit and a lower price. For large gatherings and public occasions. |
The same variety, the same palms, the same day. The difference is in the shape alone: size, how even the twist is, how uniform the colour is, and how closely the skin holds the flesh. Royal meets all four at their highest, Premium meets them, and Everyday is small and broken dates for cooking. The taste is close across them all.
Which grade should I choose? For guests and the majlis: Premium. For the very best the sorting produces: Royal, available now. For cooking, sweets and juices: Everyday, the lowest priced, available in limited quantity. The grades page shows them side by side so you can compare for yourself. The grades page →
Dates for hospitality: what to serve them with
Dates and coffee come first in hospitality. Each of our products carries a line on how it is served:
- The trays: Set before guests with coffee, just as it comes.
- Mufattal Royal: Served to a guest just as it is, with a light coffee.
- Mufattal Premium: Served with Saudi coffee, without too much cardamom.
- Ghraiba (With almonds and olive oil): Served with Saudi coffee in the majlis.
The Luxury Gifts boxes are served with Saudi coffee in the majlis; more on them in Dates as gifts from Jeddah.
Dates for events, giveaways and corporate orders in Jeddah
We prepare quantities for events and organisations, in uniform packing, with one grade and one production date for the whole batch. Message us on WhatsApp with the quantity and the date.
If the gift is for an occasion and you need a number of boxes from Luxury Gifts, write to us on WhatsApp with what you need, and we will reply with what suits it. For quantities by the carton in the three grades: Wholesale & companies.
Ordering trays and delivery in Jeddah
Two ways, and the choice is yours. Add what you want to the basket, then “Continue”: inside Jeddah you mark your home on the map and pay by card now or on delivery, and we confirm with you on WhatsApp. If you have ordered from this device before, “Place order” is in the basket itself, with your saved address, and you can cancel the order from its page within 5 minutes. Outside Jeddah, in the Kingdom, the Gulf or any other country, you finish the order on our Zid store: you give your address, choose the shipping company and pay there. Or tap “Order on WhatsApp” on the product page, or “Send the basket on WhatsApp”, and the chat opens with your order already written in it.
Inside Jeddah it is SAR 30, and free for orders from SAR 299. It reaches you on the day you confirm your order, chilled, from our stores in Jeddah. Outside Jeddah we ship to every city in the Kingdom, the Gulf and the world: you choose the shipping company and see its price and time on our Zid store before you pay.
Outside Jeddah: We ship to every city in the Kingdom, to the Gulf, and to the rest of the Arab world and beyond. Add what you want to the basket and choose “Outside Jeddah”, then “Finish your order on our Zid store”: you give your address there, choose the shipping company and see its price before you pay. Within the Kingdom in 1–5 business days, the Gulf with Aramex GCC in 3–7 business days, and the rest of the world with DHL in 3–14 business days.
Questions people ask
How many dates are in a date tray?
Small tray (about 65 dates), Medium tray (about 90 dates) and Large tray (about 150 dates). The counts are approximate, a few fewer the bigger the dates.
What is the difference between the Royal, Premium and Everyday trays?
Royal Tray, with Royal dates: the largest fruit and the most fully twisted, for the gathering you want remembered. Premium Tray, with Premium dates: full-size fruit, evenly twisted, and what is served in most majlises. Everyday Tray, with dates of the Everyday grade: the same taste, with smaller, less regular fruit and a lower price. For large gatherings and public occasions.
How much do the date trays cost?
Royal Tray: small tray SAR 109, medium tray SAR 129, large tray SAR 169. Premium Tray: small tray SAR 89, medium tray SAR 99, large tray SAR 129. Everyday Tray: small tray SAR 69, medium tray SAR 79, large tray SAR 99.
Do I need to arrange the dates on plates?
No. The tray arrives sealed in clear wrap, just as it was laid: take off the wrap and set it before your guests, with no plates and no arranging, and the tray is yours to keep.
Do you prepare orders for companies and events?
Yes. We prepare quantities for events and organisations, in uniform packing, with one grade and one production date for the whole batch. Message us on WhatsApp with the quantity and the date.
Do you deliver the trays outside Jeddah?
We deliver inside Jeddah. Outside it, we ship to every city in the Kingdom, to the Gulf, and to the rest of the Arab world and beyond. Add what you want to the basket and choose “Outside Jeddah”, then “Finish your order on our Zid store”: you give your address there, choose the shipping company and see its price before you pay. Within the Kingdom in 1–5 business days, the Gulf with Aramex GCC in 3–7 business days, and the rest of the world with DHL in 3–14 business days.
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