Yusuf Taiyoob’s company is one of the largest importers of dates in the country.

GEORGE TOWN: Yusuf Taiyoob, 63, the man behind the popular brand of dates (buah kurma) will be among three Penangites to be bestowed the Darjah Panglima Pangkuan Negeri (DPPN), one of the state’s highest civilian honours and which carries the “Datuk Seri” title.