Bahrain

UK-based mass grocery retailer (MGR) Waitrose has announced that it will launch its first store in Bahrain in 2012 at the state-of-the-art US$800mn Villamar development in a move... 2009-03-30

Al Islami Foods, a leading Halal food producer in the Gulf Region, has entered the Saudi Arabian market after reaching a strategic distribution agreement with Arabian Trading Supplies,... 2008-12-19

A Gulf investment vehicle consisting of the Bahrain based Ithmaar Bank and Gulf Finance House and the UAE's Abu Dhabi Investment House have announced plans to invest at least US$150mn... 2008-11-14

Bahrain-based firm International Investment Bank (IIB) has announced its acquisition of a 14.29% stake in sugar refinery that will be established in the Hidd industrial area, marking... 2008-09-24

International retail giant Carrefour has finally opened its first outlet in Bahrain, two years after announcing its intentions to enter this market. The new hypermarket is located... 2008-09-22

Abu-Dhabi-based food and retail group Emke has recently announced plans to invest BHD50mn (US$132mn) on two local projects in Bahrain and plans to create more than 2,000 jobs in the... 2008-07-07

In another effort to curb food price inflation, the Bahraini government has announced that it will create a national stockpile of food. The government has said that a national importing... 2008-06-02