Kuwait

BMI's food and drink team are rolling out a series of new and improved risk/reward ratings for all its regions. The new ratings, introduced here for the Middle East and North Africa... 2011-10-17

BMI's Food and Drink Risk/Reward Ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its regional and global peers. The ratings take into account market... 2011-07-15

There is currently much discussion in the global food, drink and retail industries about the largest companies needing to strengthen emerging market (EM) exposure to try and uphold... 2010-09-15

With the exception of the highly leveraged UAE emirate of Dubai, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has largely outperformed the global economy over the past eighteen months.... 2010-07-07

Having sealed a groundbreaking tie-up in February 2009 to form International Dairy and Juice Limited (IDJ), PepsiCo (it owns 52% of IDJ) and Almarai have made their first acquisition... 2009-06-05

According to leading UAE-based bottled water firm Al Ain Mineral Water Company, the country's per capita bottled water consumption has reached 275 litres per annum, which is comfortably... 2009-05-14

Leading Gulf-based halal food manufacturer Al Islami Foods has entered Bahrain and Kuwait after securing distributional agreements with Gulf Trading and Refrigeration Company (GTRC)... 2009-04-21

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

The Jordanian government has announced its plans to increase organic agriculture in the country. The initial US$500,000 project is a joint venture between the Ministry of Planning... 2008-11-13

According to the latest government figures, inflation in Kuwait rose to a near record 11.35% in June, driven in large part by high food and rent prices. Food prices rose 14.2% year-on-year... 2008-09-29