Lebanon

Boasting neither a high-spending consumer nor a large market, Lebanon has largely slipped under the radar over the past few years as investment into food and drink (F&D) has picked... 2010-07-27

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

Despite coming off a low base, BMI expects Lebanon's mass grocery retail (MGR) industry to register fairly modest growth to 2014 with headline average annual sales growth of 2.56%... 2010-03-29

US-based tequila producer Patrόn Spirits Company will sell its brands in Lebanon after entering into a distribution agreement with Khalil Fattal & Fils (KFF). Although... 2009-04-23

Kuwaiti retailer The Sultan Center (TSC) has announced its plans to expand its presence in the Lebanese mass grocery retail (MGR) sector following its earlier acquisition of two local... 2008-09-17

Kuwaiti retailer The Sultan Center (TSC) has announced its acquisition of Lebanese food retailers Monoprix and Geant Casino from local company Admic, in a deal worth US$108mn. Under... 2008-08-05

Lebanon's farmers are once again butting heads with their government, threatening to stage protests if the government does not reverse its decision to cancel what is known as the... 2008-07-16

Lebanese farmers are preparing to stage protests against their government's decision to suspend the so-called agricultural calendar. According to the Lebanese Farmers Association,... 2008-03-04

Reconstruction work has begun on the Liban Lait dairy factory, after it was completely destroyed by the Israeli bombing campaign against Hizbullah troops in Lebanon last July. The... 2007-01-29

The EU has announced a EUR5mn (US$6.5mn) grant for Lebanon's first agro-food vocational school, which will be opened in Bekaa next year. Lebanese Education Minister Khaled Qabbani... 2006-12-22