Saudi Arabia
Companies
Almarai, Saudi Arabia's leading dairy company, has reached an agreement to acquire full ownership of the domestic poultry producer Hail Agricultural Development Company (Hadco). Contingent...
2009-07-01Companies
Global soft drinks giant PepsiCo is set to shift its Gulf headquarters to a new manufacturing facility in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia's second largest city. PepsiCo has invested around...
2009-06-16Companies
Saudi Arabia-based food and drink company Halwani Brothers has put forward plans to double its annual sales growth to 10% by 2011 by investing SAR250mn (US$66.7mn) in expansions....
2009-06-15Companies
Saudi Arabia's second largest mass grocery retailer (MGR) Al-Othaim has put forward ambitious plans targeting both domestic and regional expansion. By 2010 the retailer plans to enter...
2009-06-10Companies
Leading Saudi Arabian food company Saudi Dairy and Foodstuff Company (Sadafco) has announced that it expects its net income to rise by around 200% through to June 30 2009 (the first...
2009-06-09Companies
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...
2009-06-05Industry
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...
2009-05-14Companies
According to UAE-based online news provider Emirates Business, popular Islamic carbonates maker Mecca Cola is set to re-launch across the Gulf region after steadily disappearing from...
2009-05-05




