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Leading Saudi Arabian dairy company Almarai has made an offer to take over local company Hail Agricultural Development (HADCO) in a share-swap deal. Almarai, which is the Gulf's largest... 2008-11-12


Companies

Saudi Arabia's Savola Group has said that the current global financial crisis could have positive implications for its operations, as it has presented new acquisition opportunities... 2008-10-28


Industry

Saudi Arabia's Agricultural Bank, which was established in order to support the development of the country's agricultural sector, has allocated SAR53bn (US$14.1bn) worth of loans... 2008-10-06


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Leading Saudi Arabian retailer Géant Saudi has announced that it has opened an outlet in Jeddah under its new 'compact hypermarket' format, as it experiments with new store concepts.... 2008-10-02


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Saudi Arabia's Savola Group has announced its ambitions of increasing its world market share of cooking oil from 2% to 10%, as well as to double its global sugar refining production... 2008-06-18


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Swedish food packaging and processing solutions giant Tetra Pak has recently announced that it reached an agreement with the Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) to recycle consumer... 2008-06-10


Companies

Saudi edible oils specialist Savola Group has announced plans to lift its Egyptian sugar production by 400,000 tonnes via two separate investments in a bid to meet growing regional... 2008-05-06


Industry

Food price inflation continues to dominate the headlines in Saudi Arabia, increasing the pressure on the government to take whatever actions necessary to keep prices down for consumers.... 2008-04-23

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