Industry Developments

South African retailer Massmart has reported that sales for the 26 weeks to December 24 rose by 16.4% to ZAR18bn (US$2.65bn), which it said was ahead of expectations across all divisions.... 2007-01-16

Swiss-based Nestlé Foods , the world's biggest food company has signed an agreement to set up its Middle East manufacturing unit in Dubai's Techno Park in the Jebel Ali Free Zone.... 2007-01-15

A date for regional retail giant

Saudi Arabia's well-developed soft drinks industry continues to thrive, driven by a variety of factors, some of which can be seen across the Middle East region and some which are... 2007-01-10

Recent reports have revealed that 2006 was the worst year since independence for Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, as the government's quick-fix solutions continued to be ineffective.... 2007-01-08

American coffee and baked goods chain

Along with the spread of mass grocery retail (MGR) in the Middle East, retail technology firms are also experiencing a boom. Initially, much of this business came from the regional... 2007-01-04

Pepsi And Coke Battle It Out In Syria

Morocco's government has recently been focusing on the modernisation of the country's agricultural sector, on which the economy is highly dependent. The government has been taking... 2007-01-02

The Middle East retail joint venture of French major Carrefour and UAE-based regional conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has opened its first hypermarket outlet in Jordan, as part... 2006-12-28