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Almarai

Almarai is the largest integrated dairy foods company in the middle east.[1] The company was established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1976 as a partnership between the Irish agri-foods pioneer Alastair McGuckian and his brother Paddy, and HH Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer. The prince, who continues to lead the company, recognized the potential to transform traditional methods of dairy farming to serve the needs of the rapidly expanding Saudi Arabian market.

The Almarai success story began in 1976, when the Chairman, HH Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saudi Al Kabeer recognised the potential to transform the traditional dairy farming in Saudi Arabia in order to meet the needs of a burgeoning domestic market. Under his visionary guidance and patronage, numerous agricultural projects were developed towards achieving this objective, and what began with the processing of fresh milk and laban soon expanded into modern dairy farms and state-of-the-art processing plants.
In the early 90's Almarai entered into a restructuring phase moving away from a decentralized to a centralized structure. The first Central Processing Plant was commissioned replacing 5 decentralized plants. Almarai also established four large dairy farms in the Central area replacing ten decentralized small farms.

Since then, the Company has continued to invest heavily in technologically advanced production facilities and recruiting the right caliber of people. A second and larger Central Processing Plant, incorporating a new cheese plant, was commissioned in late 2005. Two new super farms were commissioned, bringing the total number of farms to seven. Today, Almarai is capable of serving high quality products to more than 43,500 customers within the GCC, on a daily basis.
In 2005, Almarai moved from being a privately-owned company to a publicly listed company and today has over 90,000 shareholders.[2]

In 2006, Almarai featured in the third position among Top 40 Arab brands list published by Forbes Arabia.
In 2007, with the acquisition of Western Bakeries[3], based in Jeddah, the product range was expanded to include bakery products. Since the acquisition, the Company developed its bakery business by the creation of Modern Food Industries, improved distribution, and product innovation. In addition during 2009, Almarai commenced the construction of a new bakery facility in Al Kharj.
2009 saw the commencement of a new phase in the development of Almarai with initiatives for geographic expansion through the establishment of the joint venture with PepsiCo[4], International Dairy and Juice(IDJ), and investments in new product categories, Poultry through the acquisition of HADCO[5] and Infant Formula.
Almarai achieved record sales of SAR 5,868.8 million generating a profit of SAR 1,096.7 million, a significant increase of 16.7% and 20.5% respectively over the previous year's figures.
In March 2010, Almarai entered into a joint venture with Mead Johnson Nutrition[6], one of the world's leading infant nutrition companies to produce, market and distribute infant nutrition products in the GCC.
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Dairy Liquids
Almarai enjoys leadership status in the fresh milk and Laban categories across the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries [7]. The dairy liquid portfolio offers a wide range of milk and Laban products, all made from 100% fresh cow's milk and available in a variety of delicious flavors and different sizes.

Cheese
Almarai's home snacks category caters to all family members when it comes to enjoying a cheese treat. This category offers a variety of delicious cheese snacks that include jars, slices, cheddar, and cheese portions for the entire family to enjoy. Furthermore, this selection of products is designed to ensure a balanced and healthy diet to all family members.

Culinary
Almarai has broadened its knowledge of food science and improved its understanding of diet and nutrition to better answer their consumers' needs in the kitchen. Almarai's culinary category understands that cooking is an art and thus provides Saudi housewives with products that suit their tastes and will help them create and skillfully prepare the finest meals to please their families and guests. The wide range of culinary products include quality butter, rich butter ghee, tasty tin cheese, 100% natural tomato paste, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese, whipping cream and halloumi - all of which will enhance your dishes and satisfy your desires.

Kids
Statistics show that the GCC population is young. In fact, almost 40% of consumers are under the age of 14. This growing and dynamic segment of the market has prompted Almarai to put more emphasis on catering children's needs and providing them with the best possible products. The kids' products includes cheese triangles, flavored milk, set yoghurt and dairy based snacks. All of which are fortified with essential vitamins and minerals that kids need for proper and healthy growth and offer a strong functional benefit to parents who are assured of the high nutrition value of these products.
Fresh zabadi is the number one selling yoghurt in the GCC. By using quality fresh milk, Almarai guarantees the unique traditional taste of its zabadi. The stirred and layered fruit yoghurts are deliciously prepared from fresh Almarai yoghurt and real fruit, because consumers prefer the taste of natural ingredients that Almarai always provides. Other ready-to-eat desserts include the tempting and delicious Bonsweet family, which comes in four delicious flavors: vanilla custard, chocolate custard, chocolate custard with cream, and creme caramel. The traditional fresh cream (gishta) is made from fresh milk. It is a dairy product that has an unmistakably rich and wonderful taste.

Bakery Products
Almarai's brand, L'Usine, enriches Almarai portfolio with a multiple range of products such as breads, buns, cakes, croissants, puffs and many more mouth-watering baked goods. L'Usine produces 35 different products divided into five categories: bread, pastries, cakes, mamoul and sambosa.

Chicken Products
Almarai's subsidiary, "Alyoum", caters different chicken products which include fresh whole chicken meat, mixed parts, legs, gizzard, and eggs. Alyoum was previously known as HADCO which is based in Hail, Saudi Arabia.

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