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After Arla Foods booked a jump in sales last year - pointing to the performance of its "growth markets" outside the EU - the dairy giant has rolled out plans to further expand its operations outside Europe. just-­food's Hannah Abdulla caught up Rasmus Malmbak Kjeldsen, director of operations for Arla's business in the Middle East and Africa to find out what the company has planned for the region.

Egyptian dairy business Beyti is to get a US$44m loan from the European development bank EBRD to fund new investments and refinance debt.

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Almarai has become the latest food major operating in the Middle East and north Africa to face a boycott after the Saudi Arabia-based firm's local price hike on milk angered consumers.

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Beyti, an Egypt-based dairy and juice business owned by PepsiCo and Saudi Arabian food group Almarai, looks set to receive support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance its expansion.

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Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based dairy and poultry group, saw revenue decrease during the second quarter due to lower exports and a deterioration in consumer sentiment.

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Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based dairy-to-poultry group, has reported higher sales and profits in 2016.

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Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based group, has booked rising sales and earnings for the first nine months of the year, although the company's sales growth slowed in the third quarter.

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The owners of the UAE's National Foods Products Co. (NFPC) have reportedly abandoned negotiations over the potential sale of a majority stake in the Abu Dhabi-based dairy group. 

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Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has confirmed it is interested in acquiring a "controlling stake" in the UAE's National Food Products Co. (NFPC). 

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Saudi Arabian dairy giant Almarai has reported a rise in sales and profits for the first quarter of the year.

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Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has reported a jump in annual profits.

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Saudi Arabian food group Almarai is reportedly one of the companies eyeing a majority stake in the UAE's National Food Products Co.

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Saudi Arabian food company Almarai has announced a healthy set of third-quarter results, with net income up by over 10% and a sales increase of nearly 8%.

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Saudi Arabian food group Almarai has reported a jump in sales and profits for the first half of the year.

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Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has agreed a SAR790m (US$210m) payout with its insurers following the fire at its bakery facility in Jeddah.

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This week, Hormel Foods announced it was acquiring US natural and organic meat processor, Applegate Farms. In the UK, scrutiny over campylobacter continued with the Food Standards Agency revealed 73% of shop-bought chickens are contaminated with the food poisoning bug. Here is the week in quotes.

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Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai's board of directors has approved a capital investment plan for SAR21bn (US$5.6bn) over the next five years.

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Saudi Arabia-based food and drinks group Almarai has reported a 12% increase in first-quarter profits.

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Saudi Arabian food group Almarai is reportedly looking at acquiring Egyptian confectioner Rashidi El-Mizan and dairy firm Dina Farms as part of plans to pump US$500m into the expansion of its business in Egypt.

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Saudi food group Almarai has appointed COO Georges Schorderet as its new chief executive.

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Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has reported a jump in full-year profits.

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just-food's management briefings see the team provide an in-depth look at a key issue or market affecting our readers in the industry. This year, the briefings included a deep dive into the confectionery sector, a spotlight on Vietnam and analysis of the development of the dairy industry in India.

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A fire has caused "significant damage" to a bakery plant in Saudi Arabia owned by local food group Almarai.

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Saudi food group Almarai has reported a 10% rise in profits for the first nine months of 2014.

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Sugar is firmly at the centre of the diet and health debate in the UK - and this week we reflected on recommendations from government advisers to lower the guidance on how much of the ingredient should be consumed. Elsewhere, we analysed General Mills' annual results and where the US food giant goes from here, shone the spotlight on China's slowing biscuit market and looked at why more companies are putting more of their sustainability efforts into their supply chains.

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Nestle has opened its first confectionery plant in Egypt as it looks to tap into the "rapid" growth of the country's snack market.

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The venture between Saudi Arabian group Almarai and PepsiCo is lining up further investment in Egypt.

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Saudi food group Almarai has reported higher first-quarter profits on the back of rising sales "in all business segments" and a gain from a recent infant formula acquisition.