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Almarai CEO Majed Mazen Nofal resigns for personal reasons
20 Nov 2020
Almarai is seeking a new chief executive to head up the Saudi Arabia-based food and drink business following the departure of its CEO after only 11 months in the role.

Saudi Arabia's Almarai to foster poultry expansion
9 Apr 2020
Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based food and drinks business, plans to expand its poultry capacity with a multi-million dollar investment.

Almarai eyes Jordan and Egypt expansion following new EBRD loan
19 Feb 2020
Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based food firm, has received a US$100m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and is eyeing expansion in two markets.

Saudi group Almarai promotes Majed Nofal to CEO
9 Dec 2019
Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based food manufacturer, has appointed a new CEO, with a company executive promoted to the helm.

Almarai to boost subsidiaries after EBRD loan boost
30 Sep 2019
Saudi Arabian dairy company Almarai has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Almarai reappoints Georges Schorderet to CEO role as Alois Hofbauer retires
9 Jul 2019
Saudi Arabia's Almarai has reappointed Georges Schorderet to the chief executive role he only relinquished in January.

Saudi Arabia's Almarai acquires Riyadh-based Premier Foods
5 Feb 2019
Saudi Arabia's Almarai, a leading player in the food and drinks industry in the Middle East, has reached an agreement to acquire a local meat products maker.

Almarai offloads stake in United Farmers Holding
3 Jan 2019
Almarai, one of the largest food and drink companies in the Middle East, has sold its share in a venture producing grains.

Egyptian dairy company Beyti attracts EBRD funding
15 Aug 2018
Egyptian dairy business Beyti is to get a US$44m loan from the European development bank EBRD to fund new investments and refinance debt.

Almarai price rise sparks calls for boycott
5 Jul 2018
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.

Earnings summary - Conagra Brands sees income rise; General Mills revises full-year guidance
21 Dec 2017
just-food presents the key metrics from company financials in bitesize format, with analyst insight and social media comment alongside graphs illustrating a business' historical performance to give you an easy-to-read digest of the numbers you need to know.

PepsiCo dairy JV Beyti nears EBRD backing
20 Nov 2017
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.

Almarai Q2 revenue falls as "tough" conditions persist
25 Jul 2017
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.

Almarai sales, earnings rise in 2016
17 Jan 2017
Almarai, the Saudi Arabia-based dairy-to-poultry group, has reported higher sales and profits in 2016.

Almarai reports bakery boost as poultry sales nosedive
10 Oct 2016
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.

National Foods Products Co. 'abandons sale'
23 Jun 2016
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.

Almarai confirms interest in National Food Products Co.
18 Apr 2016
Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has confirmed it is interested in acquiring a "controlling stake" in the UAE's National Food Products Co. (NFPC).

Almarai posts higher Q1 sales, profits
11 Apr 2016
Saudi Arabian dairy giant Almarai has reported a rise in sales and profits for the first quarter of the year.

Almarai posts jump in FY profits
18 Jan 2016
Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has reported a jump in annual profits.

Almarai 'eyeing stake in UAE's National Food Products Co.'
15 Dec 2015
Saudi Arabian food group Almarai is reportedly one of the companies eyeing a majority stake in the UAE's National Food Products Co.
Almarai Q3 sales and profits up
9 Oct 2015
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%.

Almarai posts 6M jump in sales, profits
6 Jul 2015
Saudi Arabian food group Almarai has reported a jump in sales and profits for the first half of the year.

Almarai agrees US$210m settlement over bakery fire
29 Jun 2015
Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has agreed a SAR790m (US$210m) payout with its insurers following the fire at its bakery facility in Jeddah.

Food industry quotes of the week: Hormel, FSA, Arla
29 May 2015
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.

Almarai approves US$5.6bn capex plan
26 May 2015
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.

Almarai books higher Q1 profits
7 Apr 2015
Saudi Arabia-based food and drinks group Almarai has reported a 12% increase in first-quarter profits.

Almarai "eyes acquisitions in Egypt"
31 Mar 2015
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.

Almarai COO Georges Schorderet named CEO
3 Feb 2015
Saudi food group Almarai has appointed COO Georges Schorderet as its new chief executive.

Almarai posts jump in FY profits
20 Jan 2015
Saudi Arabian dairy firm Almarai has reported a jump in full-year profits.
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