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Oman flour mill on rise as population grows (The National - 30/01/2012)

Salalah Flour Mills is expanding in a bid to benefit from Oman's rising food requirements, which would bode well for the company's stock. The Omani market heavyweight, with a 30 per cent market share, has already been operating beyond its maximum

Al Meera to distribute Hassad rice (AME Info - 29/01/2012)

Al Meera Consumer Goods QSC (Al Meera) and Hassad Foods, Qatar's large agriculture and livestock development firm, announced a deal which will shortly see Al Meera's outlets all over the country selling Hassad-branded rice. The agreement falls in line

Investors lose their appetite for Agthia (The National - 26/01/2012)

Shares of Agthia, an Abu Dhabi food producer, fell yesterday as it announced a 25 per cent decline in profits. For some short-term investors, the fundamentals behind growing demand for food staples worldwide continue to be outweighed by the increasing

Asaffa Foods gets tax exemption again (Oman Daily Observer - 21/01/2012)

Asaffa Foods received a shot in the arm with the recent announcement by the Ministry of Finance giving the company extension of income tax exemption for another five years. According to industry experts, the reprieve is expected to have a direct impact

Savola forecasts SR1.2bn net income for 2012 (Arab News - 19/01/2012)

The Savola Group, one of the region’s leading food companies specialized in edible oils, sugar, pasta, hypermarkets, retail and plastics, has announced its financial results for the twelve months ending Dec. 31, 2011. Managing Director Abdulraouf Mannaa

Almarai Q4 profit up; margins hit by raw material costs (Arab News - 18/01/2012)

Almarai Co. posted a 0.6 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, excluding the effect of a decline in the value of its investment in Saudi Zain. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, Almarai generated an interim consolidated net income amounting to

34.7% profit boost for eXtra as sales strategy pays off (Arab News - 18/01/2012)

United Electronics Company (eXtra) has announced its interim financial results for the period ending Dec. 31, 2011, demonstrating the success of the company's strategy of expanding its offering and presence across the Kingdom. The company reported a net

Halwani Brothers Co. Announces Its Closing Estimate Financial Results (Tadawul - 10/01/2012)

1-The business delivered net income in the forth quarter 2011 of SR 15.9M compared to SR 17.5M same quarter previous year with a decline of (9.1)% and compared to SR 19.6M in the third quarter 2011 with a decline of (18.9)%. 2- Gross profit achieved in

Al Meera to Conclude a Sublease Agreement of Dasman Building (QNA - 05/01/2012)

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.S.C.) announced Wednesday that it will directly or indirectly, and through one of its subsidiaries, enter into a sublease agreement of Dasman Hypermarket building, located on the highway leading to the Airport Road.

Agthia likely to gain as investors back staples (The National - 04/01/2012)

Stock pickers are going back to basics as the threat of a new global financial crisis increases appetite for staples in a trend that is helping regional food producers such as Abu Dhabi's Agthia. The seller of bottled drinks, flour and animal feedwill

eXtra to expand customer base (Saudi Gazette - 02/01/2012)

United Electronics Company (eXtra), Saudi Arabia’s fastest-growing consumer electronics and home appliance retailer, has announced the opening of its first stores in Al-Kharj and Jubail, bringing its nationwide presence to 24 outlets. Demonstrating its

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