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Company type | Limited liability company |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1999 |
Founder | K. P. Basheer |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 100+ stores |
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Website | www |
Nesto Group International is an Emirati multinational retail chain incorporated by Western International Group [1] that operates a chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets (Nesto Hypermarket, Nesto Center) headquartered in Sharjah, UAE. [2]
It was founded in 1999 by K. P. Basheer, Chairman of Western International Group [3] in the United Arab Emirates and is led by Managing Directors Siddique Pallolathil, [4] K. P. Jamal, [5] and Directors K. P. Nawas, K. P. Noufal, K. P. Fayiz, and K. P. Athif.
The company has 119 [6] [7] outlets operating hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores across the Middle East and India while employing people of various nationalities.
The largest hypermarket of Nesto Group is situated in Deira, Dubai [8] with a 350,000 sqft area. [9]
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Nesto Group has more than 100+ private label products.[ citation needed ]
The warehouse is located in National Industrial Park, Dubai. It has about 500,000 square feet facility to integrate multi-level functions and operations.
The Distribution Center has 35 loading bays, pneumatic dock shelters and distributes to all Nesto outlets across the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain.
Foodbook is a multi-cuisine restaurant and is located in Al Rashidiya, Ajman and Muwaileh, Sharjah.
This facility is located in Ajman and supplies cooked food items across all Nesto outlets in UAE.
Nesto Bakery is located in Ajman and supplies breads, cakes and other baked food.
Country | No of outlets |
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United Arab Emirates | 46 |
Saudi Arabia | 16 |
Bahrain | 15 |
Kuwait | 18 |
Oman | 16 |
India | 10 |
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