Company type | Public |
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ISIN | SA0007879162 |
Founded | January 10, 1979 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
Revenue | SAR 24.669 billion (2021) [2] |
Total assets | 26,657,711,000 Saudi riyal (2019) |
Number of employees | around 32,000 (2016) |
Subsidiaries | Panda Retail Company & Savola Foods Company |
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It is ranked as number 9 among top 100 companies in the Saudi Arabian market and ranked as number 2 among the industrial sector after SABIC. Savola has recently listed its Oils and Fats division in the Saudi Stock market under the name Afia International.[ citation needed ]
It was founded in 1979 [3] as Saudi Vegetable Oils and Ghee Co., initially the company's business was importing and refining edible oil. [4]
Savola is the kingdom's biggest food company by revenue. [4]
According to Al-Waleed bin Talal, "This group was established by me and some of my allies...I'd created what you could call the 'Nestlé of the Middle East' – the Savola Group, which is a very dominant force in its field." [5]
In 2009, Savola signed a deal with Alhokair Group to buy Giant supermarket outlets in Saudi Arabia. [6]
In October 2011, Savola bought 78% of Egypt's Al-Malika and Al-Farasha companies. [7]
In 2018, Savola acquired 51 percent stake of Dubai-based Al Kabeer Group. [8]
In 2022, Savola acquired Egybelg. [9]
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