Business Sectors

  • Business Sectors and International Presence

Business Sectors and International Presence

With regard to the investment portfolio, the Savola has major investment in Al Marai Dairy Company (36.52%), Herfy Foods Company (49%), 29.99% of Kinan Real Estate Co., Jordanian Tameer Company (5%), Founding Shareholder of Knowledge Economic City in Madinah and Founding Shareholder of King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. Though The Savola Group achieved a record net profit of SAR 1.4 billion for 2012, an increase of 16.7% and expects to achieve SAR 1.5 billion (before capital gain and exceptional items) by the end of 2013.


The following table articulates the Groups' subsidiaries and associates in KSA and overseas, their core activities, and country of incorporation:

Sl.# Company name Country of Incorporation Core activities Country presence Ownership % (Direct& indirect) Capital As per Nominal Share Value
First: Foods Sector:
1 Savola Foods Co. (SFC) KSA Foods (Edible Oils, Sugar & Pasta) Holding Company manages the Group investment in Foods Sector in KSA & overseas 90% SAR 2.2 billion
2 Afia International Co. KSA Edible Oils & Fats & Pasta KSA, Gulf, Yemen, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan 95.19% SAR 500 million
3 Savola Foods Emerging Markets Company * Virgin Island (Britain) Edible Oils Algeria, Sudan, Morocco 95.4% SAR 130 million
4 United Sugar Company KSA Sugar cubes, Beet sugar and Sweeteners KSA, Egypt, exports its products to most Arab Countries 74.4% SAR 395 million
5 Al-Malika Foods Industry Co. Egypt Manufacturing Pasta Egypt 100% EGP 50 million
6 Al Farasha Foods Industry Co. Egypt Manufacturing Pasta Egypt 100% EGP 20 million
Second: Retail Sector:
7 Al-Azizia Panda United KSA Retail (Hypermarkets & Supermarkets) KSA, Dubai, Lebanon, Qatar 74.4% SAR 652.8 million
Third : Plastic Sector:
8 Savola Packaging Systems Co. KSA Plastics (Flexible & Rigid) KSA, Egypt, exports its products to more than 20 countries globally 100% SAR 342.4 million
9 New Marina Plastics Co. Egypt Plastics Egypt 100% EGP 30 million
10 Al-Sharq Plastic Co. KSA Plastics KSA 100% SAR 61.6 million
Fourth: Investments Sector ( Non- Managed By The Group)
11 Herfy foods Services Co. KSA Foods & Fast Food Restaurants KSA & some GCC Countries 49% SAR 300 million
12 Al-Marai Co. KSA Fresh Food products KSA & regional countries 36.5% SAR 4 billion
13 Kinan International Real Estate Development Co. KSA Real Estate Development KSA 29.9% SAR 1.7 billion
14 Knowledge Economic City Co. KSA Real Estate Development KSA 17% SAR 3.4 billion
15 Tameer Co. (Jordan) Jordan Real Estate Development Jordan 5% JOD 260 million
16 Dar Al Tamlik Co. KSA Real Estate Development KSA 5% SAR 1 billion

*Note: Some of the main subsidiaries listed above also have subsidiary companies or affiliates in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The details of their performance and the Group's ownership percentage in each entity are detailed in the annual report published in this website.

On the human resources side, The Group was honored for employing more than 5,500 Saudi nationals in its total workforce, taking the percentage of Saudization to 40% in The Group's total workforce in KSA, which exceeds 14,000 employees. Furthermore, the majority of top management personnel are Saudi nationals, the total workforce of the Group (inside KSA & overseas reach 18,500 employees), on the other hand it has around 160,000 shareholders and ranked number 13 among the top 100 Saudi Companies in 2011 as per (Al-Eqtisadiah Newspaper Report).