Jordan 2013 Dairy Update The commercial dairy products market continue to register positive growth in Jordan. Per capita consumption of several dairy products is still growing from a small base when compared to the neighbouring markets in the GCC. Yoghurt remains the most important and competitive commercial dairy product with the highest per capita consumption among all commercial dairy products. Teeba (part of IDJ International Dairy and Juice), Hammoudeh and Danish Jordanian Dairy Company … Read More
2013 Country Updates – Part 1: Spotlight on GCC
Saudi Arabia 2013 Dairy Update There has been a move to recombining by large fresh dairies such as Almarai and Al Safi Danone to cater to increasing demand for their products in local and export markets. Rising world dairy prices and production costs brought about significant retail price increases in several dairy categories since 2008. However, increase in retail prices by suppliers has been strongly opposed by consumers and is, therefore, unpopular with the authorities. … Read More
Iraq – A Golden Opportunity! or a Complete Headache?
FMCG companies just LOVE consumers. The more, the better. So, when a country that has been in structural doldrums for an age finally emerges towards a semblance of normality, the commercial sector takes note. After a four-year gap we decided to take another look at Iraq this year, and Iraq proved us right: just that sort of country – infuriatingly complex, decentralised, dangerous, but home to 33 million people (so, after all, another Saudi Arabia … Read More
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Libya – One of the stranger countries I’ve encountered….
Dear all Although we’ve covered Libya for several years personally I’ve never been, but this was remedied a few weeks ago – owing to idiosyncratic visa regulations that preclude several of our team from travelling to the country I found myself going down to the researching grindstone in Tripoli. As official travel warnings are clearly keeping many of you from descending on Libya, I thought I might give you an overview of my own impressions. … Read More