Mahmood Competitors

From family-owned company to dairy industry’s global leader Created in 1933 by André Besnier in Laval, Lactalis Group is a family-owned company settled in rural areas, which became dairy industry’s global leader and a major player of employment. True to its first trade, cheesemonger, Lactalis Group, the first AOP cheese producer, contributes to the development of a rural economy open to the word. With a presence in around a hundred countries, Lactalis Group counts 80 000 collaborators and 250 production sites today. A unique dairy expertise Across all dairy product categories (milk consumption, ultra-fresh milk, cheese, butter, cream and dairy ingredients), we develop in the long run a portfolio of a hundred brands, made up of major emblematic brands as well as local or regional brands. In keeping with local food cultures and consumption modes, our ambition is to offer healthy, gourmet and accessible products to the greatest number of people. Learn more about Lactalis on www.lactalis.fr

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai Company is ranked as the number one FMCG Brand in the MENA region and the market leader in all its categories across GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. Over five decades of sustainable growth, Almarai has consistently provided nutritious and healthy products to consumers of all ages, driven by its core principle: “Quality you can trust.” Almarai has expanded its product range to include, in addition to dairy products, juices and beverages, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands such as Almarai, L’usine, 7DAYS, ALYOUM, Nuralac, Farm’s Select, Ice Leaf, Almira, Seama, Oska, IVAL, Almarai Pro, Premier Chef, Bakemart, and others. In 2024, Almarai reported net income of SAR 2.31 billion on sales of SAR 20.98 billion. For more information, please visit our website.

Headquarter in Abu Dhabi One of the biggest Indian-owned conglomerates in the Gulf Varied businesses operating in 15 countries spread over 3 continents Employing more than 58,000 people from over 29 countries Operates popular brands of retail chain stores that include the renowned Lulu chain of supermarkets, department stores, hypermarkets and now shopping malls. Group's retail chains cater to over 500,000 customers everyday The Group enjoys over 32% of the total retail market share within the GCC