Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - With reference to the decision of the Board of Directors of Almarai, issued on April 7th 2014, whom authorized executive management's decision to import all of its animal feed from abroad. Almarai, the world's largestvertically integrated dairy company in the world, officially signed two agreements with Ports Development Company(PDC), the developer and operator of the King Abdullah Economic city in Rabigh, to invest in the development of infrastructure and logistics operations to aid in the import of cattle and poultry feed from abroad.
The first Agreement provides Almarai with a non-exclusive license to the pier use, according to their needs. It also allows Almarai to invest in the development of berths, building cranes, and unloading equipment appropriate to the size of its import. The second agreement, which is effective November 2014, permits Almarai to purchase and develop 35,000 square feet of the port in ordertobuild grain silos which will aid Almarai to preserve the various feeds and crops they plan on importing, as well as develop an infrastructure that will facilitate the transportation of the feed and crops to and from the silos.
The signing of the noted agreements will serve in the development of strategies that will enable consistent sustainability, as well as aiding in logisticalsupport, all of which will be crucial in ensuring the flow of supply chain in addition to increasing the number of access points. Almarai is the first dairy company within the Kingdom that aims to import all of its cattle and poultry feed from outside the KSA, this is facilitated by Almarai's investment in both North and SouthAmerican suppliers that abide by Almarai's highest standards.
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© Press Release 2014
