Tetra Pak and Al Rabie sign landmark agreement valued at USD $2.5 million

World's first TPA 200 Sq Line to be installed in KSA

15April 2012, Dubai, UAE

Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, signed an agreement, valued at USD $2.5 million, with Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co. (Al Rabie)to install and field test the world's first high speed Tetra Prisma Aseptic 200 Sq filling line.

The agreement between Tetra Pak and Al Rabie was signed in Germany on the side-lines of the world's largest food and beveragetechnology exhibition.

Tetra Pak's Tetra Prisma Aseptic 200 Sq filling line technology offers a host of advantages, including packaging 24,000 juice cartons per hour. The new high speed machine technology can do the job of three regular filling lines, allowing faster, more efficient use of resources.

 "Tetra Pakconstantly strives to provide customers with the most efficient technologies based on advances in the food processing and packaging solutions. The agreement between Tetra Pak and Al Rabieis another step supporting our vision to make food safe and available everywhere," said Jan Juul Larsen, Managing Director of Tetra Pak Arabia.

Monther Al Harthi, CEO of Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co., said, "Since Al  Rabie's inception in the 1980, we have built a reputation for offering quality and healthy products that cater to the desires of our growing customer base. Tetra Prisma Aseptic packages are an exciting shape for our customers; we are the leading brand sold in these innovative packages in the region, supported by the latest machine technology."

Tetra Pak Arabia has a major production facility in Jeddah (KSA) and offices in GCC and Yemen. Tetra Pak supplied 6.7 billion packs in Arabia during 2011.

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About Tetra Pak:
Tetra Pak is the world's leading company for food processing and packaging solutions. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world.  With close to 22,000 employees based in over 85 countries, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our motto, PROTECTS WHATS GOOD," reflects our vision to make food safe and available, everywhere. Tetra Pak supplied 6.7 billion packs in the Arabian Peninsula region in 2011.

For more information visit:  www.tetrapak.sa

For further information, please contact:
MonalZeidan    
Tetra Pak    
Cell: +971 50 189 0299          
monal.zeidan@tetrapak.com   
                                                                                        
Sahira Ladha
Memac Ogilvy Public Relations  
Tel: +971 56 734 8079           
sahira.ladha@ogilvy.com                                                                         

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