RIYADH: Savola Group, a major food retailer in Saudi Arabia, has seen its first-half revenue soar to SR14.4 billion ($3.8 billion) on the back of higher sales from the food processing unit.
This is up 21 percent from SR11.8 billion in the same period last year, coupled with a 37 percent profit jump, the food giant said in a bourse filing.
As profit from the food processing segment rose 46 percent on the back of improved pricing, the group’s net profit surged to SR485 million from SR354 million a year earlier.
That said, the retail segment recorded a net loss of SR107 million, extending losses from 2021, while profits of food services and frozen foods fell by 5.5, and 8 percent, respectively.
Established in 1979, Savola’s major holdings supply Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Turkey with edible oils, sugar, fresh dairy products, and fast-food restaurants.