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			<title>Saudi Almarai eyes 50% of Egypt dairy market by 2013</title>
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			<title>Saudi's Almarai Q3 profit rises 24%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf region's largest dairy company boosts profits despite slowdown in sales in third quarter of 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi watchdog okays Almarai's $253.2m bid for Hadco</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Almarai-Hail Agricultural Development Co merger to be decided by shareholders.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Almarai, Hadco agree on takeover terms</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Deal provides Almarai entry into the lucrative Saudi poultry business.]]></description>
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			<title>Almarai sweetens offer for Hadco</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf's largest dairy firm ups share swap offer for agribusiness Hadco by almost 38%.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi firms in $40m farm investments abroad</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Consortium called Jenat to spend $18.67m to plant barley, wheat and livestock feed in Egypt.]]></description>
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			<title>ING advises now the time to buy shares</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advice is avoid real estate and go for firms with low debt and no capital-intensive projects.]]></description>
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			<title>SAP planning to lift Western’s efficiency</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Group has implemented SAP’s flagship enterprise resource planning application (ERP) at its companies Western Bakery and International Baking Services.]]></description>
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			<title>Almarai seeks share swap in farm firm takeover</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf's largest dairy firm offers one new share for six of Hail Agricultural.]]></description>
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			<title>Western Bakery aligns ERP with Almarai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Western Bakery and International Baking Services deploy SAP ERP to integrate with parent company]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Almarai Q3 profit rises, beats forecasts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quarterly net income up 58% to $78.3 million, shares buck market trend.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Almarai to take over Jordan beverage firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Move follows recent acquisition of Egyptian firm Beeaty for reported $112mn.]]></description>
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			<title>Almarai snaps up Egyptian dairy firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf's largest dairy company agrees to buy Beeaty, its first acquisition in North African country.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi's Almarai see profit jump 42% in Q2</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Largest dairy firm in Gulf posts profit rise on higher sales, continues regional expansion.]]></description>
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			<title>Risk takers </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The juice industry has established a firm grip on the wallets of the region's proliferating drinkers.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Awards honour F&amp;amp;B industry suppliers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region's food and beverage suppliers received awards for their innovation and customer service excellence.  ]]></description>
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			<title>What's selling </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The fastest moving brands and latest shopper trends at supermarket chains across the Middle East.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Transparency strategy ‘shocked’ Saudi market</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Almarai Company credits marketing strategy and best cold drink awards to honesty with trade.]]></description>
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			<title>The space battle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The annual trading agreement has been slammed as a barrier to sophisticated category management. Retail News investigates the growing toll.]]></description>
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			<title>Almarai earnings surge on international sales</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi dairy company reports 48.4% rise in Q4 profit after buying two foreign bakeries.]]></description>
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			<title>Natural progression</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Consumer interest in beverages' health credentials is driving growth, and major players seem to have the market sewn up.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Almarai milks profits in Q3</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf's largest dairy company sees net income surge 52% on higher sales to sixth consecutive record.]]></description>
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			<title>AlMarai’s dairy’s second quarter profits rise by 36%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Almarai, a KSA-based dairy company, reported a 35.8% rise in second-quarter net profit, according to local press reports.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain dairy workers end strike </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Almarai Dairy Company comes to initial agreement with employees over pay and working conditions.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain dairy workers strike</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Around 150 Almarai Dairy Company employees take to streets over pay and working conditions.]]></description>
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			<title>Revealed: Gulf's most admired companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business has published its '50 Most Admired' list of regional companies.]]></description>
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			<title>Premium spread</title>
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