- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Food distributors
- Address
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
- Business
- Foodco National Foodstuff PJSC is a United Arab Emirates-based public joint-stock company engaged in the import, packaging, wholesale distribution, trading, and retailing of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and foodstuff commodities, as well as the provision of integrated supply chain, logistics, and catering services. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the company operates across retail, wholesale, government, and institutional channels, supplying hypermarkets, supermarket cooperatives, grocery stores, and the hospitality and catering (HORECA) industry across the UAE and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The company offers an extensive range of staple food products and consumer goods, organized into premium basmati and non-basmati rice under proprietary and licensed brands such as Virginia, Mubarak, Master, Chef, and Al Safwa; edible cooking oils, sunflower oils, corn oils, and vegetable ghee under the Shehrazade, Loulou, and Virginia labels; refined sugar, legumes, lentils, and dry grains; canned seafood, meat, tomato paste, and preserved vegetables; tea, coffee, culinary spices, and pasta; frozen poultry, beef, and processed meats; dairy products; and non-food household consumables. In addition to food distribution, the company provides end-to-end third-party logistics (3PL/5PL), temperature-controlled cold storage, ambient warehousing, customs clearance, and freight forwarding services through its specialized logistics subsidiaries, while also managing commercial real estate and hospitality investments. In recent developments, Foodco National Foodstuff PJSC has implemented a strategic operational restructuring to realign its business model around core food trading, FMCG distribution, and private-label brand growth. The company has expanded its ambient and refrigerated warehousing capacity across key logistics hubs in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, entered into new supply and distribution alliances with international agricultural and packaged food manufacturers, broadened its direct-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce distribution channels, and optimized its working capital through disciplined portfolio rationalization.