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    The document provides an overview and background information on Savola Group, one of the largest food and retail companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. It outlines Savola's activities, sectors, workforce, international presence across 30 countries, vision to provide fair prices while ensuring returns and work experience, and major competitors like Supreme Foods and Astra Food. Concerns are raised that Savola's mission and vision statements lack detail on products, markets, technology, and growth strategy. Savola's advantages over competitors include its size, experience, marketing capabilities, and cash reserves to acquire more regional assets.

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    The document provides an overview and background information on Savola Group, one of the largest food and retail companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. It outlines Savola's activities, sectors, workforce, international presence across 30 countries, vision to provide fair prices while ensuring returns and work experience, and major competitors like Supreme Foods and Astra Food. Concerns are raised that Savola's mission and vision statements lack detail on products, markets, technology, and growth strategy. Savola's advantages over competitors include its size, experience, marketing capabilities, and cash reserves to acquire more regional assets.

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    The document provides an overview and background information on Savola Group, one of the largest food and retail companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. It outlines Savola's activities, sectors, workforce, international presence across 30 countries, vision to provide fair prices while ensuring returns and work experience, and major competitors like Supreme Foods and Astra Food. Concerns are raised that Savola's mission and vision statements lack detail on products, markets, technology, and growth strategy. Savola's advantages over competitors include its size, experience, marketing capabilities, and cash reserves to acquire more regional assets.

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    The document provides an overview and background information on Savola Group, one of the largest food and retail companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. It outlines Savola's activities, sectors, workforce, international presence across 30 countries, vision to provide fair prices while ensuring returns and work experience, and major competitors like Supreme Foods and Astra Food. Concerns are raised that Savola's mission and vision statements lack detail on products, markets, technology, and growth strategy. Savola's advantages over competitors include its size, experience, marketing capabilities, and cash reserves to acquire more regional assets.

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    Agenda

    Introduction
    Mission and vision
    SWOT analysis
    Value Proposition
    Major competitors
    Main Strategies
    Recommendations

    Savola Group
    Introduction:

    Savola Group is one of the most successful and


    fastest growing multinational food groups in the
    Gulf and the Middle East Region, North African
    and Central Asian countries (MENACA).
    The Savola Group is publically listed on the
    Saudi stock exchange and does not receive any
    financial assistance from the Government.

    Savola currently has market shares of 62% in the


    Edible Oils market and 68% in the Sugar market
    in the Kingdom as well as 166 retail outlets,
    supermarkets/hypermarkets.

    It has a wide portfolio of businesses & activities


    including (Edible Oils, Vegetable Ghee, Sugar,
    Pasta, Retail (Hypermarkets , Supermarkets and
    convenience stores ) and Plastics (flexible and
    rigid).

    The Group also has significant investments in


    leading publicly-listed Saudi companies,
    investment funds and real-estate businesses

    The retail division comprises supermarkets and


    hypermarkets, and the packaging division
    includes plastic manufacturing.
    The investment division has invested in the
    Herfy Foods Company and the Al Marai Dairy
    Company. Finally, the real-estate division
    includes Tameer Jordan and Kinan International.

    Savola Activities

    Workforce & HR

    1/2

    With regard to HR, the Savola Group is given


    special importance to this aspect, where it
    works continuously to recruit and develop
    national cadres.
    The Group has 23,806 employees, more than
    17,000 are employed in Saudi Arabia. Savola
    continued to make efforts to increase the
    number of Saudi nationals in its workforce.

    Workforce & HR

    2/2

    The Group has a strong commitment to


    nationalization, the number of Saudi nationals
    comprising a significant and growing proportion
    of its total workforce.
    Most of its top management are Saudi
    Nationals. It also employs 6,738 people in its
    International Businesses.
    The Group conduct several training courses and
    workshops for its employees in all Sectors.

    Business Sectors and International


    Presence
    The Savola Group operates through main operating sectors
    including:
    Food sector (edible oils, sugar, pasta)
    Retail sector, through Panda markets, which include
    supermarkets, hypermarkets and My Panda convenience
    stores
    Strategic investment portfolio, includes its major investment in
    Al Marai Company (36.52%)
    Herfy Foods Company (49%)
    Kinan Real Estate Co.( 29.99%)
    Jordanian Tameer Company (5%)
    Founding Shareholder of Knowledge Economic City in Madinah
    with 11.5%.

    The geographical presence of the company's


    operations in a number of countries in the Middle
    East, North Africa and Central Asia:

    Vision & Mission

    1/2

    Mission Statement:
    " In terms of our culture of The Balanced Way,
    we at The Savola group are committed to our
    Social Responsibility, and we will work
    relentlessly in achieving world class standards of
    openness, transparency and accountability
    towards all our stakeholders, and build bridges
    to reach out and serve the communities we
    operate in. "

    Vision & Mission

    2/2

    Vision Statement:
    Give consumers a fair price, while ensuring
    returns to our investors and all stakeholders.
    Create a satisfying work experience for all
    Savolans. Inspire personal responsibility and
    enthusiasm for opportunity.

    Comments on Savolas Mission


    & Vision Statements
    1/2

    1. The Group statements are not comprehensive and


    do not show the overall strategy of the organization,
    as both dont include the Products or services the
    group provide, the targeted Markets or the
    Technology they use.
    2. The statements do not emphasize how the group
    will survive and grow or assure profitability for its
    shareholders.
    3. The Mission statement doesnt include the
    employees or the concern for them
    4. The Mission statement dont mention the
    Customers.

    Comments on Savolas Mission


    & Vision Statements
    2/2

    5. The Mission statement mentions the The Balanced Way


    philosophy, this philosophy was adopted by Savola, and is
    explained on their website as follows:
    It is a culture that depends on four basic values, which are:
    Honesty (Amanah): responsibility towards shareholders.
    Caring justice (Birr): responsibility towards our staff and
    employees
    Conscientiousness (Taqwa): responsibility towards our
    community, clients, and suppliers
    Personal control (Mujahdah): responsibility towards self
    improvement and our aspiration to realize full potential
    capabilities.
    This explaination should have been mentioned in the Mission
    Statement.

    Savola Group Major


    Competitors
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Supreme Foods Group


    Astra Food Company
    Americana Group (Kuwait Food Company)
    Waitrose (low-margin competitor)
    Carrefour (low-margin industry)

    Savolas advantages over its


    competitors 1/2
    The Savola Group is one of Saudi Arabias leading
    companies, with a strong presence throughout the
    Arab world and beyond
    It is one of the most successful and fastest-growing
    multinational food groups in the Middle East, also
    penetrating North African and Central Asian countries
    The group has a workforce of more than 16,000
    employees, around 160,000 shareholders, and is
    listed in the top 20 companies in Saudi Arabia
    It has long marketing experience in the Saudi market
    and understands Saudi consumers

    Savolas advantages over its


    competitors 2/2
    The company is strong in marketing research to
    enhance quality and performance
    The groups export operations cover 30 countries with
    strong marketing and distribution capabilities
    The Savola Academy, a training institution for staff, is
    a professional human resources system in Savola
    Savola has the capacity to expand in all business
    areas, especially in the petrochemicals area
    Savola has plenty of cash that allows it to acquire
    more assets in the GCC region

    Savolas Weakness points vs


    its competitors
    Savola may not be able to compete against lowmargin competitors such as Waitrose and Carrefour in
    a low-margin industry
    Inflation, which results from linking the SR to the US$,
    may affect the companys narrow profit margin
    The real-estate market is showing declining
    affordability, which could weaken Savolas ability to
    sell property
    Savola is lagging behind in Internet-based marketing
    Savolas unrelated business portfolio may curtail
    operational synergy

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