Almarai Alarabia: An Integrated Food and Agriculture Enterprise in the UAE

Almarai Alarabia was founded in 2005 and works today out of Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. It describes itself as an integrated, multi-sector national enterprise built around two stated goals: supporting food and agricultural security in the UAE, and keeping the country's livestock sector sustainable. The company sits in the foodtech sector, but what it makes reaches well past food alone.

Five product lines under one roof

Its manufacturing and production activity covers:

• Compound animal and poultry feed
• Food products
• Agricultural products, crops and inputs
• Veterinary products and supplies
• Cleaning materials and detergents

Feed for livestock and poultry sits alongside food production, crop and agricultural inputs, veterinary supplies, and detergents. Integrated supply, distribution and storage operations run underneath all of them, together with the support services that keep those lines moving.

One supplier rather than several

Trading, distribution and services are held inside a single business ecosystem instead of being split across separate companies. That structure has a practical consequence. A farm or a livestock breeder can source feed, veterinary supplies and cleaning materials from one place, while a retailer or an institution deals with one distribution channel rather than a set of unrelated vendors. The company treats that combination as the core of how it operates.

Who it serves

The customer base includes government entities, farms, livestock breeders, institutions, retailers and commercial markets. Covering that spread takes distribution reach as much as production capacity, which is why supply, storage and support services are presented as part of the same operation rather than as peripheral functions.

Partnerships and sector work

Almarai Alarabia points to strategic partnerships, production capability, and its participation in food, agriculture, feed and livestock initiatives as the foundation of its market position. It frames its own role as that of a national partner, contributing to sustainable development, to the resilience of supply chains, and to food security across the UAE.

Founder and recognition

Salem Hraiz Alrashdi founded the company. In 2025, Almarai Alarabia was named among 100 businesses on a list of future-focused companies in the region, recognized for integrated manufacturing solutions across food, agriculture, veterinary products, cleaning products and specialized animal feed aimed at varied market needs.

Al Ain and Abu Dhabi remain the two bases from which that network is run, serving buyers that range from individual livestock breeders to government bodies.