Market Overview 29 Agriculture 29 Table: UAE Agricultural Production Statistics 29 Table: UAE – Major Agricultural Production, 2005 30 Food 31 Drink 32 Tobacco33 Industry Developments 33 Market Overview 33
Competitive Landscape35 Key Players 35 Mass Grocery Retail 35 Table: Key Players In The UAE’s Mass Grocery Retail Market, 2006 35 Food and Drink 36 Table: Key Players In The UAE’s Food And Drink Sector, 2006 36 Regional Company Case Studies 37 Drink: Aujan In The Middle East 37 Table: Aujan Industries – The Figures, 2006 37 Table: Aujan Shareholders 38 Table: Aujan Industries Production Facilities In Saudi Arabia 39 Mass Grocery Retail: Carrefour in the Middle East 40 Table: Carrefour’s Middle East Operations – The Figures 40 Table: Carrefour's Middle East Network By Market 41 Food: Kraft In The Middle East And Africa 44 Table: Kraft's Key Brands In The Middle East 44
Company Analysis 47 Food 47 Unilever Arabia 47 Abu Dhabi National Foodstuff Company (Foodco) 48 Al Ain Dairy 49 Drink 50 Masafi 50 Mass Grocery Retail 51 EMKE Group – LuLu Hypermarket 51 Carrefour MAF 52
Food & Drink Ratings Appendix 53 Introduction: Revised Methodology 53 Ratings Overview 53 Ratings System 53 Indicators 53 Table: Limits Of Potential Returns 54 Table: Risks To Realisation Of Returns 55 Weighting 55 Table: Weighting 56 BMI Forecast Modelling57 How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts 57 Retail Industry 57 Sources 58