Almarai Company has invested 5 billion riyals in the “Al-Youm” poultry project in Hail, which aims to drastically improve the mass manufacture of poultry in the Kingdom through comprehensive development and modernization of infrastructure, laboratories, factories and production techniques.
The project is expected to provide 3,000 jobs for Saudi nationals who will be trained and qualified for the various opportunities in the field. The project will also produce 200 million birds a year in accordance with the highest quality standards.
As confirmed by Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabeer, chairman of the Board of Directors of Almarai Company, “Al-Youm” is one of the top poultry production plants in the world with an investment of more than 5 billion riyals, and will contribute toward promoting sustainable development in the Kingdom. “We at Almarai Company envision active participation in this process, and aim to raise the reputation of the Saudi industry through our business in the Kingdom and globally,” he said.
Prince Sultan said that 200 million riyals have been invested for waste treatment and management, and to ensure the safety of the environment. He noted that while the local production of Almarai Company represents 45 percent of the needs of the market, as indicated by recent reports, there remain opportunities for producers and investors to expand in this area.
He confirmed that the investments of Almarai Company in this sector aim to address a large portion of the needs of the market, and that the project is an important milestone in the production of poultry products.
Almarai Company is among the top companies contributing toward the achievement of food security in Saudi Arabia through the use of economic and natural resources, as well as through raising awareness for developmental responsibilities. It is also one of the leading companies in supplying the domestic market with fresh dairy products.
A-Youm, initiated in 2010, is now the brand name of a larger facility for breeding and preparing poultry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region. It comprises three production lines that use the latest technologies developed specifically for the plant, where each production line produces a wide variety of fresh poultry.
Almarai invests SR5bn in poultry line
