Nestlé Provides Food & Beverages to Eta’am Saudi Food Bank

Held under the auspices of Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) CEO Prof. Hisham Al-Jadhey and The Acting Vice President for Food Sector Prof. Saleh Al Dosary, Nestlé Saudi Arabia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit Eta’am Saudi Food Bank in Riyadh, to provide food and beverages as part of a campaign to “preserve grace” and reduce food loss in the Kingdom. 

“We at Nestlé constantly strive to live up to our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future,” said Samer Chedid, Country Manager at Nestlé Saudi Arabia, during a signing ceremony at the First SFDA Annual Conference. “This collaboration with Eta’am fits right into our Creating Shared Value principle of ensuring all we do benefits not only the company, but societies and the environment as well. It also helps us meet our published nutrition commitments to society to contribute to enabling healthier and happier lives in the Middle East and to reduce food loss and waste.”

“Eta’am understands the importance of collaborations with the private sector, and we know that meeting our objectives requires concerted efforts and dedication from many stakeholders,” said, Salamah Bin Soaidan, Member of Board of the Directorate at Eta’am, a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by businessmen from Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, with the goal of preserving grace and reducing food loss, in line with the Global FoodBanking Network and the Saudi Vision 2030.

Bin Soaidan added “We are especially proud to be joining forces with the world’s largest Food and Beverages Company on this initiative, and together we aim to enable healthier and happier lives, and educate on avoiding wasting food.”

For more information, please contact:

Lynn Al Khatib, Media Relations Manager, Nestlé Middle East, Lynn.Alkhatib@ae.nestle.com

Nestlé in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia welcomed Nestlé as the first corporation to establish direct sales and distribution operations in the Kingdom
in 2011, following more than 55 years of successful Nestlé presence through multiple agents. The Company operations in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, employ today close to 400 people and provide indirect full-time employment to almost 1000 more. In addition, the country is home to seven Nestlé Water factories.

The Kingdom was also where the first Nestlé Center of Excellence was established in 2012, helping Saudi university graduates acquire the skills to excel in the corporate world.

The diverse tastes of Saudi consumers benefit from the availability of a variety of Nestlé products as well as local innovations. This includes Nescafé Arabiana, the first-ever instant Arabic coffee, developed as a result of three years of intense research, and launched exclusively in Saudi Arabia in 2013 before being introduced into other countries.