Friendly Food Qatar (FFQ)

Friendly Food Qatar W.L.L. (FFQ) is a Qatari food distribution company that says it has been operating since its founding in 1978. It describes itself as an ISO-certified food distribution company that stands out for an unparalleled selection of brands, supplying food products as well as non-food items to public institutions and private companies throughout Qatar and the MENA region. Its head office is in the Logistics Park at Birkat Al Awamer (Building 147, Street 3122, Zone 91), Al Wakrah, and it has a showroom at the Nasser Bin Khaled Complex on Salwa Road, Doha. The company says its warehouses are divided into dry, chilled and frozen sections according to each product's nature and shelf life, and that its distribution network is supported by a large fleet of dry, chilled and frozen trucks and delivery vans with regular maintenance and a standby support system. It states 100% geographical coverage of Qatar, and its client categories include 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels, restaurants, bakeries, cafés, hypermarkets, supermarkets, co-operative societies, groceries, hospitals, government departments, oil and gas companies and schools. Its food range covers processed beef, chicken and turkey; dairy (almond, rice and soy milk, spreadable and block cheese, whipping cream and ice-cream powder); snacks; frozen Arabic specialties such as kubbeh and sambousik; frozen potatoes, pastry and fruit; canned goods such as tuna, corned beef and peeled tomatoes; chocolate, honey, jams, halva and biscuits; and juices and coffee. Brands shown on its site include Nestlé Professional, Rio Mare, Australia's Bega, Millac, Germany's Langnese, D'arbo, Whittaker's, Granoro, Nabil, Halwani Bros, Al Seedawi, Maatouk, Target, York, Torres, Tomex and Ravifruit. The company says it partners with food and disposables manufacturers from five continents to offer brands for every type of store in Qatar, that its quality management system is based on ISO 9001:2015, and that it has the infrastructure and team to customise products to client requirements. It sums up its mission as "Quality for You" and its vision as "Quality for Life", with a commitment to on-time deliveries and to treating staff, customers and suppliers with integrity.