Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company (KDD)

KDD was founded in 1962 as the Danish Kuwaiti Dairy Company (Dankuwa) in Shuwaikh, starting with pasteurized milk and yoghurt. In 1981–82 it inaugurated the Sabhan factory with long-life UHT milk technology and became 100% Kuwaiti under its current name, having added an ice cream line in the 1970s and a labneh line in 1978. The company states that in 1985 it introduced a cheese production line and began exporting to GCC countries, followed by expansion to MENA and other global markets, and opened branches in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2003–04. It produces and distributes 24 varieties of dairy products, 75 varieties of ice cream and 27 juices and fruit drinks, plus culinary products such as thick cream, liquid cream and tomato paste. The company lists FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 certification, a Halal certificate, the Kuwait Conformity Assessment Scheme and the Emirates Quality Mark.