Basmati, Anbar and Jasmine Rice

distributor• Iraq

Hewa Group, Foodstuffs Import & Export presents itself as the foodstuff division of Hewa Holding, based in Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at Hewa City on Koya Road. The company says on its page that it is the largest foodstuffs importer in Kurdistan – Iraq, with revenue greater than most food importing companies in Iraq. The parent group describes itself as one of the largest groups of companies in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, active in trading, contracting, investments, health care, construction, retail, real estate, manufacturing, entertainment, petrol stations and franchising. The company states that it imports more than 400 items, has trade ties with nearly 90 countries, aims to secure a leadership position among the world's largest trading companies and is constantly looking for opportunities to build new business relationships with companies around the world. It says it commits to supplying anyone interested in its products with high-quality items and superior service at highly competitive prices. The group's team works from its Erbil offices Saturday to Thursday, and the site lists "Hewa Warehouses" in Bnaslawa, Erbil, among the group's projects. The food import lines listed on the site are poultry and livestock, cereals and oils, canned food, fruit and vegetables, and beverages. The site says the company offers several well-known international brands within these lines and names Basmati, Anbar and Jasmine rice, bottled vegetable oil, canned foodstuff and canned meat, wheat flour, sugar and salt. Alongside food, the site lists non-food lines such as garments and textiles, bathroom and kitchen accessories, home furnishings and electrical appliances, which are outside the scope of this profile. According to its site, the parent group also owns shopping centres such as Majidi Mall in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk and the Grand Majidi Mall, which it says will include an anchor supermarket, alongside businesses listed under its name such as The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Fatburger, Sher Oil and Majidi Hospital. The company says it looks to expand and diversify into other fields including advertising, real estate, engineering and logistics, and describes the group's mission as developing retail and leisure complexes, residential cities and hospitals in Kurdistan.