Lipton Tea

distributor• UAE• Member since 1990

Baniyas Spike Group of Companies says it was established in 1990 and became one of the leading importers, exporters and distributors of rice, food and allied food products in the United Arab Emirates; it is based in ICAD III, Musaffah South, Abu Dhabi. Its food arm is Baniyas Spike Trading LLC, which the site describes as a leading foodstuff trader in the UAE specialising in importing, exporting and distributing a wide range of food products, above all rice, and as a foodstuff agency and distributor in the country. The site says the group expanded from trading into wholesale and retail (supermarkets, hypermarkets and department stores) and is present in the UAE, India, Saudi Arabia and Oman; the trading company's own web shop describes it as a foodstuff trader in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company states that trading in food and allied items remains the core business of its flagship company and that its exports are currently limited to the Middle East. The group also has non-food businesses (packaging, facility management, contracting, healthcare) that this profile does not cover. The company says its main imports include food, non-food, pulses, frozen food and canned food, and that it works with some of the top suppliers across the globe to bring the best products and brands. The dry-goods item list published on its site runs to about 2,200 lines, including India Gate basmati rice, Shan spice mixes, Lipton tea, Nescafé coffee, Puck cheese and cream, Kraft cheese, Barilla pasta, Maggi products, Heinz ketchup and baked beans, Nido milk powder, Quaker oats, Kellogg's cereals, Aashirvaad atta, Eastern and Nellara spices, Al Alali products and Aseel ghee, alongside pulses, spices and condiments, nuts, honey, jams and tuna. Alongside partner brands, the company says it has introduced a number of products under its own brands, mainly Spike (basmati and kaima rice, pickles, hommos tahina, mayonnaise, jams, tomato paste, ketchup, vinegar, foul medames, honey, evaporated milk and tuna), Mahra (tuna, tahina, evaporated milk and milk powder), Liwa (tea and tamarind), Punjab Kingg, 616, 786 and Jaya Bharath rice, and Oba Mie noodles. The company states that its vision is to become the top supplier and distributor of food and allied products, with a focus on quality and prompt delivery.