Valrhona Couverture Chocolate

importer• Saudi Arabia

Arabian Food Corporation (AFC) is a Saudi company headquartered in Jeddah, in the Sondus Building in West Baghdadiya, that presents itself as a trusted partner in fine-food import, distribution and supply across Saudi Arabia and describes itself as a top food importer and established food distributor in the Kingdom. The company states that it is a member of the A. Raouf Abuzinadah Group and that it grew from modest beginnings decades ago; its website shows commercial registration number 4030007553. The company says it is one of the major importers and wholesalers of frozen, chilled and dry fine-food products in Saudi Arabia, that it supplies more than a hundred perishable food items from five continents and that it imports from over 16 countries. Its online shop groups meat by origin: Australian, Canadian, Brazilian and Polish beef, Dutch, New Zealand and Italian veal and Australian lamb, alongside poultry and duck, seafood such as salmon, squid and shrimp, and sections for Asian cuisine (sushi ingredients and Japanese and Korean sauces), Italian, Spanish, Mexican and Peruvian products, truffles, chocolate, dairy, pasta, oils, beverages and mochi. It also keeps a 'Made in KSA' category to support local products. AFC supplies restaurants, hotels, caterers, healthcare facilities and lodging establishments, and says it brings national product scope and buying power to local retailers and corporate outlets. Its website lists branches in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam and a call centre for orders, and the company runs an online shop and an app called AFC Gourmet on the Apple and Google stores, with a minimum order of SAR 200, free delivery to the cities listed in the app and payment by card on delivery. Brands shown on its website include Diamantina, St Helen, Ekro and Gruppo Vercelli for meat, Storm Seafood and Freshcado for seafood, Delizie Vesuviane and Debic for dairy, Valrhona and Norohy for pastry, Felicetti, Caputo, Molini Pizzuti and Giuseppe Giusti for Italian products, Castillo de Canena and Olmeda for Spanish products, and Kikkoman and Bibigo for Asian cuisine. The company states that all its products comply with halal regulations and have been checked and approved by the Saudi food authority in line with the rules for food import and distribution, and defines its mission as giving customers of all sizes and locations in the Kingdom cost-effective access to high-quality specialty foods from around the world.