Foodstuff trading · Established 1972
Five decades of trusted trade in fresh fruits and vegetables.
We source, import, export and distribute fresh fruits and vegetables — backed by cold-chain discipline and trade relationships built since 1972.
49 markets · MENA · Africa · Asia · Europe · Americas · Oceania
Why partners work with us
Heritage
1972
Operating continuously since 1972 — a trade anchor with the relationships and judgement that only time in the market builds.
Cold-chain integrity
Farm → Port → Buyer
Freshness is a logistics claim. We manage temperature-controlled handling from origin to delivery, with documented procedures at every hand-off.
Global reach
49 markets
Established trade lines across the Middle East and North Africa, with sourcing and distribution reaching Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
Products & categories
Organised by category, handled to specification.
Each category is sourced from established origins and handled to the standards its product demands — from harvest through to the buyer's receiving dock.
Global reach
Trade corridors that connect origin to market.
We trade with 49 countries on six continents — supply lines built over five decades.
- Middle East & North Africa
- 18 markets
- Africa
- 3 markets
- Asia
- 7 markets
- Europe & Mediterranean
- 11 markets
- The Americas
- 8 markets
- Oceania
- 2 markets
Our story
Established 1972. Still building.
From its founding in 1972 to its present-day cold-chain and cross-border operations, the company has grown alongside the markets it serves.
1972
The company is established
Hussain Al Alshaikh Trading Est. is founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a foodstuff trading business.
1978
First cold store opens
The company opens its first cold store, bringing temperature-controlled storage in house.
2006
Direct imports from China
The company imports directly from China for the first time, opening its East Asian corridor.
Partnership & inquiry
Two ways to work with us.
Tell us who you are and what you need. Supplier and buyer inquiries go to the teams that handle them.