According to the Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman), between January 2003 and December 2024, the food and beverage industry in the Arab world received 516 FDI projects with a total capital expenditure of US$22 billion and 93,000 jobs.
Five Arab nations Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Qatar attracted 421 FDI projects, accounting for 82 percent of the total, with capital expenditures exceeding US$17 billion, or 79 percent, according to Dhaman’s third sectoral report for 2025 on the Arab food and beverage sector, which was released today at its headquarters in the State of Kuwait. 71000 jobs, or 76% of the total, were generated by these projects.
The report’s four primary pillars are: 1. Sales until 2029; 2. Arab foreign trade for 2024; 3. FDI initiatives from 2003 to 2024; and 4. Evaluation of the industry’s business and investment risks in 2024. With 74 projects, or 14% of the total, and capital expenditures of almost US$4 billion, or 18% of the total, the U.S. has been the region’s largest food and beverage investor during the last 22 years, generating over 14,000 jobs.
According to the research, the top ten foreign investors in the food and beverage industry accounted for almost 15% of FDI projects, 32% of capital expenditures, and 29% of all new jobs. With 14 projects, Swiss Nestlé Company has been at the forefront, while Ukrainian NIBULON Company, with US$2 billion and 6000 jobs, has been at the top in both capital expenditures and employment.
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