Savola focuses its operations on a long-term consumer trend-driven lens, aiming to dynamically allocate capital to generate long-term value growth.

A robust governance and transparency framework, prioritized throughout Savola’s history, building shareholder trust.

Through our holdings, we possess Saudi Arabia’s largest distribution network, retail space and brand portfolio in the country’s consumer space and touch millions of consumers across all of our markets.

Challenging macro-environment in Our operating countries, whereas a number of countries introduced economic reforms that may have a negative impact on the purchasing power of consumers

Change in consumer behavior, where consumer preferences and tastes may change in a more pronounced manner that may impact current products and business models

Limited number of transactable assets from the perspective of an investment holding whose key directive is to allocate capital

High relative valuation of food assets, in view of scarcity of sizeable assets that fit strategically with Savola Group’s investment mandate, as well as other factors including the economic and business cycles and their impact on such assets

Savola’s focus as a strategic shareholder is to implement best practices across its portfolio to ensure:

• Alignment of incentives among stakeholders; and

• Selection of the right leaders and management teams to deliver on strategic and operational targets.

Savola is building the tools required for effective performance management across its portfolio. This includes both short-term and long-term operational and financial KPIs, with periodic reviews and a proactive approach that prioritizes the long-term best interest of the business.

Savola aims to maximize returns on investments by deploying or redeploying capital to enhance shareholder returns and create additional value by gaining access to segments with long-term potential within the consumer space. The primary objective is to generate sustainable excess returns over the cost of capital.

Savola believes that in addition to managing our capital and operating companies for performance and long-term sustainability at the subsidiary level, our role is to look at our markets, our holdings, and our operations with a view to realize our ambition of maximizing our share of consumer spend across our markets profitably over the long-term horizon.

Tawado: Confident Humility; Having the confidence to perform our responsibilities while having the humility to minimize our ego
It’qan: Relentless pursuit of perfection; The ability, willingness, desire, and intention to do our best to ensure that work is completed to the best standards
Azm: Fierce Resolve; Apply what we learn to improve ourselves Iq’tida: Apprenticeship; To seek out, interact with, and learn from those who are more knowledgeable than us

Ihsan Al-Dhan: Trusting; Trusting others’ intentions without doubting them
Mu’azarah: Caring; Provide support to our colleagues to help enable their success
Qabool: Acceptance; Endure the views of others by going beyond tolerance or acceptance
Iq’bal: Approaching; Improve what we do by using what we have learned from the interaction with others

Taqwa: Conscientiousness; Fulfillment of our responsibility toward external parties
Amanah: Honesty; Fulfillment of our responsibilities towards investors
Mujahadah: Personal control; Achieving the personal discipline necessary to fulfill our responsibilities
Birr: Caring Justice; Fulfillment of our responsibility toward our colleagues and the employees of the company