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Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives SAOG

It is the policy of Areej Vegetable Oil & Derivatives SAOG to manufacture products consistently meeting National and International Standard and customer’s requirements.
To this effect, the Management is committed to implement and maintain HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) based quality system throughout the process chain and thus in turn achieve a reliable, safe and wholesome product consistently.
The company has been audited by a Worldwide Leader in Certification;
BM TRADA Certification Ltd in UK and found to be in compliance with the requirements of Codex Alimentarius, US FDA HACCP & European Union Directives for processing and manufacturing of top quality vegetable oils, vegetable ghee, margarine and butter.

Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives SAOG was established in 1980 with a majority shareholding of the OMZEST Group. It has a modern hygienic plant and manufactures and markets top quality cooking oils, ghee, margarine, speciality fats and butter products.

The Company's leading brands MINARA, SOHAR, JABAL AKHDAR and MUSCAT MARGARINE are trusted names in every Omani home. Areej Vegetable Oils enjoys a 65% market share in Oman and current exports are 70% of the total business. The Company exports to 23 countries around the world.

The company’s latest product innovation involves the launch of Improved MINARA in a transparent bottle that reflects sunflowers in a 3-Dimensional mode.

The Company has a track record in innovations VIZ. the bag-in-carton cooking oil that was a huge success in Oman and UAE. SOHAR was the first blended oil in the GCC to suit Omani frying habits. MINARA was the first cooking oil in a crystal clear bottle to make an entry in the GCC market. Furthermore, it was the first PET bottle to be launched in the GCC with a handle. Exports got a major fillip with the manufacture and sale of private label brands in PET bottles with handles

The company continues to grow in new markets with products such as :

Ghee in tins, Bag-in-Box, polyjars
Cooking oil in tins
Blended oil in clear PET bottles
Speciality oils and shortenings

Multinationals like PEPSICO (SNACKS), UNILEVER, EMBORG source their requirements for the Gulf from Areej Vegetable Oils. This is sound testimony to the high quality standards that have earned the Company the level of success it enjoys today.

MANUFACTURER OF TOP QUALITY COOKING OILS, FATS, MARGARINE & BUTTER PRODUCTS.