{"id":261605,"date":"2019-11-06T16:41:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T19:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=261605"},"modified":"2019-11-06T18:58:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:58:52","slug":"egyptian-company-al-shahed-opens-branch-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/egyptian-company-al-shahed-opens-branch-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian company Al Shahed opens branch in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 As Mercosur-Egypt free trade agreement came into force and Brazil recently allowed new Egyptian agricultural products to break into its market, Egypt-based Al Shahed Group decided to open a branch in Brazil to get closer to its clients and supply goods for immediate delivery. The announcement was made last Tuesday (5) night by the company\u2019s commercial director Abdelrahman Hammam during an event held at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong> in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

The company is an agroindustry that produces and exports olives, olive oil, and garlic. The latter is an item that Brazilian health authorities allowed imports from Egypt earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Brazilian market potential is great, said Hamman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hamman said that the company has exported to Brazil for five years. \u201cBrazil consumes a lot, so we have a great potential here,\u201d he told the guests. But the distance between both countries causes goods to take up to 60 days to arrive. Now, the company will be able to keep a day-to-day dialogue with its clients and have its products stored here in the country.<\/p>\n

The executive told ANBA that their goal is to bring goods from Egypt and leave them stocked up at a bonded warehouse in the port city of Itaja\u00ed, Santa Catarina. From there, the nationalization may be carried out by the client or Al Shahed itself to distribute to other buyers, especially small ones that can\u2019t afford nationalizing.<\/p>\n

The company currently exports around 1,500 containers of olives per year to Brazil. \u201cWe\u2019ll use the port\u2019s infrastructure to streamline and improve our sales in Brazil. I think we\u2019ll be able to double them up,\u201d stressed Hamman. \u201cWe can talk every day to our clients, learn about their demands and fix their problems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

During its participation in the last S\u00e3o Paulo Supermarkets Association (APAS) show in May, Al Shahed expected to increase their olive exports to Brazil to 3,000 containers per year. The company exhibited at the stand organized by the Arab Chamber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Garlic<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Elkhatib: Other Egyptian companies will be established in S\u00e3o Paulo too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The company is also confident in their garlic sales. \u201cBrazil is the world\u2019s first or second garlic buyer,\u201d said the executive. \u201c[The consumer] will note the difference. Egyptian is very good, strong garlic, so there\u2019s a great potential here,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

The head of the Egyptian Commercial Office in S\u00e3o Paulo, Mohamed Elkhatib, said that the Egyptian garlic can compete with the product imported from China. To get an idea, Brazil imported USD 179 million in garlic year-to-date through October \u2013 Argentina accounted for USD 80 million, China for USD 60 million, Spain for USD 33 million, and Egypt was fourth at USD 2 million. It\u2019s worthy reminding that the Egyptian product exports to Brazil were cleared only last September<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince fresh garlic broke into the market, a great business potential arose,\u201d said Elkhatib.<\/p>\n

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Arab companies enrich the city, said the secretary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hammam added that Al Shahed already has an 18-people staff in Brazil, divided in Itaja\u00ed and S\u00e3o Paulo, and intends to appoint representatives in other states as well. The Arab Chamber has an office at the city in Santa Catarina.<\/p>\n

The secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Municipality of S\u00e3o Paulo, Luiz Alvaro de Menezes, participated in the event and congratulated Al Shahed\u2019s initiative. \u201cEgyptian and other Arab companies will greatly enrich the city of S\u00e3o Paulo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the same line, Elkhatib stressed that many other companies in his country will established themselves in S\u00e3o Paulo and invited the audience to get to know Egyptian products that are showcased at the Commercial Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hamman said yet that Al Shahed is a family business and has 2,000 hectares planted with olive trees in Egypt. It exports its products to 44 countries.<\/p>\n

Contact info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Al Shahed
\nTel.: +55 (11) 9 3009-9211
\nEmails: denise@obai.com.br<\/a> and export@alshahedgroup-eg.com<\/a>
\nWebite: www.alshahedgroup-eg.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
Alexandre Rocha\/ANBA<\/div>\n
Alexandre Rocha\/ANBA<\/div>\n
Alexandre Rocha\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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