Food Manufacturing Industry in Kuwait in 2017: Food Consumption is Coming Back to Homes
“Over the last ten years, there has been a big drive in Kuwait to consume food out of home. People have moved from the traditional nuclear family, or the Kuwaiti version, and eating in the house to eating out of the home. That has actually changed in the last year,” says Garry Walsh, CEO of Mezzan Holding.
“Over the last ten years, there has been a big drive in Kuwait to consume food out of home. People have moved from the traditional nuclear family, or the Kuwaiti version, and eating in the house to eating out of the home. That has actually changed in the last year,” says Garry Walsh, CEO of Mezzan Holding.
“The economic situation has become tighter, so people are much more likely to consume food in the home. This has been a big change in the demographic. Throughout Kuwait, restaurants that before would have managed to rebadge and keep going are now closing. Now, there is real pressure on them. We fit into this situation because obviously, our strength is in people’s homes. We supply the number two water in Kuwait, the number one chips in Kuwait through KITCO, and the number one meat in Kuwait through Khazan. For a company like us, it helps, and hopefully will continue to help for the next couple of years.”