Who owns Al Arabia?
Al Arabia is owned by Zad Holding (Qatar, QSE: ZHCD).[1]
Zad Holding owns 99% of Al Arabia rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. — consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, 17 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. (99% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇶🇦 Qatar, Doha
- Origin
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Parent ticker
- QSE: ZHCD
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Al Arabia
Al Arabia is one of two frozen meat brands sold by National Food Company, which has supplied Qatar for more than twenty years with chicken nuggets, burgers, kofta and similar prepared products. Zad Holding's 2025 accounts put the group's effective shareholding in National Food Company at 99 per cent rather than the full 100 per cent it holds in most of its subsidiaries, so the brand is not quite wholly owned.
Ownership timeline of Al Arabia
- Current owner Zad Holding (99%) [1] reported
Where Al Arabia sits in Zad Holding
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Zad Holding
Zad Holding controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 103 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8; Zad Holding has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KMOTR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Freybe | Premium Brands | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: Zad Holding
Zad Holding is a publicly listed company headquartered in Doha, Qatar, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as QSE: ZHCD.
Zad Holding was incorporated in Doha on 7 July 1969 by Emiri Decree as the company that built Qatar's only flour mill, and traded as Qatar Flour Mills before taking its present name. It still imports the country's wheat and mills its flour, and has added edible oils, bakery, frozen meat, ice cream and catering alongside contracting, asphalt, logistics, ready-mix concrete and property. It sells flour in the local market at subsidised rates agreed with the Government of Qatar, which compensated it 97.1 million riyals in 2025, 7.7 per cent of total revenue.
🇶🇦 Al Arabia and other Qatari brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Qatar. 1 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Al Arabia is not one of them.
- Awafi — Baladna 🇶🇦
- DANA — Mezzan Holding 🇰🇼
- Milaha Container Shipping — Milaha 🇶🇦
- Nakilat — Nakilat 🇶🇦
- QIC — Qatar Insurance Company 🇶🇦
- Qatar Airways — Qatar Airways Group 🇶🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Al Arabia?
The parent company of Al Arabia is Zad Holding, a publicly listed company headquartered in Qatar.
Is Al Arabia Qatari?
Yes. Al Arabia originated in Qatar and its owner, Zad Holding, is also headquartered in Qatar.
Is Al Arabia still owned by Zad Holding?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Al Arabia is still owned by Zad Holding (99% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. — consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C., Annual report, published 17 March 2026; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Zad Holding Company — our subsidiaries — Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C., Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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