Our Operational Partners
As part of PepsiCo’s commitment to support our bottling partners, we plan to introduce cutting-edge technology to increase production capacity across our key product brands, improve efficiency and sustainability, as they continue to operate five beverage plants across the Kingdom.
Abdulhadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons (“AQS”) is the beverage arm of the Al-Qahtani Group (“AQG”). AQG was founded in 1948 and has become one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Saudi Arabia. The beverage business was established in 1982 and has been the franchise bottler for PepsiCo ever since. Situated in Khamis Mushayt, AQS’s bottling operations have been recognized as a top performing regional bottler by PepsiCo for the last three consecutive years.
Al Jomaih Bottling Plant (ABP) is a premiere bottling franchise of PepsiCo based in Riyadh and was the first franchise for PepsiCo’s locally made beverages in the region – a partnership that is more than 60 years old. ABP has sold billions of liters of our top global brands and has won the Pepsi Global Bottler of the Year Award three times. With fully integrated bottling, manufacturing, and distribution operations across the central and northern regions of Saudi Arabia, ABP has become one of the top producers of beverages in the Middle East & Africa region. It boasts the latest hi-tech plants and equipment, advanced systems, and a winning culture to provide refreshing beverages to our consumers. All ABP plants comply with the highest health and quality standards and have repeatedly achieved top ratings in the region from independent quality auditors like AIBI.
Middle East & North Africa Beverages (Menabev) has been in the market for more than 50 years and inaugurated its state-of-the-art beverage manufacturing plant, the world’s largest factory for PepsiCo beverages, in Jeddah. In 2019, Menabev was awarded Caleb Bradham Silver Award “Quality Excellence, in 2020 it stepped to the gold award and in 2021 they were awarded the Gold Caleb Bradham Award – MEGA Plant award. Menabev is equipped with international standards production lines, highly advanced logistics and due to their strict adherence to rules, regulations, and other operational standards, Menabev have also earned the following certifications: PepsiCo Lab Packaging Accreditation, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) and ISO 17025 Certification as it continues to cater to a large audience its versatile portfolio that serves every lifestyle.