Jaleel Holdings shifts its corp HQs

Business Bureau, Gulf Today

Jaleel Holdings, the UAE-based leading investment company, which operates the region’s largest FMCG wholesaler Jaleel Cash & Carry, has moved its corporate headquarters from Central Fruit & Vegetable Market in Ras Al Khor to MVK Central in Majan, Dubai. This shift to the new dedicated premise marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Group’s founder and Chairman  MV Kunhumohamed in the UAE.

 Jaleel Holdings owns and operates wholesale, retail and distribution companies in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) segment and fresh food sectors with more than 25,000 products (stock keeping units) and covering over 10,000 retailers including grocers, supermarkets and hypermarkets; hotels, restaurants and catering (HoReCa) segment, and all types of retail outlets.

The sprawling premises of MVK Central, developed at an investment of Dhs 35 million, spans over 77,000 sq.ft. The shift to new headquarters in Majan is a strategic move to consolidate the Group’s operations under one roof as it moves ahead with major growth plans. With expansion in full swing, MVK Central will also enact as the key facilitator to continue the Group’s employee-first culture in a larger canvas.

MVK Central was inaugurated by  M V Kunhumohamed in the presence of M.A. Yusuff Ali, CMD of Lulu Group International; . Khalid Mohamed Sharif Al Awadhi, CEO of Environment Health & Safety Control at Dubai Municipality;  Abdulla Belhoul, Chief Commercial Officer of TECOM; prominent businessmen Dr. Essa Mohamed Saleh Al Rais and  Abid Yousuf;  Navas Meeran, Chairman of Eastern Group; Jaleel Holdings Managing Director  Sameer K Mohamed, Executive Director  AbdulGafoor K Mohamed and Director Dr Zakir K Mohamed.