International Refreshments Company Ltd. (Pepsico)

It was in 1936 that Al Jomaih Company saw the light when two brothers, Abdul Aziz and Mohammed Abdullah Al Jomaih founded a small trading establishment in the town of Shaqra. Four years later, keen to further expand the company’s activities, the brothers moved the hub of their business to Riyadh, embarking on an influential era of growth. With a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit and high commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, Al Jomaih Company was soon venturing into several business sectors in the Kingdom, to become a major conglomerate spanning all key consumer and industrial sectors, including automotive, heavy equipment, oil and gas, and real estate, to name only a few. Throughout its journey of successes, 1957 marked a special year for Al Jomaih Company with a premier partnership in the beverage industry that saw it become the franchise bottler of Pepsi-Cola in Riyadh and the first processor of locally made carbonated beverages. Today, with fully integrated bottling, manufacturing and distribution operations in the Central and Northern regions of Saudi Arabia, and more than 2,000 employees, Al Jomaih Bottling Plants has grown to become a key producer of beverages in the Middle East and Africa region. For a more detailed look at our timeline, visit our history section.