No company has more ingredients for success in manufacturing and merchandising sectors arena, in the Gulf region, than Mezzan Holding Co businesses. We have the leading brands in multiple industries; our catalogs of foodstuff and FMCG are second to none; we have expertise in developing and utilizing the latest technologies in the industrial sector; and we recognize that our future growth depends on all of our businesses continuing to focus on quality, pricing, performance, market growth, and brand recognition. We are developing new products and services to ensure local, regional and global consumers know how they can easily contact our businesses, understand what we can offer and access our brands anytime, anywhere and in any way. Mezzan Holding Company’s rich history starts in the late 1920s when Jassim Mohammed Ali Al Wazzan was born in Sharq, Kuwait during a time when the community of Kuwait thrived on the fruits of the sea: fishing, pearl diving, and importing from neighboring ports. Then, with the discovery of oil, during the 1930s ushered in a new business community for the small Emirate of Kuwait. Life in Kuwait changed drastically and wealth quickly attracted multinational companies, merchants, goods and services. Jassim Al Wazzan, a multilingual young Kuwaiti was an eager entrepreneur and sought to seek his fortune and take part in the economic boom by investing in a small grocery business in Kuwait City in the early 1940s in the Kuwaiti Old Souk that is currently known as Souk Al-Mubarakiya. As the only Kuwaiti-owned grocery store among those operated by foreigners, the teenagers' shop charmed locals who gladly lined up to buy their share of imported goods. Selling basic household necessities as well as preserved and canned food products imported comparatively more industrialized neighboring countries, the future Mezzan Holding Co. founder, began developing relationships and leveraging his keen ability to establish contacts with manufacturers wanting to enter a new market and a community, built largely of British troops and foreign oil workers at the time, who desired foreign food products. He then was quick to recognize the demand for certain foods and goods, and seize the opportunity to grow his business through exclusive deals with foreign manufacturers. The first success was realized in the 1950’s with his first major partnership with Claire Ghee from Holland, followed by American companies Pillsbury Flour and Crystal Hot Sauces in addition to various Italian tomato paste brands and Baird’s Vinegar from Scotland. These brands remain a staple among Middle East families and closely aligned with the name Al Wazzan.