About us
The region's corn refiner, built on two of its strongest names.
MEFSCO transforms corn into high-quality food and industrial products for the Middle East — and has been milling in the Kingdom since 2003.
MEFSCO is the leading producer of starch and sweetener products and solutions in the GCC region. We believe that our customers' success is our success.
We transform corn into high-quality food and industrial products used in bakery, beverage, confectionery, halawa tahinia and other processed foods, as well as in the paper and paperboard manufacturing industries.
MEFSCO is a joint venture of ARASCO and Cargill Inc. ARASCO is a leader in food and feed production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Cargill Inc. is the world's leading food and agriculture company.
With the implementation of KSA's Vision 2030 and economic development in the region we see a rapidly changing industrial and consumer environment. As living standards rise, consumer food preferences evolve; as regional economies grow, industrial investment increases across a number of sectors.
In this environment, demand is rising not only for food and food ingredients. As consumer lifestyles evolve, innovative producers are looking for new solutions to meet changing market needs — and the unique cultural, stylistic and taste preferences of the Middle Eastern consumer. Demand for more sophisticated products is growing on the industrial side too.
MEFSCO is the only local provider of healthier solutions able to respond to our customers' changing needs and support the growth of their brand value.
Our history
From 90,000 tonnes to 330,000.
Three expansions in twenty years, each one adding capacity and capability the region did not have before.
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2003
ARASCO Corn Products begins milling
The plant was established with a corn milling capacity of 90,000 tonnes per year, producing starch and glucose syrups in a range of grades.
90,000 t/yr
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2009
Capacity raised, bulk handling introduced
Milling capacity improved to 110,000 tonnes per year. In the same year the company introduced the region’s first bulk and inventory management solution, improving operational efficiency and hygiene while cutting cost for customers.
110,000 t/yr
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2013
ARASCO and Cargill form MEFSCO
A joint venture between Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) and Cargill created a new strategic partnership in the region: a new facility three times larger, and a high-calibre food technology team to support customer product development.
330,000 t/yr
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Today
Middle East Food Solutions Company
MEFSCO supplies the region with hygienic, highly efficient, easy-to-use and logistically sustainable ingredients — backed by local infrastructure and one of the world’s largest ingredient suppliers.
330,000 t/yr
A reliable supplier
Quality products, innovative solutions.
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Healthier, lower-calorie options
Liquid sweetener systems that let you reformulate towards lower-calorie products without giving up the sensory profile customers expect.
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Cost-effective solutions
Sweetener systems and delivery methods chosen together, so the saving shows up in landed cost rather than only in the price per tonne.
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Supply chain advantage
Bulk delivery and managed inventory from food-safe warehouses, with just-in-time delivery across the Middle East and Africa.
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Processing advantages
Pumpable liquid ingredients remove dissolving, handling and storage steps from the line — and the labour and waste attached to them.
We provide a solution that is a hygienic, highly efficient, easy-to-use and logistically sustainable ingredient with solid commercial stability at a highly competitive cost — all through a well-established local infrastructure and the professional backing of one of the world's largest ingredient suppliers.
Work with us
Bring us the problem, not the purchase order.
Whether you are reformulating, scaling up or looking to take cost out of handling, our technical and commercial teams will work the problem with you.
Or call +966 11 261 2222 · info@mefsco.com