About us - MEFSCO

MEFSCO is the leading producer of starch and sweetener products and solutions in the GCC region. 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. We believe that our customers’ success is our success.

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, and as regional economies grow, industrial investments in various sectors increase.

In this exciting environment, not only are we seeing an increasing demand for food and food ingredients, but as consumer lifestyles evolve, innovative producers are looking for new solutions to meet changing market needs, not to mention the unique cultural, stylistic and taste preferences of the Middle Eastern consumer. Similarly, demand for more sophisticated products and solutions is also growing in the industrial sector.

MEFSCO is the only local provider of healthier solutions to respond to our customers’ changing needs and support the growth of their brand value.

Our high-quality products include corn starch, glucose syrup, fructose syrup and solutions for customers in the Middle East market.

MEFSCO is a reliable supplier of quality products and innovative solutions:

Healthier and lower calorie products
Cost-effective solutions
Supply chain solutions Processing advantages

OUR HISTORY

2003

Arasco corn products

The plant was established in 2003 with a corn milling capacity of 90,000 tons per year and produces high quality starch and glucose syrups in different grades.

2009

Arasco corn products

In 2009, the plant was able to improve its corn milling capacity to 110,000 tons per year. In the same year, the company improved overall operational efficiency and hygiene by introducing for the first time in the region the bulk and inventory management solution, which offers significant cost savings and a hygienic solution to our customers.

2013

Arasco corn products

A joint venture between Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO) and Cargill forming a new strategic partnership in the region, the construction of a new facility with 330,000 tons of corn milling capacity (three times larger) per year, under Middle East Food Solution Company (MEFSCO), as well as the introduction of a high-caliber food technology team to offer our customers better product development solutions.

PRESENT

MEFSCO

Middle East Food Solutions Company (MEFSCO) offers the region a good, reliable product that will help improve sweetener options and reduce operating costs for manufacturers directly and indirectly. “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 and all through a well-established local infrastructure and the professional backing of one of the world's largest ingredient suppliers.”