About us
A trade anchor since 1972.
For more than five decades, Hussain Al Alshaikh Trading Est. has connected growers and buyers of fresh fruits and vegetables — building the relationships and operating discipline that dependable supply requires.
Our story
Proven over decades. Built for today's trade.
- Founded
- 1972
- Years of continuous trade
- 54
The company was established in 1972 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What began as a small retail store grew into a network of wholesale outlets, built on a simple foundation: reliable supply, honest terms and relationships that last beyond a single season.
To offer more than the local market could supply, the business went to the source — exporting to Kuwait in 1974, opening direct import lines with growers abroad in 1975, and opening its first cold store in 1978 to protect the quality and freshness of what it brought in.
Today we trade fresh fruits and vegetables with partners in 49 countries. Our own customs clearance, transport and cold-storage operations keep each consignment under our control from port to buyer.
Leadership
Our leadership team.
Decades of trade experience, brought to every partnership we build.
Hussain Abdullah Al Alshaikh
Founder and CEO
Ali Hussain Al Alshaikh
Managing Director
- Photo pending
Name to be confirmed Commercial Director
- Photo pending
Name to be confirmed Director of International Relations
Heritage timeline
1972 to the present.
The milestones that shaped the company, from its founding in 1972 to the cross-border trade of today.
1972
Founding
The company is established
Hussain Al Alshaikh Trading Est. is founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a foodstuff trading business.
1974
First export
First shipment beyond Saudi Arabia
The company exports outside the Kingdom for the first time, to Kuwait.
1974
Public health response
Supply through the cholera outbreak
During the cholera outbreak, the company imported and exported to support the response.
1975
International sourcing
First international imports
Sourcing lines open with India, Pakistan, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan and Türkiye.
1978
Cold chain
First cold store opens
The company opens its first cold store, bringing temperature-controlled storage in house.
1991
Modernization
The original cold store is replaced
The first cold store closes and the Cold Store operating today opens in its place.
2006
Reach
Direct imports from China
The company imports directly from China for the first time, opening its East Asian corridor.
Today
Current scale
Cross-border trade in fresh produce
Trading fresh fruits and vegetables with partners on six continents. Current volumes and footprint to be confirmed.
Vision & values
Our vision
To be the most dependable link between the world's growers and the markets they feed — trusted for consistency, integrity and care for the product.
Our mission
To supply fresh fruits and vegetables of dependable quality — sourced directly from trusted growers, checked at every stage and delivered fresh.
- 01
Reliability
Supply commitments are kept, season after season. Partners plan around us because we deliver what we agree.
- 02
Integrity
Transparent terms, accurate documentation and honest grading — in every transaction, at every volume.
- 03
Freshness discipline
Product quality is protected by process, not promises: temperature control, inspection and traceable handling.
- 04
Long-term partnership
We measure relationships in decades. Growers and buyers who work with us are partners, not transactions.