Al Khayyat Investments (AKI)

Al Khayyat Investments (AKI) is a family-owned company that operates through diverse operations with six autonomous business units- Retail, Consumer, Contracting, Healthcare, Strategic Investments & Automotive. Founded by Dr. Saad Al Khayyat in 1982, AKI has strong partnership with leading brands and a familial work culture. With strong workforce and state- of- the- art logistics centre, its growth is drawn from its goal to strive for excellence and nurture lasting relationships with stakeholders. AKI's Retail Division is comprised of Health & Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle and Food & Beverage. Some of its brands are BinSina Pharmacy & NAR (AKI's homegrown brands), Holland & Barrett, La Martina, Repetto, Superdry, BurgerFuel, Fortnum & Mason, Fournil de Pierre & Il Café Di Roma. The consumer division distributes FMCG, cosmetics and homeware brands. Some of these are Aquafresh, Durex, Tefal, Caudalie and Stabilo. It also manages Home & Cook store. The contracting division is composed of Landscaping & Infrastructure, Interior Fit-Out Contracting, Environmental Services, Fitness and Bowling departments. Italdeco is an Interior Fit-out Company whilst Gulf Landscape and Infrastructure Systems offers turnkey landscape services. The Environmental Services has waste management contracts with municipalities and manages Pest-free company. The fitness & bowling department distributes brands like Life Fitness and Brunswick and manages Life Fitness stores. The healthcare division is comprised of Alphamed and Medlab companies, which distribute brands such as Bayer, Novartis, Nuxe and Bioderma and high-tech medical equipment brands such as Zeiss and BioRad. Strategic Investments division develops real estate properties and invests on childhood, primary and secondary education in the UAE and GCC. AKI's automotive division is the sole agent of Peugeot and Mazda and the franchisee of Europcar Rental Company in Jordan. For more info, visit www.akigroup.com