Suresh Nair

Jawad Business Group

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, JBG has over many years consistently maintained its leadership position in the Consumer, Retail and Hospitality arena. Over the decades, the Group has transformed itself into a multi-faceted, multi-cultural organization with business interests across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, encompassing Convenience stores, Distribution of FMCG goods, Fashion and Footwear, Restaurants - both international and home grown, and a host of focused retail services, including its own Travel Agency and Rent-a-car services, and support services. The Fashion business began with the arrival of BHS in Bahrain in 1987. Since the mid-1990's Jawad's range of fashion, shoes, lingerie, children's wear, home ware, body care, cosmetics and accessories saw the addition of renowned names as Tape a loeil, Cycleband, LOSAN, Allo&Lugh, Mango, Origem, Shoe Citi and Hush Puppies to name a few. The Restaurant division runs the franchise for Costa Coffee, Papa John's Pizza, Chili's, Dairy Queen, Burger King, and Outback Steakhouse for all or some of the GCC states. JBG is amongst the single largest International franchise partners for Costa Coffee in the world. Jawad Supermarket, Jawad Metro, Jawad Express and 24 Hours Market Convenience - stores across Bahrain have been pioneers in the business and continue to offer a great convenience proposition in an era of ever mushrooming discounters. JBG also represents several blue chip brands in its FMCG business such as Americana, Frito Lays, New Zealand Dairy Board, Highland Spring water, KDD juices and dairy products, Tilda rice, Snapple, Kaagi, Perfetti Van Malle, Hershey's, Danone dairy products, Ferrero, Sunbullah food & fine pastries, to name a few in Bahrain and Qatar. JBG also operates its own logistics facility in Bahrain and in the UAE.