MBA Fakhro

What MBA Fakhro does

MBA Fakhro is a Bahrain-based diversified business group that represents international firms in the Arabian Peninsula through trading, franchising, and joint-venture relationships while concurrently developing and scaling its own regional brands. The group operates four core verticals — Foods, Health, Education, and Mercantile — through wholly-owned subsidiaries rather than any unified technology platform. Its portfolio includes Liberty Restaurants (franchisee of Applebee's and IHOP across MEASA markets), Dilmun's Dates (Bahraini date grower/exporter), Herby Foods (GCC plant-based burgers), Academia Enterprises (schools under the Academia brand), Medicare Clinics (under-development cosmetic clinic network), Athletica Corporation (fitness), and a Mercantile segment spanning Red Sky Software (AWS/Oracle/SAP/IBM/TCS reseller), Promoscope International (LED/solar/oil-and-gas/medical product representation), Straight Line Media (outdoor media in Bahrain/Riyadh/Dubai), Technology General (printing and packaging), Build Systems (construction materials), and Falcon Retail (retail/retail franchising in GCC and India).

The group's revenue mechanics are diversified across licensing royalties and transaction fees from franchise operations, joint-venture income with international operators, B2B trading of industrial and consumer goods, software resale and implementation services, and direct-to-consumer retail (notably Dilmun's Dates online globally and through distributors). GTM is primarily partnership-led — MBA Fakhro builds and operates businesses in collaboration with international operators, leveraging local regulatory expertise, distribution networks, and operational infrastructure to address GCC market-entry challenges for foreign brands. Customers and partners range from global enterprise brands (Applebee's, IHOP, AWS, Oracle, SAP, IBM, TCS) to corporate and government clients served by Promoscope, and end consumers reached through franchise and own-brand retail channels.

Ownership and structure: MBA Fakhro is privately held by Mohamed Adel Fakhro (Mo Fakhro) through his personal holding company Infinite Loop, with no institutional investor or public-market backing indicated. No revenue, ARR, or funding data is publicly disclosed. Headcount is reported in the 51–100 range, and the group is headquartered at Fakhro Tower in Manama, Bahrain.

Name

MBA Fakhro

Legal name

MBA Fakhro

Website

https://mbafakhro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MBA Fakhro is a Bahrain-based diversified business group, owned by Mo Fakhro through Infinite Loop, that operates via trading, franchising, and joint ventures across Foods, Health, Education, and Mercantile verticals in the GCC and MEASA regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manama

HQ country

Bahrain

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Franchising: Revenue generated through franchise operations including Liberty Restaurants (Applebee's, IHOP franchisee) and development of own brands for franchising across MEASA markets.
2. Trading: Trading of various goods including industrial and consumer goods, building materials, and products across GCC and India markets.
3. Joint Ventures: Revenue from joint venture relationships with international operators, including venture building across Foods, Health, Education, and Mercantile verticals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MBA Fakhro is a Bahrain-based diversified business group that represents international firms in the Arabian Peninsula through trading, franchising, and joint venture relationships while simultaneously developing and scaling its own brands. Operations are organized into four verticals — Foods, Health, Education, and Mercantile — including restaurant franchises (Applebee's, IHOP), Bahraini date production (Dilmun's), plant-based foods (Herby), non-invasive cosmetic clinics (Medicare), schools (Academia), software reselling (Red Sky), LED/solar/medical product distribution (Promoscope), outdoor media (Straight Line), printing & packaging (Technology General), construction materials (Build Systems), and retail franchising (Falcon Retail).

Product overview

MBA Fakhro is a Bahrain-based diversified business group operating across four main verticals: Foods, Health/Life Sciences, Education, and Mercantile. Under Foods, the portfolio includes Liberty Restaurants (franchisee of Applebee's and IHOP, founded 2018), Dilmun's Dates (Bahraini dates, founded 2017), and Herby Foods (plant-based products, founded 2019). The Health segment includes Athletica Corporation and Medicare Clinics (under development, founded 2024). Education comprises Academia Enterprises, which operates schools under the Academia brand. The Mercantile segment is the largest, encompassing Red Sky Software (third-party software reseller/implementer), Promoscope International (LED/solar products), Straight Line Media (outdoor media), Technology General (printing & packaging), Build Systems (construction materials), and Falcon Retail (retail franchisee). The company operates through trading, franchising, and joint venture relationships, representing international firms in the Arabian Peninsula while also developing its own brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Liberty Restaurants: Franchisee of Applebee's, IHOP, and other US restaurant brands in MEASA markets.
• Dilmun's
• Herby Foods
• Medicare Clinics
• Athletica Corporation
• Academia Enterprises
• Red Sky Software
• Promoscope International
• Falcon Retail
• Technology General
• Build Systems
• Straight Line Media

Products and services

• Liberty Restaurants Franchisee of Applebee's, IHOP, and other US restaurant brands across MEASA markets; develops and operates restaurant locations in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia as part of MBA Fakhro's Foods vertical.
• Dilmun's Dates Grows, processes, packages, and sells Bahraini dates, shipping globally from Bahrain both online and through distributors under MBA Fakhro's Foods vertical.
• Herby Foods GCC-based maker of plant-based burgers and related products under MBA Fakhro's Foods vertical.
• Medicare Clinics Under-development network of non-invasive cosmetic clinics with plans to expand throughout the GCC and India under MBA Fakhro's Health/Life Sciences vertical.
• Athletica Corporation Fitness company under MBA Fakhro's Health/Life Sciences segment.
• Academia Enterprises Operates and manages schools under the Academia brand in the GCC under MBA Fakhro's Education vertical.
• Red Sky Software Software sales and implementation company in the GCC, reselling and implementing third-party enterprise software from vendors including AWS, TCS, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Zeta, Paylite, and Wings, under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.
• Promoscope International Brand representation company selling and installing LED products, solar products, oil & gas products, medical products, and other products to corporate and government clients in the Arabian Gulf, under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.
• Straight Line Media Outdoor media company focused on Bahrain, Riyadh, and Dubai markets under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.
• Technology General Industrial and consumer goods printing and packaging company operating in the GCC and India under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.
• Build Systems Building material trading, construction, and representation of construction companies in the GCC and India under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.
• Falcon Retail Retailer and retail franchisee development company operating in the GCC and India under MBA Fakhro's Mercantile vertical.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kanoo Group: One of the oldest Bahrain-headquartered family-owned diversified conglomerates, with operations in shipping, logistics, oil & gas, retail and travel across the GCC. Closest Bahrain peer in diversified family-owned holding structure with regional operating breadth.
• Landmark Group: UAE-headquartered family-owned conglomerate operating large multi-brand retail and franchise networks (Centrepoint, Babyshop, Splash, etc.) across the MENA region. Comparable diversified franchise-and-retail model under GCC ownership.
• Al Tayer Group: UAE-based diversified family-owned group operating global franchises (retail, automotive, F&B) across the Gulf, with deep US/European brand relationships. Comparable US-brand franchise operator with parallel diversification.
• Kout Food Group: Kuwait-based restaurant franchise group operating KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's and other US concepts across the MENA region. Direct peer to MBA Fakhro's Liberty Restaurants in Gulf-coast US-brand restaurant franchising.
• Americana Restaurants International: Kuwait-headquartered MENA franchise operator holding regional rights for KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's and other US restaurant brands across the Gulf and broader Arab world. Direct peer in US-brand restaurant franchising in the GCC and surrounds.
• Apparel Group: Dubai-based, family-owned multi-brand retail and franchise platform operating fashion, F&B, and lifestyle brands across 14+ countries, with strong GCC and India reach. Closely parallels MBA Fakhro's franchise-led diversification in the same region.
• M.H. Alshaya Co. Major privately-held MENA franchise operator with rights to hundreds of global brands across food, retail and health/beauty. Closest structural analogy: family-owned, GCC-rooted, multi-brand franchise operator with diversified adjacent businesses.
• Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons: Bahrain-based diversified family-owned conglomerate with interests in trading, automotive, services and consumer products, operating across the GCC. Most direct geographic and structurally comparable diversified Bahraini family conglomerate.

Regional players

• BMMI (Bahrain Maritime & Mercantile International): Bahrain-listed diversified holding group spanning retail, logistics, food and consumer services across GCC and Africa. Comparable Bahrain-domiciled diversified holding operating complementary verticals to MBA Fakhro.

Broad incumbents

• Lulu Group International: UAE/India-rooted family-owned retail and trading conglomerate with hypermarket, mall, and distribution operations across the GCC and India. Comparable diversified GCC consumer business with India footprint, though at far larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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