What Arbel Group does

Arbel Group is a Turkey-based processor and exporter of pulses and staple foods, headquartered in Mersin and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canadian company AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. since the 2009 acquisition of its food-related operations by AGT. The company runs a core portfolio of five pulse and grain categories — chickpeas, lentils, cranberry beans, bulgur, and dry beans — produced through a conventional processing chain of cleaning, peeling, sifting, splitting, electronic colour sorting, and calibration. Within the broader AGT/Arbel network, adjacent operations cover rice (Arbel Rice), compound animal feed (Arbel Compound), and pasta and durum wheat (Arbella Pasta / Durum Foods), bringing the consolidated footprint to roughly 20 processing facilities with approximately 1.5 million metric tons of annual capacity and 4,000 metric tons of daily throughput at Mersin.

The business is built on a sales-led, manufacturer-to-world distribution model: direct export from the Mersin facility, which sits 8 km from Mersin Port with access to the Mersin Free Zone, into 85 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Beyond commercial B2B importers and distributors, the company supplies food and emergency relief items to international aid organizations including the Red Cross/Red Crescent and United Nations agencies, a relationship of more than 25 years. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with revenue tied to commodity-driven bulk contracts rather than subscription or licensing economics.

Arbel's commercial position rests on regulatory and certification breadth (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, IFS, HACCP, OIC/SMIIC Halal, and Kosher), storage depth at Mersin (50,000 MT steel silos and 70,000 MT horizontal capacity on a 100,000 sqm site), and an over 50-year operating history that includes a 2009 Istanbul Chamber of Industry ranking as the #3 exporter in Turkey's Second 500 Industrial Enterprises list. The firm is privately held with no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed financial figures; management visibility is limited to founder/Founding President Hasan Arslan with no other executives named in source material.

Name

Arbel Group

Legal name

Arbel Bakliyat Hububat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Website

https://arbel.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Arbel Group is a Turkey-based pulse and grain processor and exporter, wholly owned by AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. of Canada, operating 20 facilities at roughly 1.5 million MT annual capacity and serving 85 countries plus UN and Red Cross aid contracts from its Mersin headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pulse and Grain Processing

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (42451), Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing (311423)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Pulses & Legumes Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAH), Ethnic Groceries & Shelf-Stable Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Pulse processing
• Grain export
• Bulk food supply
• Humanitarian food aid
• Lentil chickpea processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mersin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Pulse and Grain Product Sales: Arbel Group generates revenue through the production and export of pulses (lentils, chickpeas, beans) and grain products (bulgur). Products are sold directly to international markets and through supply contracts with humanitarian organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Arbel Group processes and exports pulses and grain staple foods—lentils, chickpeas, beans, bulgur and related products—from its headquarters and primary production base in Mersin, Turkey. The company supplies processed food products to international food importers and distributors in 85 countries and provides staple food and emergency relief items to international humanitarian organizations including the Red Cross and United Nations.

Product overview

Arbel Group operates as a pulse and grain processing and export company offering a portfolio of five core product categories: Chickpeas, Lentils, Cranberry Beans, Bulghur, and Beans. The company's processing activities include cleaning, peeling, sifting, splitting, electronic colour sorting and calibration for these products. With 20 processing facilities worldwide and a daily capacity of 4,000 metric tons at its Mersin facility, Arbel exports to 85 countries. The company operates under the parent AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. and combines Turkish-origin products with global processing capabilities across Canada, USA, Australia, and Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AGT Foods: Processing and trading brand for pulses including lentils, chickpeas, beans, and bulgur across global markets
• Saskcan Pulse Trading
• United Pulse Trading
• Australia Milling Group
• Arbella Pasta
• Durum Foods

Products and services

• Chickpeas (Nohut) Chickpeas are the seeds of an annual legume containing approximately 13% protein, 40-55% carbohydrate and 4-10% oil. Arbel processes and exports chickpeas for use fresh, parched, fried, roasted, boiled or ground into flour for soups, bread and sweets, sold to international food importers and distributors.
• Lentils (Mercimek) Red lentils processed into canned, packaged whole, split, or flour forms for retail and foodservice use. High in protein, fibre and essential minerals, sold to international food importers and distributors for soups, stews, salads, casseroles, snack foods and vegetarian dishes.
• Bulghur (Bulgur) Quick-cooking whole wheat that has been cleaned, parboiled, dried, ground into particles and sifted into distinct sizes. A nutritious, versatile wheat product with a pleasant nut-like flavour and extended shelf-life, used in tabouli, pilaf, soup, bakery goods, stuffing and casseroles, supplied to international food importers and distributors.
• Cranberry Beans (Barbunya) Dry bean varieties including White Beans (Sira, Chali, Sugar, Dermason, Navy, Horoz, Great Northern, Alubia), Barbunya (Light Speckled Kidney Beans / Cranberry Beans), Red Kidney Beans, Black Beans and Faba Beans. High in starch, protein, calcium, iron, folic acid and vitamin E, supplied to international food importers and distributors.
• Beans (Fasulye) Dry beans including pinto, great northern, navy, pea or small white, small red, pink, kidney, white marrow, faba, flat small white and yellow eye varieties. A good source of protein, fibre, folic acid, iron, zinc and magnesium with long storage capacity, supplied to international food importers, distributors and humanitarian aid organizations.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AGT Food and Ingredients Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGT Food and Ingredients Inc. is the parent company of Arbel Group. In 2009, Arbel Group's food-related operations were acquired by AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., creating a global network of 21 facilities across Canada, USA, Australia, and Turkey. AGT Foods processes pulses and specialty crops, with operations in Canada under the Saskcan Pulse Trading brand, United Pulse Trading in the USA, and Australia Milling Group in Australia.
• TURKPULSEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTURKPULSE is part of Arbel Group operations, representing Turkish pulse exports as part of the AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. network.
• Red Cross/Red CrescentmajorOthersArbel Group has been supplying food and emergency relief items to international aid organizations including the Red Cross/Red Crescent for over 25 years.
• United Nations Aid OrganizationsmajorOthersArbel Group has served as a supplier of food and emergency relief materials to United Nations aid organizations for over 25 years.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. AGT Food and Ingredients is Arbel's parent company but also operates its own pulse processing network across Canada, the USA, and Australia. It is the most directly comparable operator — same product mix (lentils, chickpeas, peas, beans), same end markets (humanitarian, B2B export), and shared certifications.
• SunOpta Inc. Specialty plant-based foods and ingredients company with significant pulse and grain ingredient processing. Directly comparable to Arbel's value-added processing of lentils, chickpeas, and grains into food-grade ingredients for plant-based and humanitarian markets.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agri-commodity giant with extensive pulse, grain, and food ingredient operations. Competes with Arbel in international B2B pulses and food aid supply, though within a much broader portfolio spanning animal nutrition, oils, and financial services.
• Bunge Limited: One of the largest global grain and oilseed processors and merchandisers. Overlaps with Arbel in grain origination, processing, and international distribution, though Bunge's core is oilseeds and cereals rather than specialty pulses.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Privately held global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities including pulses and grains. Competes with Arbel in cross-border commodity flows, food aid tenders, and value-added processing for food manufacturers.
• Olam Group (formerly Olam International): Global food and agri-business with significant edible nuts, pulses, grains, and coffee operations. Overlaps with Arbel in pulse origination, processing, and supply to humanitarian and B2B food channels, especially across emerging markets.

Regional players

• Adani Wilmar Limited: Indian food and FMCG major with pulse milling, rice, and edible oil operations. Comparable to Arbel in pulse processing scale and Asian humanitarian supply, though primarily India-focused rather than serving Turkey-Mediterranean corridors.
• Reis Gıda: Turkish food manufacturer and exporter specializing in pulses, rice, and legumes. Most direct Turkish-headquartered competitor to Arbel, with similar B2B/B2G export channels and overlapping certifications including halal production.
• Tahira Foods: Turkey-based pulse processor and exporter with branded and bulk offerings. Competes with Arbel in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and African markets for processed lentils, chickpeas, and beans.
• Eti Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Major Turkish packaged food company producing biscuits, wafers, and grain-based snacks. Adjacent peer to Arbel via shared Turkish raw-grain sourcing and international food distribution, though oriented to consumer branded products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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