Livestock Transport and Trading Co.

What Livestock Transport and Trading Co. does

Al Mawashi (Livestock Transport and Trading Co. KSC) is a Kuwait-headquartered, publicly-listed shareholding company on Boursa Kuwait (ticker ALMAWASHI, stock code 701) that operates a vertically integrated livestock and meat supply chain. The company sources live cattle, sheep, and goats from three continents — Australia, South Africa, and India — and distributes chilled carcass, fresh cuts, processed meat products, and organic fertilizer by-products into Kuwait and UAE markets, supported by four-country operations offices (Kuwait HQ, UAE regional HQ, Perth operations office, South Africa operations office) and a B2B/B2C channel mix of physical retail branches, a corporate website (almawashi.com.kw), an e-commerce storefront (almawashistore.com), and a multi-country Request-for-Quote funnel.

The company's certified technical platform is built around food-safety and religious-compliance controls rather than software IP: ISO 22000:2018 food safety management systems, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), ISO 13485 quality management, and dedicated Halal slaughter and processing protocols implemented across UAE facilities including Jabal Ali Slaughterhouse, TELT Al Barsha, TELT Al Ain, and Abu Dhabi Butcher Shop, with external audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and supervisory oversight from Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority and Court of Accounts. The firm has no public API, no consumer mobile app, and no disclosed developer integrations.

The revenue model is predominantly transactional: B2B sales of live livestock, whole and half carcass (Australian, Indian, and South African chilled), processed products, fresh cuts, and fertilizer by-products are sold via Request-for-Quote to wholesale, food-service, and retail buyers, with consumer sales through retail branches and the online store. Customer segments span Government and National Food Security programs (aligned to Kuwait's food security objectives), B2B wholesale customers in Kuwait and UAE (retailers, restaurants, food service), and individual retail consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on a request-for-quote basis for institutional buyers.

Name

Livestock Transport and Trading Co.

Legal name

Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Co. KSC

Website

https://almawashi.com.kw

Company type

Public

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Al Mawashi (Livestock Transport and Trading Co. KSC) is a Boursa Kuwait-listed, vertically integrated livestock and meat company that sources live animals from Australia, South Africa, and India and distributes chilled carcass, fresh cuts, processed products, and Halal-certified meat into Kuwait and UAE wholesale, retail, and government food-security customers via branches and an e-commerce storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat and Livestock Trading

NAICS

Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (424520), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal Lamb & Goat Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Byproducts & Rendering Inputs Wholesale (Offal, Hides, Bones, Tallow) (AFAIADAJ), Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Liver, Kidney, Heart, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAJAA)

Keywords

• Livestock trading
• Meat processing
• Fresh meat cuts
• Halal meat supply
• Food security distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Safat

HQ country

Kuwait

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Livestock Trading: Import and trade of live livestock including cattle, sheep, and goats sourced from Australia, South Africa, and India. Products include chilled carcasses available in Kuwait and UAE markets.
2. Processed Products: Value-added meat products processed from traded livestock, sold through retail outlets and online store.
3. Fresh Cuts: Fresh meat cuts sold to retail and wholesale customers through company outlets and online store.
4. Fertilizer: By-products from livestock processing converted to organic fertilizers for agricultural use.
5. Carcass Sales: Whole carcass sales of Australian, Indian, and South African chilled livestock available in Kuwait and UAE markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Livestock Transport and Trading Co. (Al Mawashi) imports, transports, processes, and trades live livestock and meat products. The company sources cattle, sheep, and goats from Australia, South Africa, and India, and operates slaughterhouses and processing facilities (including Jebel Ali Slaughterhouse, TELT Al Barsha, and Abu Dhabi Butcher Shop) to deliver chilled carcasses, fresh cuts, and processed meat products to wholesale and retail customers in Kuwait and the UAE. It also sells organic fertilizer derived from livestock by-products.

Product overview

Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Company (Al Mawashi) operates as a vertically integrated meat and livestock supplier with operations spanning live animal sourcing from Australia, South Africa, and India; chilled carcass distribution; processed meat products; fresh cuts sold through retail branches; and fertilizer by-products. The core offering consists of chilled livestock carcasses (Australian, Indian, and South African) available for purchase in Kuwait and UAE, supplemented by processed products, fresh cuts, and fertilizers. The company operates branches in Kuwait, UAE, Australia, and South Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Australian Chilled Carcass

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the most famous meat supply companies in Kuwait and UAE

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BRF S.A. Brazilian global meat and processed-food company with halal-certified exports to the Middle East. Comparable as a halal-certified, export-driven meat company targeting Muslim-majority markets.
• JBS S.A. World's largest meat processor with operations across beef, poultry, and pork. Comparable as a vertically integrated, multi-species meat supplier; Al Mawashi operates at a much smaller regional scale.
• Marfrig Global Foods: Global beef-focused meat processor. Comparable as a large-scale red-meat processor with global sourcing, though operating at vastly greater scale and with broader geographic diversification than Al Mawashi.

Regional players

• Tanmiah Food Company: Saudi-listed integrated poultry and processed-meat company. Comparable as a publicly listed GCC protein supplier serving government food-security channels and B2B foodservice, though focused on poultry rather than red meat.
• National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC): Saudi-listed food and agriculture company with dairy, meat, and juice operations. Comparable as a publicly listed, government-aligned regional food-security platform with vertical integration and broad product mix.
• Halwani Bros Co. Saudi-listed processed meat and food company. Comparable as a regional halal processed-meat brand serving GCC consumers and food service, with similar B2B/wholesale distribution.
• Sunbulah Food Group: Saudi-based producer of frozen and processed halal foods. Comparable as a regional halal protein and prepared-foods company serving GCC retail and wholesale channels.
• Al Islami Foods: UAE-based halal processed-meat brand. Comparable as a regional halal protein supplier targeting GCC retail and food service customers with similar branded processed offerings.
• Wellard Group: Australian livestock export company historically active in live cattle and sheep shipments to the Middle East. Comparable as a competitor in the live-animal export trade that feeds Al Mawashi's source markets.

Emerging players

• Emirates Modern Food Industries: UAE-based processed and frozen meat company. Comparable as a smaller-scale regional meat processor competing in the same UAE retail and food service channels as Al Mawashi.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AL_MAWASHI
• Instagramlinktr.ee/al_mawashi
• Facebookfacebook.com/almawashikw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/almawashi

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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