Foodtech start-ups Jumlaty and Appetito merge to reinvent grocery supply chain


December 13, 2022 | By RetailME Bureau

Foodtech start-ups Jumlaty and Appetito merge to reinvent grocery supply chain

Foodtech e-groceries start-ups Saudi Arabia based Jumlaty and Egypt based Appetito announce their merger into a new entity NOMU. Aiming to become MENA’s leading foodtech supply chain platform NOMU is currently present in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.

“Appetito and Jumlaty have been, separately but similarly, working hard to reinvent the grocery supply chain. Both have focused on reliability, speed and affordability building a solid reputation and a loyal customer base of families and F&B businesses. Our merger will set us on the path to reach SAR100 million in revenue and positive EBITDA within 2023 with important synergies on the tech, marketing and procurement fronts,” said Shehab Mokhtar, CEO of Appetito, now CEO of NOMU.

The deal was facilitated by a shared mindset and direction. “Both companies shared the same vision on how to transform the industry, combining smart tech, lean operations with a deep focus on unit economics. Together we capture the entire value chain from monthly shopping to weekly refills and outdoor dining. Most importantly our journey now as one company will be accelerated thanks to an incredible team of international talents and supportive investors,” stated Salman Attieh, CEO of Jumlaty, now Chairman of NOMU.

Ahmed Demerdash, COO of Appetito, who continues as COO of NOMU also commented on the impressive potential of the merger, “Our new entity is now present in four promising countries, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, with a smart grid of 16 warehouses and a capacity to cover the existing infrastructure of 25 million people and 100,000 F&B stores, and delivery promises that range from one hour to next day fulfilment.”

Speaking on the growth of the company and ambitions to achieve in the coming months Yassir El Ismaili El Idrissi, Chief Growth and Expansion Officer at Appetito and now at NOMU shared, “We are redeploying our tech talent towards advanced AI-based algorithms covering smart pricing, predictive demand planning and LTV optimisation and new community-oriented features including group buying, loyalty and embedded finance. On the marketing front we will keep local brands where it makes sense and all our apps in all our countries will use a common tech and growth platform.”

NOMU will have its headquarters in Riyadh with a holding structure in Abu Dhabi’s International Financial Centre, ideally placed to develop its operations further with ambitions to cover Pakistan and key sub-Saharan countries in the near future.

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