wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources bmmi news newspapers books scholar jstor free images july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message bmmi type public bse industry retailing distribution business logistics founded bahrain 1883 headquarters sitra bahrain key people gordon boyle ceo number of employees 2000 2010 website official website based in the kingdom of bahrain and with international operations bmmi bahrain maritime & mercantile international is a diversified retail and distribution and contract services and supply group . the group specialises in the wholesale distribution and retail of food and beverages and represents global household name brands . bmmi is an international provider of end to end supply chain solutions integrated facility management logistics and procurement services to governments and to non governmental commercial and military organisations . bmmi manages its activities through branches associates and joint ventures in kingdom of bahrain saudi arabia qatar iraq djibouti mali ghana gabon republic of sudan south sudan burkina faso and kenya . bmmi is an independent public company and is listed on the bse . 1 contents 1 history 2 core business areas 3 joint ventures and subsidiaries 4 social responsibility 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1883 gray paul a british owned merchant company operating in the persian gulf established a local branch in bahrain . following a merger in 1936 the company was renamed gray mackenzie and in 1955 it became part of the inchcape group . in 1980 the group formed a joint venture with bahraini shareholders to form bahrain maritime & mercantile international bmmi . the new company was later listed on the bahrain stock exchange . when inchcape divested its shareholding in 1999 bmmi became a wholly bahraini owned public shareholding company . in 2003 the group widened its shareholding base to investors across the gcc . in 2010 the company legally changed its name from bahrain maritime and mercantile international to just the acronym bmmi . core business areas edit beverages bmmi shops specialises in the distribution wholesale and retail of beverages in kingdom of bahrain . bmmi shops currently operates a retail outlet in mina salman . a website www.bmmishops.com was launched for home deliveries . 2 in 2009 the group purchased the macandrew s brand of scotch whisky . macandrew s is currently distributed in bahrain the uae and oman . supermarkets bmmi owns and operates alosra supermarket . the group currently operates six alosra supermarkets in bahrain located at amwaj islands durrat al bahrain juffair riffa and saar . in 2015 alosra expanded internationally with a new supermarket in dhahran saudi arabia . 3 alosra is the first supermarket in bahrain to implement an integrated management system ims and has been awarded with international certification in quality health and safety food safety and the environment . 4 the group launched an online shopping portal alosraonline.com . convenience meals & caf s in 2009 bmmi established the great deli co. a bmmi subsidiary which produces ready to eat meals including salads sandwiches wraps and sushi rolls . in 2015 bmmi established delilah s a caf which operates an outlet in amwaj islands and saar . contract services and supply global sourcing & supply gss is the integrated facilities management subsidiary of bmmi providing contracted services including remote site and facilities management provision of camps and temporary structures rations supply technical sourcing and supply & contract logistics . 5 gss caters to ngos mining infrastructure and oil & gas providing temporary structures facility management and food & hospitality services in the onshore and offshore sectors . gss currently operates in bahrain djibouti gabon ghana iraq kenya mali qatar sudan south sudan and washington dc . contract services bmmi provides contract based services warehousing distribution and shipping and sourcing and supply options to government defence and energy sectors within the middle east and africa . bmmi runs warehousing services located in the kingdom of bahrain state of qatar and republic of djibouti . grocery distribution bmmi specialises in the distribution wholesale and retail of food and household goods . the group represents brands in confectionery packaged and canned food toiletries fragrances cosmetics tobacco and other domestic products . bmmi represents agencies and household name brands in bahrain . restaurants in 2013 bmmi expanded into the hospitality sector and established two new restaurants in adliya bahrain . the first establishment la vinoteca barcelona is a mediterranean restaurant . 6 the second establishment caf amsterdam bmmi s own brand is a modern european restaurant . 7 joint ventures and subsidiaries edit b & b logistics b & b logistics is a joint venture between bmmi and banz a bahrain based trading supply chain and warehousing services group . the company specialises in the construction and operation of temperature controlled warehousing facilities for clients across the mena region . inchcape shipping services bahrain inchcape shipping services bahrain iss bahrain is a joint venture between bmmi and inchcape shipping services a marine services provider . iss bahrain provides port agency vessel husbandry container liner freight forwarding marine survey and project support services in the kingdom . zad marketing and distribution in 2003 bmmi acquired a 50 per cent stake and day to day management control of zad marketing and distribution a food and household goods wholesaler and distributor in the state of qatar . 8 uqlc in 2013 bmmi entered into a joint venture with gulftainer group a uae based company for the provision of warehousing camp design office management and facility management solutions in umm qasr iraq . the joint venture with gulftainer operates in the umm qasr port where bmmi manages different facilities accommodating employees and visitors working in the port . 9 social responsibility edit through the think local initiative the group supports and empowers local farmers to provide alosra customers with fresh nutritious and quality produce . 10 the group has also been a longtime supporter of the regional institute of active learning ria and the alia centre for early intervention . bmmi has additionally always been a generous supporter of other local educational institutes and is continually working on training the local workforce . initiated in 2003 the alosra university scholarship scheme covers tuition fees for a four year course at the university of bahrain for students from low income families . it has also set up the alosra charitable foundation the proceeds from which will go towards helping the disadvantaged in the community . 11 12 13 14 in 2015 bmmi launched a new csr policy nourshing life that focuses on zero waste truth and well being . shortly after bmmi won the bahrain award for entrepreneurship sustainable award . 15 references edit http www.asx.m x.bahrainbourse.com bhb market.asp page market & sec indices & ind bsexn http www.gulfweekly.com articles 31109 we % e2 % 80 % 99ll deliver http www.tradearabia.com news ret 277683.html http www.gulf daily news.com newsdetails.aspx storyid 346688 http www.gss contracting.com http www.timeoutbahrain.com restaurants details 16942 la vinoteca barcelona http www.timeoutbahrain.com restaurants details 17070 cafe amsterdam http www.gulfindustryworldwide.com news 5340 bmmi spreads its wings.html http www.highbeam.com doc 1g1 326463008.html content breast cancer support think pink charity golf day successful alia centre new plea to help fund alia centre ria institute sultan team bag title recycling for charity recycling project to help charities http gulf insider.com category sustainable business award external links edit bahrain maritime and mercantile international bsc retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bmmi & oldid 737740053 categories companies of bahraincompanies established in 1883companies listed on the bahrain stock exchangehidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from july 2015all articles with topics of unclear notability navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage 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