Al Muntazah is a well-known supermarket

Supermarket

A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...

 chain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is believed to be the biggest supermarket chain in the kingdom. Al Muntazah Supermarkets is the subsidiary of Almeer Group which was founded in the 1940s by Jalal Almeer (1923-2000).

Al Muntazah Supermarkets were founded in the early 1980s, and has since earned a reputation for selling strictly Halal

Halal

Halal is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law...

 and quality products. Cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and pork

Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....

 are not sold in any of the branches. Over the years, Al Muntazah has earned the trust of Bahrain's population.

Al Muntazah supermarkets have also actively participated in the boycott of Danish

Denmark

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 products currently ongoing in the Middle East

Middle East

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 region. (see: Muhammad cartoons)

Al Muntazah has branches in Manama

Manama

Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...

, Muharraq

Muharraq

Muharraq , is Bahrain's third largest city, and served as its capital until 1923. The city is located on Muharraq Island and has long been a centre of religiosity...

, Kazeno, Qalali, Rifa'a, Arad

Arad, Bahrain

Arad is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It lies east of Muharraq City and northwest of Hidd. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia...

, Hamad Town, Hoora

Hoora

Hoora is one of the busy parts of Manama, the capital of Bahrain.Along with the Central Business District, Adliya, and Juffair, Hoora is considered as one of Manama's nightlife centres, with many bars, hotels, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs , and it is very popular with Arab visitors to...

, Sitra and Isa Town.

Almeer Group, has five main concerns: Almeer Establishment for sanitaryware, Al Muntazah Supermarket, Al Muntazah Computers, Al Muntazah Travel and Herfy

Herfy

Herfy is a large fast food restaurant chain in Saudi Arabia and one of the largest in the Middle East, surpassing major international corporations in terms of local size. It has a total of more than 100 restaurants and 2,000 employees throughout Saudi Arabia. It also has many subsidiaries including...

fast food restaurant.