The beginning of Abdullah Sharbatli was trade of fruits and vegetables before more than 78 years, specifically in 1933, and perhaps before that, it was simple& small (apples from Lebanon, bananas from Somalia, and some fruits that are grown in Taif and other areas), then started development and established the first refrigerator in the fifties of last century, in addition to the first refrigerated warehouses, and during the past decades, he continued development of the group to reach nowadays 12 branches throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and more than five refrigerators and chilled warehouses, and 800 cooling cars transport products to all regions of the Kingdom , and he has 900 vehicles for the delivery to homes, so, Sharbatli company became the largest business houses specialized in fruits in the Arab world.
Saudis has been defined Sharbatli by time as one of the provider of food security in Saudi Arabia, which used to provide varieties of fruits and vegetables for the Saudis’ table, and perhaps the success of his father's well-known the businessman Mohammed Abdullah Sharbatly in the development of this investment and developing it has helped him to provide a basket of food for Saudis and make the famous brand of the Sharbatli House available year-round at the table of Saudis.
Perhaps the specialty of Sharbatli house in this investment and success increase the need, interest, research, analysis and publishing about what vegetables and fruit industry market which contains valuable information and experiences worthy of publicity for future generations, and draw lessons for those who wish to reach the success of those men who made their career along their lives by struggle, pain, patience and loyalty to those who working and deal with them.
by the experience and expertise, he divided the world into two halves, the northern, and the southern half, in order to have an abundance of different types of fruits, when the northern hemisphere becomes winter, the southern hemisphere is in summer and vice versa, where the winter fruits (apples, oranges, etc.) are imported throughout the year from North America, Egypt, Turkey, Brazil, and France, and when it summer season starts the Company imports winter fruits from he northern section, while imports oranges from South Africa, Chile, and China, so as to provide fruit throughout the year, and here his motto (Cancel Seasonal) in the sense that any fruit supplied and made it available in Saudi market throughout the year, perhaps in terms of theory it is easy, but it requires a great effort to achieve this equation and that are supported by his vast experience in this field.