DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual general meeting to be held at Beau Rivage Geneva, Quai du Mont Blanc 13, 1201, Geneva, Switzerland on February 25, 2019 at 9:00 am Local Time.
Shareholders of record, at the close of business on January 25, 2019 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the annual general meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. The formal notice of the meeting will be sent to shareholders of the Company in due course.
About Amira Nature Foods
Founded in 1915, Amira has evolved into a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, with sales in over 40 countries today. Amira sells Basmati rice, premium long-grain rice grown only in certain regions of the Indian sub-continent, under their flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. Amira sells its products primarily in emerging markets through a broad distribution network. Amira’s headquarters are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and it also has offices in India, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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