Legal dispute at 'Hazi Hinam' supermarket chain: Shalom family seeks to change ownership structure
A storm in the Israeli retail world: The Shalom family, which holds a third of the shares in the well-known supermarket chain "Hazi Hinam," recently filed a lawsuit against the chain's controlling shareholder, Moti Kuperly.
The lawsuit comes against a backdrop of prolonged tensions in the management of the chain. The Shalom family claims that there is a need for fundamental changes in the way business decisions are made in the company, and that the current situation does not allow for proper conduct.
In parallel with the legal steps, the Shalom family is currently working to establish contact with various investment firms. The family's goal is to sell up to 50% of the chain's shares to external parties, a move that could lead to a significant change in the ownership structure of one of Israel's largest food retail chains.
As of now, no detailed official response has been received from Moti Kuperly regarding the claims raised in the lawsuit. The public and the economic market are waiting to see how the legal proceedings will develop and whether the move to sell the shares will indeed come to fruition.
This affair is generating great interest among retail market analysts, as any change in the ownership of the "Hazi Hinam" chain could have implications for consumer prices and competition in the Israeli food industry.