As of 2011, the Spinneys Group Limited is a premium supermarket retailer in the Middle East, and operates hypermarkets and supermarkets in one store in Qatar, eleven stores in Lebanon, three stores in Egypt, two in Jordan and through franchise agreements, 30 Spinneys stores in the UAE - 21 in Dubai, 5 in Sharjah, 2 in Ajman, 4 in Abu Dhabi, 1 in Al ain in the United Arab Emirates. In 2007, the chain announced an "aggressive expansion" programme across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region.[17] Since 2006 Spinneys Group CEO is Michael Wright.