Hamdi Meddeb

Meddeb had played soccer for Espérance Sportive de Tunis's youth team from 1967 to 1971.

In 1978, he took over his family business and founded the Tunisian Company for Food Industries (French: la Société Tunisienne des Industries Alimentaires, STIAL). In 1997, STIAL partenered with Danone—giving it a 50 percent stake in the business—to form Délice Danone.

Meddeb partnered with the British company Virgin Cola in 2002 to produce soft drinks for the Tunisian market, but the partnership lasted only four years.

In 2014, Meddeb introduced Délice Holding into Tunis Stock Exchange.

After the collapse of the regime in Tunisia on 14 January 2011, several businessmen and captains of industries were accused of corruption and their support for Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in his 2009 presidential campaign.

Meddeb's friendship with Mohamed Sakher El Materi, Ben Ali's son-in-law, caused many rumors to spread about his reputation as a businessman. He partnered with Matri and was among the early investors for Zitouna Bank. In November 2010, Meddeb and Matri bought a 25 percent stake in Tunisiana (later rebranded as Ooredoo Tunisia).