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Algeria• Ain Romana, Mouzaia, Blida

SIM Group is an Algerian agribusiness group founded in 1990, presented on its website as the first private company in milling-semolina in Algeria and a leading producer of pasta and couscous in the country. It is based in the Ain Romana industrial zone, Mouzaia, Blida, and its activities also include oils, water and animal feed. The Algerian chamber of commerce register lists egg pasta, semolina and flour among its products.

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Tunisia• Sousse

Warda was founded in 1997 and is part of the Tunisian food group Rose Blanche. The company states that its pasta is made from 100% durum wheat semolina from its centennial mill and that its production capacity exceeds 520 tons per day. The range covers long, short, special, traditional, soup, whole grain and organic pasta, plus couscous, flour and semolina. Its site lists ISO 9001, HACCP and ISO 14001 certifications. It is based on Avenue Hédi Nouira in Sousse and states that its products are exported to 63 countries across 5 continents.

Morocco• Fez

SOCOUSPAT (Société Fassie de Couscous et Pâtes) is a joint-stock company based in Hay Ain Kadouss, Rue 207, Fès. It produces couscous and pasta and supplies couscous and semolina in Fès and the surrounding area. The Telecontact directory lists it as founded in 1979 with 20 to 49 employees.

Mauritania• Nouakchott

SIPAM is a pasta, spaghetti and couscous plant in Nouakchott, Mauritania, founded in 2021 within WAFA Holding. It runs Bühler production lines for pasta, spaghetti and couscous. The plant complements Grands Moulins d'Afrique (GMA) in the group's integrated food park, receiving high-quality wheat from it for pasta production.

Algeria• Guerrouaou, Blida

SOPI (Société des Pâtes Industrielles) is a limited-liability company based in Guerrouaou, Blida province, specialised in cereal processing. It makes pasta, couscous, flour and semolina under the brand MAMA. The Algerian business directory (El Mouchir) states that the brand covers more than 25 references across four product categories, and that the company runs laboratory analysis of semolina before production to check protein and gluten content.

Morocco• Skhirat

KENZPAT is a subsidiary of Morocco's Vita Holding and operates a pasta and couscous plant in Skhirat that cost 200 million dirhams (about US$19 million). Annual capacity is 15,000 tonnes of couscous and 23,000 tonnes of pasta, and the plant created 130 direct jobs. The group's other companies cover the grain chain: Kenz Maroc (flour milling and semolina), Vita Grain (grain trading and storage) and Vita Dis (distribution). Press reports say the project targets the local market and export opportunities.

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Morocco• Berrechid

On the Africa Feed and Food site, Kayna Group's pasta and couscous activity lists the brands KAYNA, NOR'DAR, MACHKOURA, KHOULALA and DELLA MAMA. The site describes a 2-hectare plant using Italian technology. The site lists FSSC 22000, Kosher certification from the Orthodox Union and FDA registration for the US market.

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Algeria• Bordj Bou Arreridj

Extra Benhamadi operates through Gerbior Mills (SARL GERBIOR), located on R.N. No. 5 in Lachbour, Bordj Bou Arreridj, which the company describes as a reference since its launch in 2002 for quality semolina and flour. It states that it runs the first fully automated production unit in Algeria, stresses careful wheat selection, and serves both household consumers and professional clients across Algeria. Its range includes couscous, short and long pasta, specialty pasta, whole grain products, a premium series, flour and semolina.

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Morocco• Had Soualem

Dalia Group states on its website that it has operated for nearly 70 years, starting with grain milling in 1958, expanding into couscous in 1989 and later into pasta manufacturing, logistics and agricultural commodities. It reports 5 subsidiaries, 500 employees, 14 brands and 5 production sites; its brands include Noody, Dalia, Lfeddan and Kssiba. Its products include couscous, short pasta, long pasta (spaghetti), instant noodles and flour.

Palestine• Beit Sahour, Bethlehem

Abu Aita Pasta Company in Beit Sahour, Bethlehem, was founded by Khalil Jiryis Abu Aita and his sons Wadea and Fouad, and is described as one of the first food manufacturers in Palestine and Jordan. It moved from semi-automatic machines to Italian and European equipment over the years. It makes macaroni, vermicelli and maftoul; daily output is estimated at 20-30 tonnes with peak capacity up to 50 tonnes. It is managed by Khalil Fouad Abu Aita, the founder's grandson.

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Tunisia• Ben Arous

RANDA is a Tunisian company specialising in turning durum wheat into semolina, and semolina into finished products: pasta, couscous, flour and barley derivatives. Founded in 1987 as SIA-RANDA, it integrates every stage of its operation, from storage to manufacturing, combining traditional know-how with the latest technology. Its plant is in the Bir Kassâa industrial zone in Ben Arous, with production lines for long, short and special pasta as well as couscous. The company operates an integrated management system based on ISO 22000 and ISO 9001, covering all products from raw material reception to loading of the finished goods.

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Tunisia• Ben Arous (HQ) – Sousse (factory)

Sanabel Carthage is a Tunisian brand specialising in semolina, flour, pasta and couscous made from 100% durum wheat, and presents itself as the leader in semolina production in Tunisia. The brand belongs to SMID (Société des Minoteries et des Industries Diverses). Its headquarters are in the Mégrine-Côteaux industrial zone in Ben Arous, and its factory is in the Sidi Abdelhamid industrial zone in Sousse. The range covers couscous, short pasta, long pasta, flour, semolina and barley. The company lists ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000 and ISO 14001 certifications on its website.