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Turkey• Gaziantep

OBA Makarnacılık operates two integrated facilities, one in Gaziantep 4th Organized Industrial Zone and one in Hendek, Sakarya, and states a daily capacity of about 3,000 tons of wheat grinding and 2,000 tons of pasta production. It describes itself as pasta export champion in Turkey according to Turkish Exporters Assembly data. Its site lists shapes including spaghetti, farfalle (fiyonk), spiral (burgu), elbow, cut tubes, shells, wheels, stars, vermicelli and pearl couscous, plus tri-colour, whole wheat and bran lines, children's pasta, Mac & Cheese, flour and semolina. Its quality page displays certificates such as FSSC 22000, ISO 9000, TSE Helal and STAR-K Kosher.

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Turkey• Ankara

Nuh's Ankara Makarnası was founded in 1951 by Nuh Eskiyapan, Ahmet Eskiyapan and Kemal Yurtbilir, starting in a small workshop and moving to a facility in Iskitler in 1956. Its current manufacturing complex has been located in the 1st Organized Industrial Zone of Ankara since 1996. The company states a monthly capacity of 21,000 tons of pasta semolina and 19,000 tons of finished pasta. Its range covers classic, enriched, vegetable-added, bran and whole wheat pasta, plus the Veronelli brand. It states that it operates in 70 countries, including Japan, Germany, China, South Korea, Thailand, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom and the Turkic Republics.

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.

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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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Iraq• Erbil (Shamamk)

DAS Food Industries describes itself as producing a wide range of products across several state-of-the-art factories, and calls itself one of the largest food producers in the region, aiming to build a rich food basket across Iraq and the Middle East. The site gives 2020. The official site confirms pasta production; the company's range also includes flour, bulgur and biscuits according to the source record.

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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• Nabeul

Les Grands Moulins du Cap Bon (GMC) was created in 2008 by the ROSE BLANCHE Group to take over the activities of the Grands Moulins de Nabeul, whose production ceased in 2003. Its core activity is wheat crushing, and its products are sold under the El Khomsa brand. The company produces semolina, bakery flour and pastry flour, serving the Cap Bon region of roughly one million inhabitants. It reports an annual production capacity of 315,302 tons and 116 employees, and is based on Maghreb Arab Avenue in Nabeul, Tunisia.

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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.

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Tunisia• Sousse

ROSE BLANCHE Group describes itself as the first Tunisian food group operating in the cereals sector and the leading producer of pasta and couscous in Tunisia, since 1914. It is active in cereals and derivatives, agriculture and animal feed, poultry and trading, producing couscous, pasta, flour, semolina, wheat seeds and compound feed. Its cereals division includes brands such as Warda, Diari, Spiga and Friga. The group reports 16 production sites, 31 subsidiaries and 4,000 employees, and is based in Sousse, Tunisia.

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Tunisia• Sousse

L'ÉPI D'OR was founded in Sousse, Tunisia, in 1943 by Habib Mellouli as the workshop "Pâtes MELLOULI", presented on its website as the first pasta manufacturing facility in Tunisia. In 1973 it became Usine Nouvelle des Pâtes Alimentaires (UNPA) under the commercial brand L'EPI D'OR. A semolina and flour mill was built in 1997 and a modern couscous production line was installed in 2000. The range covers short and long pasta, soups, special, artisanal and traditional pasta, whole grain pasta and egg pasta, as well as couscous, semolina and flour. The company lists ISO 9001 version 2015 and FSSC 22000 V 5.1 certifications. It is based on Avenue Habib Mellouli in Sousse and states that it exports to Algeria, Libya, West Africa, Europe, Japan and North America.

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Egypt

An Egyptian company for wheat milling and the production of premium 72%-extraction flour and its by-products (coarse and fine bran, seconds, semolina, and wheat germ), as well as pasta and biscuits. It is based in the Third Industrial Zone in 6th of October City and is a member of the Al-Hazzaa Investment Group.