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Saudi Arabia• Jeddah

Ismail Ali Abudawood Trading Co. Ltd. (IATCO) is the trading and distribution company of the Abudawood Group, headquartered in Jeddah. The group's website describes it as a prominent trading company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia specialising in the import, distribution and marketing of high-quality consumer goods, playing a key role in connecting international brands with the Saudi market. The site states that Sheikh Ismail Abudawood founded Abudawood in 1935 as a modest venture, after which the group moved into manufacturing through a joint venture with Procter & Gamble and collaborations with companies such as Clorox. The site says IATCO focuses on distribution, logistics and retail solutions, using its extensive network and market knowledge to deliver products efficiently to retail stores, wholesalers and other partners. The group offers key account management, retail sales, van sales to small and remote outlets, logistics (storage and transport) and in-store merchandising. At group level it cites 260,000+ stores covered, 4,000+ employees, 1,500+ vehicles and 80 million+ cases delivered annually. The head office is in Al Muhammadiya District, Jeddah, and the distribution centre in An Nakhil District, Jeddah. The site states that IATCO's portfolio spans several industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, household products, personal care, and food and beverages, and that it works with leading global brands to keep them available in the Saudi market. On the partners page the Quaker brand is shown for Saudi Arabia — the only food brand the site attributes to the Saudi market; the other food brands on that page, such as Ferrero, Kellogg's, Hershey's, Dr. Oetker, Panzani, Dilmah and Agthia, are attributed to the group's Bahrain market, and Nestlé to Egypt. The Saudi partner list on the site also includes non-food brands such as Procter & Gamble, Clorox, 3M and Cosmaline. The group describes its mission as collaborating with those who dare to dream and innovate, and its values as: we deliver, we respect, we own, we partner, we dare, we grow.

Importer

Iraq• Mosul

Eawan Almosul General Trading Co. Ltd. is a fully licensed Iraqi food import and distribution company, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Mosul. It imports selected food and packaged consumer products from reputable manufacturers in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It also helps international food manufacturers enter, distribute and grow their brands in Iraq. Its brand portfolio includes Mutlu premium pasta, Nuh'un Ankara pasta and semolina (including a vitamin-enriched range), LOLO premium rice and Regal biscuits. It also carries Migita hard candies (mint, cinnamon, and ginger or pink lemon with honey filling), milk powder, SAC salt and Kamarooz tomato paste. Services cover import and regulatory compliance: import documentation, certifications, shipment reviews and Iraqi quality requirements. The company also handles distribution and sales, and trade marketing including pricing, positioning and launch support. Seasonal promotions, in-store activations and social media campaigns are part of the offer as well. Eawan operates three dry-goods warehouses, a dedicated cold store and its own delivery fleet. Its network of agents, wholesalers and distribution partners serves supermarkets and retail outlets in Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Najaf and Karbala.

Egypt• Giza

Al-Tayseer International for Mills is an Egyptian company established in 2015 as part of the Ghareeb Group and is one of the major grain-milling companies in Egypt and the region. It is headquartered in Dokki, Giza, with factories in Qalyubia, Assiut and Minya. The company runs two automated milling lines with Turkish technology and a daily capacity of 750 tons, plus wheat silos with 30,000 tons of storage, and leases 16 further mills under contract manufacturing for a total capacity of about 3,000 tons of wheat per day. It produces a wide range of wheat flours for bakeries and households and flour derivatives, as well as white cornmeal used for bread in Egypt. Its range includes bakery flour in 25, 40 and 50 kg bags (Golden, Silver and Platinum Slara, Moscow, Al-Tayseer Red and Blue, Shams Al Tayseer, Cobra, Al-Tayseer Glash), Al-Tayseer semolina and fine and coarse bran, and home packs under the Sultan brand: all-purpose flour, bread flour, semolina, whole wheat flour (Qarasa) and sorghum flour (Kasra). Under the same Sultan brand the company sells pasta (penne, rings, marbled, orzo, vermicelli, spaghetti), sunflower oil in 700 ml to 3 litre bottles and a mixed oil, tomato sauce, natural vinegar, basbousa mix, sugar and Egyptian rice. Products are distributed abroad through an export-agent system reaching 16 countries in the region and Africa, and the company works to ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 food-safety standards.

Manufacturer

Egypt• Cairo

Al Doha Foods is an Egyptian food company founded in 1980. It processes and packs dry foods for Egyptian households and international markets. The head office is in the Qatameya Investment Industrial Zone in Cairo, and the company also operates in 10th of Ramadan City. The range includes premium rice (Egyptian, Jasmine and Golden, pre-washed and ready to cook) and pure Italian semolina pasta in shapes such as vermicelli, spaghetti, penne rigate, fusilli, elbows, risoni and small and big rings. It also covers beans, unbleached all-purpose flour, refined sugar, and herbs and spices. The company has also developed convenience lines. These are Easy Rice mixes, Easy Pasta quick-cook dishes and Fit Choice, a pasta made from semolina, lentils, oats and vegetables that is rich in protein and a source of fibre. Al Doha says it works under ISO-certified quality systems. For export partners, it offers tailored solutions from product selection through to packaging.

Egypt• Cairo

Lino Oats is a brand of 4A Nutrition for Food Industries, based in Cairo, Egypt. The brand offers premium Australian oats packed in Egypt, and its stated mission is to help people live a healthier lifestyle. The Lino range covers rolled oats, oat bran, muesli, granola cereal and granola bars, corn flakes, oat rings, oat pasta, oat soup and oat cappuccino, as well as bake mixes, biscuits, peanut butter and protein bars. The company describes its products as a source of energy that is rich in fibre and low in fat. They are sold through physical stores and online platforms, and a separate business channel serves trade customers.

Trader

UAE• Dubai

Baqer Mohebi Enterprises (BME) is a Dubai-based FMCG distribution and marketing company, part of Zainal Mohebi Holdings, operating in the UAE, Qatar and Oman through three entities. It describes itself as one of the foremost specialists in the UAE for the distribution and marketing of food and non-food consumer goods. BME represents around 40 regional and international brands with thousands of SKUs and serves more than 6,000 clients. Its consumer food portfolio includes Twinings tea, Figaro olives and oils, Shan spices, Evian and Volvic water, Capri-Sun juices, Matilde Vicenzi, Sunfeast, Kuchenmeister and Daelmans biscuits and bakery, Lucky Me! noodles, Hills Bros coffee, Ovaltine and Aashirvaad, among others. Its HORECA division supplies the hospitality sector with food brands such as Twinings, Figaro, Master Martini, Dawn, Philibert, SAF, Loulis Mills, Hills Bros and Delicio, backed by marketing support including trade shows, competitions and product launches. The company operates computerized chilled and dry warehousing, product tracking systems and a modern delivery fleet for door-to-door service, with the stated aim of becoming the largest one-stop marketing and distribution organization for international brands in its region.

Manufacturer

Turkey• Gaziantep

Tat Food is a Turkish food manufacturer founded in 2022 in Gaziantep's 1st Organized Industrial Zone. It draws on TAT Makarna, a pasta maker active since 1978. The company processes its own raw materials in a fully integrated plant covering 5,000 m², of which 3,000 m² is enclosed. Under the Viva brand it produces breakfast cereals: classic and honey corn flakes, chocolate corn-and-wheat balls (Choco Woo), fruity corn-and-wheat rings (Fruity Woo) and honey balls (Honey Woo). Packs come in 250 g, 375 g, 450 g, 500 g, 700 g and 1 kg, plus a ready-to-eat 36 g corn flakes cup. For industrial customers the company supplies corn semolina (Tip 98, Tip 101, Tip 103 and Tip 108), corn flour and corn bran, all made from non-GMO corn. Low-fat Tip 103 semolina is used in brewing, including gluten-free beer. The corn flour goes into bread, cereal blends, sauces and pasta. Tat Food also makes rice, corn and wheat puffs for the food industry in colors and sizes to order. These include plain, cocoa and colored puffed rice in 3-4 mm, 3-7 mm, 4-5 mm and 6-7 mm sizes, as well as bulgur flakes. Puffs can be made sweet or savory.

Manufacturer

Turkey• Gaziantep

Mutlu Makarna is a 100% privately owned Turkish company with more than 50 years in pasta making, based in Gaziantep's 2nd Organized Industrial Zone. It describes itself as Türkiye's largest pasta producer. Its modern, fully automated plants have a daily capacity of 4,400 tons of wheat processing, 1,850 tons of pasta, 1,600 tons of flour and 80 tons of couscous. The classic range covers short cuts such as fusilli (burgu), penne, bow ties, farfalle, shells and beads; long cuts such as spaghetti, flat spaghetti and oven pasta; and soup pastas such as vermicelli, orzo and star pasta. Most come in 500 g and 5 kg packs. The company also offers the Mutlu Gourmet series, vegetable pastas and whole wheat pasta. Other products include couscous (moyen and fine), semolina, Mac & Cheese and gluten-free pasta, and a separate flour brand, Mutlu Un. The company reports USD 253 million in exports for 2025.

Morocco

Complexe Alimentaire Zine (CALZ) is a subsidiary of Morocco's Zine Capital Invest group, specialized in producing couscous, pasta and instant noodles under the Alitkane brand; the parent group also operates in cereals, flour and oils.

Egypt

Egyptian Emirates for Food Industry specializes in producing long and short pasta and spaghetti, with a HACCP- and ISO 9001-certified factory in New Borg El Arab, Alexandria.

Egypt

Elzomoroda Group is a long-established Egyptian food company founded in the 1980s, producing corn products (starch, glucose, maltodextrin), rice and noodles through its industrial divisions.

Turkey

Selva Gıda is a Turkish pasta and grain manufacturer based in Konya, part of Loras Holding, producing short-cut and long-cut pasta, soup pasta, wheat flour and semolina.