Lentils and Pulses — Masoor, Red Split Lentils, Yellow Split Peas

distributor• Djibouti• Member since 2003

Dania General Trading is a food commodities trading company based in the Republic of Djibouti. Its website says it opened its doors in Djibouti in 2003 and has operated for more than two decades from the Port of Djibouti. It presents itself as a leading foodstuff supplier in Djibouti and East Africa and as an importer and distributor of essential food commodities serving wholesale markets, describing itself as "Djibouti's largest commodity supplier". Its head office is in Salam Tower (offices 704 and 720), Djibouti City. The company says its products are distributed to wholesalers, distributors and retail supply chains, lists three active markets – Djibouti, Ethiopia and the wider Berbera region – and says it has served more than 200 business clients. Its website describes a team of over 200 professionals across sourcing and procurement; logistics and port operations, which handle inbound freight, customs clearance, warehousing and last-mile distribution across East Africa; sales and client relations; finance and trade compliance; and quality assurance, which inspects shipments at origin, in transit and on delivery. It describes itself as the region's only continuous breakbulk operator. Its portfolio covers sugar, rice, edible oils, wheat and wheat flour, lentils and pulses, and spices. For sugar the site shows the Renuka, Parrys, Shri Dutt and Al Khaleej brands of Indian origin, Mitr Phol from Thailand and Grupo Bazan sugar from Brazil, alongside Dania white crystal sugar; for rice, Arkee (white, parboiled and basmati), Shikra and Azaan 111 Gold Indian basmati, plus Dania rice; for oils, Dania sunflower oil and vitamin-enriched palm oil in packs from 1 to 20 litres; as well as Dania wheat grain and wheat flour, red split lentils, whole masoor and yellow split peas, and cumin, nutmeg, cloves, cassia, fenugreek, whole red chillies and dried ginger. The company says it buys directly from refineries, mills and exporters in more than 20 countries, including India, Pakistan, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Ukraine, Egypt and the UAE, that it sources around 450,000 metric tons of sugar a year, and that branded packaging is available for select clients. It says it supports local communities with food supplies, clean water and infrastructure projects. The site also lists non-food commodities such as steel sheet and steel bar, which this profile does not cover.