United Distributors (UD)

United Distributors (UD) presents itself as a company providing comprehensive distribution services for fast-moving consumer goods to multinational and local companies across Egypt, headquartered at 3 Taha Hussein Street in Zamalek, Cairo. The timeline on its site traces its roots to 1983 with Egyptian Food Industries (Interfoods Egypt) and the Tang, Fern and Anchor brands, and shows United Distributors itself established in 2017; the company says it has more than 40 years of experience in sales and distribution. The company states that it has more than 14 branches across Egypt, a fleet of 250 trucks, warehouses of more than 13,000 square metres, more than 550 employees and a reach of over 30,000 doors. It says it directly serves modern trade, traditional trade, wholesale, retail, HoReCa and quick/e-commerce, and shows among its customers Carrefour, Lulu, Metro, Hyper One, Fathalla, Oscar, Othaim, Seoudi and El Far, as well as Amazon, Breadfast, Jumia, Noon, Rabbit and Talabat. It says its IT department was established in 2014 and that it runs a fully integrated ERP system and handheld sales apps. In its food category the company's site lists EgySwiss and Gourmet Egypt among its success partners, with Gourmet joining in 2018–2019 according to the timeline, which also shows IFFCO joining in 2025. Its business also covers detergents, home care and cosmetics partners such as Clorox, Lang, Eva, Dabur, Marico, Fridal and Beyaz Kağıt; the site does not publish detailed product lists for any of its food partners. The company says its vision is to be a leading distribution company preferred by principals, customers and employees, and its mission is to deliver state-of-the-art services across all market channels in Egypt; it sums up its values as passion for growth, excellence, integrity, teamwork, equality and discipline. It lists supporting functions including trade marketing, demand planning, market research, strategic planning and sales reporting, and says it focuses on artificial intelligence and business analytics.