- CEO
- Ahmed Deif Mahmoud Mohamed Saqr
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Agricultural commodities/Milling
- Address
- Giza Egypt
- IPO Date
- May 11, 1996
- Business
- South Cairo & Giza Mills & Bakeries S.A.E. is an Egypt-based public shareholding agribusiness and food processing enterprise primarily engaged in the milling, manufacturing, packaging, and distribution of wheat flour, bakery goods, pasta, and animal feed products. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Giza, Egypt, the company operates as an affiliated entity of the state-owned Holding Company for Food Industries under the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade. The company operates across five core business divisions: Flour Milling; Bakery Production; Pasta Manufacturing; Feed Formulation; and Grain Storage and Logistics.
The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including: 82% extraction wheat flour supplied to public and private bakeries for government-subsidized baladi bread production; 72% premium wheat flour engineered for commercial bakeries, patisseries, and industrial food producers; semolina and specialty flour blends; coarse and fine wheat bran for industrial and agricultural use; fresh bakery items, including baladi flatbread, fino rolls, sliced toast, buns, and assorted sweet and savory pastries; dry pasta varieties, including spaghetti, penne, macaroni, and vermicelli distributed in institutional and consumer packaging; formulated livestock and poultry feed compounds; and post-harvest grain handling services, encompassing silo storage, mechanical wheat cleaning, grain conditioning, automated bagging, and regional fleet transportation across Greater Cairo, Giza, and Upper Egypt.
In recent operational developments, South Cairo & Giza Mills & Bakeries has advanced technical overhaul and modernization programs across its key milling units and automated production facilities. The company has integrated updated roller mill machinery, automated sifting mechanisms, and high-speed packaging equipment to enhance extraction yields, lower operational energy intensity, and reduce wheat loss. In coordination with national food security and storage mandates, the company has rehabilitated its silo storage networks and implemented digital grain tracking systems to improve inventory management and grain preservation. Furthermore, the company has engaged in strategic asset optimization by monetizing non-operational real estate plots and surplus equipment through competitive public auctions to boost working capital and fund facility improvements. To diversify revenue streams, the enterprise has also expanded its commercial retail footprint by scaling up higher-margin consumer-packaged 72% flour and dry pasta lines for retail distributors and wholesale markets while maintaining its core supply obligations to the General Authority for Supply Commodities.