Juhayna Food Industries Explained

Juhayna Food Industries is an Egyptian food and drink company established in 1983 and began producing dairy, yogurt, and juice in April 1987 with a capital of £E1.3 million. Juhayna Dairy was merged into Juhayna Food Industries in 2004 to become a company specializing in the production of milk, milk products and juices, in addition to its owning of 5 industrial companies, a company for sales and logistics, and a company for agricultural and animal production. Juhayna Food Industries began its activities in January 1996. It manufactures milk and dairy products. Its licensed capital is £E5 billion and the paid-up capital is £E706,053,811 distributed over 706,053,811 shares with a nominal value of £E1 per share. The company was listed on the stock exchange in May 2010, and it is among the main index companies on the EGX 30.^[1]

History

The company was established in 1983 by the Egyptian engineer, Safwan Thabet. It signed an agreement with the food packaging company Tetra Pak.

Juhayna established a joint company (Argo Food Industries), thanks to a partnership agreement with the European company, Arla Foods, which specializes in dairy products.^[2]

Juhayna also signed a cooperation protocol with online payment processing platform Fawry with annual investments of £E15 million.^[3]

The company participated in the third session of the Africa Food Processing Fair, and it also participated in the International Food Services Exhibition (Anuga), in Cologne, Germany.^{[4] [5]}

In 2010, Juhayna was exposed to a fire that destroyed much of its factory in Sixth of October City, but the company quickly recuperated the losses and regained its large foothold in the Egyptian market.^[6]

Community service

The company sought to roof 600 homes in Upper Egypt in the village of Shandwil, Sohag.^[7]

Brands

• Zabado – A liquid blend of smooth yogurt and fresh fruits, i.e., peach, with nutrients.
• Juhayna Dairy – This dairy produces only milk but with different types: full cream milk, lactose free milk, lactose free skimmed milk, and skimmed milk.
• Juhayna Yogurt – Juhayna became the first company in Egypt to introduce sterile industrial packaged yogurt to the Egyptian market. The brand produces normal yogurt with 2 types – plain and light – but it excludes Greek yogurt because there is a separate brand of the Greek yogurt.
• N&G – A milk alternative which is dairy-free plant milk; it allows vegan people to drink without dairy process. There are different types of the N&G milk brand, i.e., oat milk.
• Juhayna Rayeb – A brand that is only suitable for its rayeb products. It has 3 types: original (plain), light (which has only 50% fat while the original has 100%), and Green Tea/Lemon (that actually has both green tea and lemon flavours combined).
• Mix – A brand which produces different types of sweet flavoured milk with its blue coloured mascot. It consists of 4 milk flavours and 1 yogurt flavour with its name tag "Add a burst of flavor to your life".
• Juhayna Greek Yogurt – A brand of Greek yogurt within 7 product types (or flavours).

Affiliates

• The Egyptian Company for Dairy Products
• Modern International Company for Food Industries
• The Egyptian Company for Food Industries (EGFood)
• Al-Marwa Company for Food Industries and Modern Concentrates
• Good Company for Trade and Distribution

Notes and References

1. Web site: الشركات التابعة | جهينه. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027032021/http://www.juhayna.com/ar/about/Page/64. dead. October 27, 2016.
2. Web site: جهينة توقّع مع "أرلا" الأوروبية عقد إنشاء شركة برأسمال 200 مليون جنيه. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216025323/https://www.youm7.com/story/2015/7/7/جهينة-توقّع-مع-أرلا-الأوروبية-عقد-إنشاء-شركة-برأسمال-200/2256749. dead. July 7, 2015. December 16, 2019. اليوم السابع.
3. Web site: Dairy maker Juhayna signs $1.7mn-deal with Fawry on e-payment services. June 22, 2016.
4. Web site: Juhayna Participates in "Food Africa 2019" Exhibition to Support Egypt's Exports. December 14, 2019.
5. Web site: Exhibitor index. www.anuga.com.
6. Web site: Juhayna to be compensated LE93.7 million for factory fire - Economy - Business. Ahram Online.
7. Web site: شركة مقيدة بالبورصة تسعى لـ تسقيف 600 منزل في صعيد مصر. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824144140/http://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/1210597.aspx. dead. August 24, 2016. بوابة الأهرام.