According to Egypt's Export Council for Food Industries, food exports during H1 2018 totalled USD1.44bn, led by frozen vegetables (USD191mn), soft drinks (USD187mn) and cheese (USD139m). Arab countries accounted for the largest share of the exports of Egyptian food industries by 52%, worth USD753mn, followed by the EU with 15% of total exports (USD213mn). The Egyptian parliament approved a draft law in April 2018 to regulate the country's large informal food vending sector. The draft law aims to comprehensively legalise mobile food carts by granting operating licenses from administrative authorities. Egypt is the fourth-largest halal food market globally, behind Indonesia, Turkey, and Pakistan.

Key View

SWOT

Food & Drink SWOT

Industry Forecast

Food

Drink

Industry Risk/Reward Index

MENA Food & Non-Alcoholic Drinks: UAE Maintains Lead, Egypt Tops North Africa

Market Overview

Food

Drink

Mass Grocery Retail

Competitive Landscape

Company Profile

Al Ahram Beverages (Heineken)

Mondelēz Egypt

Cairo Poultry Company

Coca-Cola Egypt

PepsiCo Egypt

Faragalla

Juhayna Food Industries

Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour)

Metro (Mansour Group)

Spinneys Group

Egypt Demographic Outlook

Food & Drink Glossary

Food & Drink Methodology