Encouraged by the economic policy and wide range of incentives and guarantees, Ahadu PLC has been engaged and invested in several business ventures and projects. The following are the areas of investments and activities of the company.
FMCG Distrbution Channel
Ahadu Group, an Ethiopian conglomerate company mainly engaged in value adding and development-oriented sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, health care, food processing and exporting grains & pulses.
Commercial farm
The company has established a modern mechanized farm in 1993 G.C. The Farm is, engaged in the production of corn, soya bean, sesame, red paper and coffee on large scale.
The products are being used locally and for export purpose. Future plans are underway to allocate more land for Coffee and Tea projects.
The farm has created wide-range of job opportunity and it has been continuously awarded by the Government for its high performance.
The objective of the farm is to reduce the food shortage in the country by producing food products in large scale at an affordable price and to concentrate and exert more effort in the production of commercial crops to enter aggressively in the export market and save foreign exchange
Tea and Coffee processing
The company has established a tea blending and packaging factory since 1996 G.C.
The blending formulation was determined after making many trials, a distinctive blend which has a natural flavor and taste with the product and a household name in Ethiopia tea sector. With many years of experience in the tea business, AHADU Tea is now one of the most trusted Tea Brands in Ethiopia. AHADU Tea has penetrated the local market and the demand for the product is growing. The product has gained market share, goodwill, popularity and acceptance.
AHADU Tea aims to substitute importation of tea and save foreign currency by increasing production of quality AHADU Tea in the country which satisfies the need of the general public.
Pharmaceutical
AHADU Pharmaceuticals was established in 1998 G.C, a pioneer in chain pharmacy services in the country.
The first pharmaceutical retail outlets were located at Leghar under the brand name ‘AXUM’. Currently, AHADU pharmaceuticals chain of corners, in Addis Ababa and regions of the country. AXUM pharmacies are on duty seven days a week and are dedicated to serve every prescription needs.
Moreover, Ahadu Pharmaceuticals is engaged in the supply of human medicines, medical supplies and cosmetic products via its whole sale and import channels. It is the nation’s largest integrated pharmacy operation and one of the leading distributers of human medicines, healthcare product and cosmetic in the country.
Our IMPORT section is engaged bilateral agreements and works in collaboration with renowned and certified multinational companies, to work towards acquiring and providing access to safe and effective pharmaceutical products.
AHADU pharmaceutical strive to become the most prominent and trusted leader within the industry aiming to enrich lives through the provision of safe and affordable products of quality.
Real Estate
The company has modern commercial buildings built in Addis Ababa. The area is found Convenient in view of its importance as the business center of the capital and the location is ideal due to its proximity to the major market of Addis Ababa.
The infrastructure of the building is well developed and has an adequate supply of electric power and water.
The buildings are available for office and shops. The company is on progress for new construction projects of a luxury apartment in prime location in Addis Ababa.
Packaging
ADDIS AHADU PACKAGING PLC was established in 2005 G.C and it started commercial operations in June 2006 G.C.
ADDIS AHADU manufactures all varieties of paper corrugated carton for packing various products. The Company has installed latest Machinery with a high capacity. The machinery includes special equipment required to make the flower boxes with self-locking facility. This is the only machine with this kind of self-locking facility, at present available in Ethiopia. The Company has developed the products required for the flower export farms and it is mainly focusing on Floriculture, Processing, Industrial Goods, Textile, Pharma & other consumer products. Based on a study conducted, the company intends to expand production so as to meet the present packaging materials demand in the country.
Food Products
AHADUKES FOOD PRODUCTS S.C was established and started operation in 2015 G.C. It is located some 42 km southeast of the capital in Bishoftu town. Ahadukes has been producing varieties of international standard biscuits that serve all segments of the market ranging from Kids to adult.
With its state- of –the- art machinery AHADUKES has been producing range of branded biscuits includes Marie Gold, Ginger Crunch, Tiger Creams, and others already enjoying huge market success both to local and international markets.
The factory uses inputs available in Ethiopia, relying on the domestic production of wheat. This is deemed to contribute to Ethiopian government desire to import substitution and meeting export targets as well as creating large numbers of jobs and transferring technology.
The company has plans to expand the investments at Bishoftu in an ultra-modern plant as follows:
- Biscuits manufacturing plant
- Pasta factory
- Flour mill
- Baby food
- Instant Noodles
- Savory Snacks
Grain and Pluses Export
The company is exporting in bulk, with a special focus on pulses, oil seeds. Some of our exporting products are:
- Light speckled bean
- Read speckled bean
- cream bean
- Sun flower seed
- Sesame seed
Products are exported to Asia, Europe and Middle East. We are consistently improve our client satisfactions by providing quality of services and products. We have enough storage capacity for raw material and cleaned product and our efficient transportation logistic system enables us to optimize all shipping and deliver process. The objective of the export unit is to generate a significant amount of forex to the country and alleviate the forex shortage of the county and support the import units.
Distribution Tie-up
We are one of a major Unilever products national Distributer and Ethio-telecom voucher card (vc) and yimlu air time national Distributor
Unilever Ethiopia (Ahadu KD)
Unilever is the world second-biggest consumer- products manufacturer. Its products range includes foodstuffs, personal care, and home products. AHADU PLC has established a partnership with Unilever since 2016 G.C and it has become the major key distributer in Ethiopia.
We track Unilever core products like life boy, Knorr, Signal and sun light to all modern markets (Mini Markets, supermarkets, Hypermarkets) and General Trade (GT) in Addis Ababa regions.