Foodco Holding

What Foodco Holding does

Foodco National Foodstuff is a wholly-owned FMCG subsidiary of Hily Holding PJSC, an Abu Dhabi-based public conglomerate founded in 1979 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Exchange (ticker: HH). The company sources and distributes high-quality wellness and nutritious food products, making them available across the UAE, GCC, and wider Middle East markets at competitive prices. It operates within a five-subsidiary group that includes Abu Dhabi National Catering (catering services), Oasis National Foodstuff (food manufacturing and packaging), Dana Plaza Real Estate (commercial/industrial real estate), and 5PL Logistics Solutions (end-to-end supply chain, established 2015), which collectively provide vertical supply, logistics, and demand-side handoffs. The company's revenue model is not publicly disclosed; distribution channels, specific customers, headcount, and pricing structure are not detailed in available source material, and the entity relies on the parent Hily Holding brand and conglomerate ecosystem for credibility, capital access, and operational support. The core functional offering is regional FMCG distribution of wellness-oriented food products within the horizontal 'Food & Consumer' segment.

Name

Foodco Holding

Legal name

Hily Holding PJSC

Website

https://foodco-uae.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Foodco National Foodstuff is an Abu Dhabi-based FMCG subsidiary of Hily Holding PJSC that sources and distributes high-quality wellness and nutritious food products across the UAE, GCC, and Middle East markets at competitive prices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

FMCG Food Distribution

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (722310), Caterers (722320), Other Food Manufacturing (3119)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Local Broadline Foodservice Distributors (AFAIAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH), Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE), National/Multiregional Broadline Foodservice Distributors (AFAIAAAA)

Keywords

• FMCG food products
• Wellness food sourcing
• Nutritious food distribution
• GCC consumer food
• Middle East food trade

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Foodco Holding operates the Foodco National Foodstuff FMCG subsidiary, which is an innovative FMCG company focused on sourcing high-quality, wellness and nutritious food products and making them available to the UAE, GCC and Middle East markets at competitive prices. The subsidiary is part of the Hily Holding PJSC corporate group and works in coordination with group entities handling manufacturing and related food value chain activities.

Product overview

Foodco National Foodstuff operates as an innovative FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) subsidiary under Hily Holding PJSC. The company specializes in sourcing and distributing high quality, wellness and nutritious food products across the UAE, GCC, and broader Middle East markets at competitive prices. It represents one of five subsidiary companies within the Hily Holding conglomerate, alongside Abu Dhabi National Catering, Oasis National Foodstuff, Dana Plaza Real Estate, and 5PL Logistics Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foodco National Foodstuff

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IFFCO Group: UAE-headquartered diversified food group with branded FMCG manufacturing, food distribution, and consumer goods operations across MENA, South Asia, and beyond. Highly comparable in structure to Hily Holding's food & consumer cluster, particularly Foodco and Oasis subsidiaries.
• Halwani Brothers Co. Saudi-based processed foods manufacturer with regional distribution across MENA. Directly comparable as a regional branded food player competing for shelf space and institutional accounts alongside Foodco and Oasis in GCC food markets.
• Agthia Group: Abu Dhabi-based, ADX-listed food and beverage company with operations across FMCG manufacturing, distribution, and catering-adjacent categories across the GCC. Directly comparable as a regional, multi-subsidiary food conglomerate competing in the same UAE/GCC wellness and consumer food market as Foodco and Oasis.
• Tanmiah Food Company: Saudi-listed integrated food company with branded protein manufacturing and foodservice distribution serving GCC markets. Comparable to Hily's combination of branded food production (Oasis) and regional foodservice distribution (Foodco).
• National Food Industries (Mawshi / NFI): UAE-based manufacturer and supplier of branded and private-label dairy and food products serving institutional and retail channels in the GCC. Comparable to Oasis National Foodstuff's manufacturing-and-marketing role within Hily Holding.

Others

• Aramex: Dubai-headquartered regional logistics and supply-chain provider with MENA-wide operations. Comparable to 5PL Logistics Solutions as a UAE-anchored logistics sibling to the food & consumer cluster within a diversified holding.

Broad incumbents

• Americana Group: MENA-focused food operator with manufacturing, distribution, and restaurant chains across the GCC and broader region. Comparable to Abu Dhabi National Catering for contract foodservice and to Oasis/Foodco for branded consumer food production in the same geographic arena.
• Almarai: Saudi-listed, GCC's largest vertically integrated dairy and foodservice company with manufacturing, distribution, and catering capabilities. Comparable to Foodco's distribution-plus-wellness positioning and to Oasis's manufacturing footprint, but at substantially larger scale.
• Sodexo (Middle East operations): Global food services and facilities management group with significant contract catering and on-site dining operations across the GCC. Comparable to Abu Dhabi National Catering's institutional and corporate catering business model.

Regional players

• Gulf Catering Company: Saudi-listed integrated contract foodservice provider primarily serving aviation, institutional, and industrial clients across the GCC. Comparable to Abu Dhabi National Catering's outsourced catering model within a neighboring market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheFoodCoUAE
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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