Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina has signed a joint venture agreement with Domty, Arabian Food Industries Company to focus on the export of cheese to Africa and the Middle East.

Both organizations will combine efforts in a new company that will export and sell affordable cheese propositions to markets in Africa and the Middle East from Egypt. The cooperation with Domty will allow FrieslandCampina to enter bigger, more affordable and faster- growing cheese categories and better serve consumers across their breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacking occasions.

Dustin Woodward, Managing Director, FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy Africa, said: “We are very excited about the joint venture with Domty. Combining our joint expertise, capabilities and footprint will allow  us to nourish more African families than ever before. Over the next few years we will bring exciting innovations that will create new cheese propositions that are more healthy, affordable and accessible to consumers across Africa and the Middle East.”

According to Mohamed Damaty, Vice CEO, Arabian Food Industries, “We have been seeking this venture as a company for long. We believe that our products can fit well into the African market and joining forces with FrieslandCampina will help us a lot to do so. We are optimistic about the venture and its ability to grow in the future.”

Arabian Food Industries is one of the biggest cheese manufacturers in Egypt, with its market leader cheese brand Domty. Established in 1989, it now has a total turnover of over Euro 100 million, in white cheese (feta type), mozzarella, cream cheese, aside from fruit juices and bakery products.

Through the years, it has been widening its portfolio to different cheese formats and types, as well as expanding its market reach within Egypt and its export operations in the Middle East and the Gulf
region.
FrieslandCampina’s brands include Peak, Three Crowns, Friso, and many more. Frico and Kroon have been dominant market leaders in hard/semi-hard cheese in several North African countries for decades.