Foodstuff & Beverages

Group Al Mounir is an energetic international trade enterprise, commercial brokerage house, and regional transit operator based in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Positioned strategically in Cotonou's commercial trade corridor, Group Al Mounir acts as a dynamic trade gateway connecting overseas manufacturers and exporters with high-demand consumer markets across Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Our food and commodity trading division facilitates the importation and cross-border transit of refined edible cooking oils, long-grain parboiled rice, canned sardines and mackerel, wheat flour, refined white sugar, pasta, and packaged consumer foodstuffs. Group Al Mounir provides fast-track customs clearance at Cotonou Port, secure bonded trucking transit across West African transit corridors, and ethical trade facilitation, building enduring win-win partnerships with international commercial clients.

When T&T International Foods was established in 1980 as a private limited company, it was the first company in Mauritius to manufacture instant noodles. We are today the leader in the instant noodles business in Mauritius and have expanded our range of products to include short-cut pasta. Our noodles and pasta are sold on the local market and are exported to neighbouring Indian Ocean countries, to several Eastern and Southern African countries, as well as to France, United Kingdom and Ireland. Currently, we employ some 120 people and we are located on a 2-acres site in an industrial estate. We are also certified ISO 9001:2008 by SGS and we are working towards the implementation of the ISO 22000 standard. Our star product, Apollo instant noodles, is a household name in Mauritius and its leading position has been acquired thanks to continuous R&D, and to sustained growth. Today, noodles are well rooted in the eating habits of Mauritians, and we continue to teach our customers to benefit from this versatile, quick-to-cook, affordable product through recipe booklets, road shows, television programs and web clips.

Sunny Food Canners (Food Canners Ltd - FCL) is one of the historic pioneers of the Mauritian agro-processing and food manufacturing industry, established in 1968 in Port Louis, Mauritius. A flagship subsidiary of the prestigious Jacques Li Wan Po Group, the company has evolved from a pioneering import-substitution manufacturer into a modern, multi-category food and beverage giant ensuring food security and culinary quality across the Indian Ocean region. Our renowned manufactured product lines feature the iconic Sunny Sweet Tamarind Sauce and Chinese sweet & sour sauces, canned vegetables and baked beans, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk, pure fruit juices, squashes, and nectars, canned fruits, and culinary marinades and vinegars. All products are manufactured in HACCP-certified, state-of-the-art automated canning and bottling plants. Sunny Food Canners supplies all major retail supermarkets, luxury hotels, hospitality resorts, and catering companies throughout Mauritius, Reunion Island, Madagascar, and Seychelles, delivering legendary Mauritian flavors and international food quality.

AFRI GENERAL TRADING LTD has been situated in the Republic of South Sudan since 2010. The firm's infrastructure entails a modern supermarket in Konyo Konyo, Nile Bridge Road, offering a variety of liquor, food and household items for consumers - utilized by the UN. We have an extensive distribution centre for our wholesale customers – which supplies the majority of the retailers, hotel and resellers within Southern Sudan.Furthermore we are a major food and drinks supplier to the nations ministry of defence. Our primary service is acting as authorized distributor and agent to world class firms, including LG Electronics, Total (fuel), Hewlett Packard and Diageo. Enabling them to leverage AFRI-Generals infrastructure, resources and regional expertise within a burgeoning market. The Executive Director Mr Habte George Berhane is additionally one of the senior partners and director of Juba Bridge Hotel, which counts high ranking foreign dignitaries, government, UN and NGO officials as guests. Furthermore he was an instrumental figure in exclusively distributing COMPAQ, Toyota, Komatsu, Yokohama Tires and Yahama Marine Engines products and services within Eritrea via Red Sea Trading Ltd during the mid-90s. Our firm has also established a sister firm located in the United Arab Emirates, which specializes in procurement and international trade – Giant Gulf General Trading LLC.

METL Group is Tanzania's largest home-grown company, worth more than $1 billion with a presence in 11 countries in Africa, such as Uganda, Ethiopia Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, DR Congo and of course Tanzania.From providing logistic services to manufacturing products and brands that people love, METL group helps growth in the African Market and beyond.MeTL Group has the vision of becoming the leading local producer and a trading powerhouse of agricultural and industrial goods in the Eastern and Southern Africa region offering the market with affordable and high quality products using its most efficient distribution network. The Group aims to capture the ever-increasing opportunities for intra-regional trading. The expansion program covers nine countries within the eastern and southern African region. These countries are Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Burundi.MeTL Group vision is to become the leading intra-regional trading and Investment Company in agriculture, industry and commercial sectors through application of: Advanced trading and investment technologies and infrastructure.MeTL Group subsidiary A-One Products and Bottlers, the group’s 3rd largest factory, is Tanzania’s leading producer of drinking water and flavoured drinks. The factory also produces a wide range of plastic containers and packing materials. When MeTL Group launched A-One in 1997 it began producing and distributing three brands of water, Masafi, Maisha and Just Chill, as well as juice beverage Pride. The company simultaneously launched a line of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) preforms, PET bottles and filling beverages. By 2001, the factory began producing PP (polypropylene) buckets and lids as well as HDPE (high density polyethylene) jerry cans. The initial beverages lines proved so successful the company saw an 11-fold increase in production and sales. A-One Products and Bottlers employ more than 1,100 people.ADVANTAGE:A-One has invested $48 million in state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with three world-class beverage production lines. Strong brand presence with trusted household names across Tanzania such as Masafi, Maisha and Just Chill drinking water and Pride juice. Modern Reverse Osmosis Plant that delivers 100 cubic meters of mineral-rich water per hour. This is one of the largest water treatment plants in East Africa.Fleet of more than 100 vehicles that provide door-to-door service to its customers. A-One is self-sufficient in fulfilling the daily packaging requirements of another MeTL Group company East Coast Oils and Fats Ltd Upgraded HDPE, injection, blowing and beverage divisions in order to triple production capacity.A-One is establishing a second manufacturing division on the shores of Lake Victoria, in Mwanza.VERSATILITY OF PRODUCTS:PET preforms come in various sizes from 9 g - 680g, with different end designs, from 250 ml - 18.5 litres. A-One has an approximate consumption of 150 tons of PET every month (1,800 tons per annum). PP injection molded buckets, crates and lids come in various sizes, from 4 litres - 20 litres. A-One also makes petroleum jelly containers in various sizes from 25 g - 200g. A-One has an approximate consumption of 300 tons - 350 tons of PP every month (3,600 tons - 4200 tons per annum.) HDPE injection molded caps come in various sizes to match preform necks. Approximate consumption is 16 tons - 18 tons every month (192 tons - 216 tons per annum.) HDPE blow grade jerry cans and cosmetic jars are available from 1 litre - 20 litres with an approximate consumption of 25 tons - 30 tons per month (300 tons - 360 tons per annum.) LDPE (low-density polyethylene) material is used to make shrink-wrap for packing bottles and juices. It is also used for packing empty bottles, caps, handles and jars etc. A-One’s approximate consumption of LDPE material is 25 tons - 30 tons per month (300 tons - 360 tons per annum.)CAPACITY:A-One has the capacity to produce over 12 million PP buckets and more than one million HDPE jerry cans per annum.In beverages, A-One’s filling capacity is 24 million cases of water and flavoured drinks per annum and the company can produce the same amount of PET preforms/ bottles/ cups for filling beverages.The company has a beverage production capacity of 36 million crates per annum.PROJECTION:A-One’s launch of a new line of carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks available in over 20 varieties under the MeTL Group’s premium umbrella brand “Mo” promises to yield impressive results. Flavours include Mo Cola, Mo Orange, Mo Embe (Mango), Mo Bomba, Mo Lemon, Mo Lemon-mint and Mo Malt. Alongside, it has launched a natural cereal-based energy drink, Mo Sheeba Shake, a carbohydrate and protein-rich product that is suitable for children and adults, and can be used as a meal substitute.