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History

Our Company / History

IFFCO GROUP DEVELOPMENT

  • 1975

    1975

    Establishment of International Foodstuffs Co. (IFFCO) in Sharjah, UAE, for trading in frozen, dry foodstuffs, commodities, fruits and eggs.

  • 1981

    1981

    Inauguration of IFFCO’s first manufacturing facility – a meat processing plant in Sharjah.

  • 1986

    1986

    Addition of ice cream business under Igloo brand.

    Igloo-icecream

  • 1989

    1989

    Addition of biscuits business under the Tiffany brand.

    Tiffany-wafers

  • 1990

    1990

    Establishment of IFFCO’s first oil refining plant ERCO in Sharjah UAE.

    History

    Launch of Hayat vegetable oils and ghee brand.

  • 1992

    1992

    Launch of Noor sunflower oil brand in the UAE.

    Noor

  • 1995

    1995

    Addition of toilet and laundry soaps business.

  • 1996

    1996

    Emirates Grain Products Co. LLC (Emigrain) commenced wheat milling operations at Port Khalid, Sharjah.

  • 1997

    1997

    Acquisition of Al Ain National Juice & Refreshments Co. LLC producing fruit juices and drinks at Al Ain, UAE.

    ANJR

  • 1998

    1998

    Acquisition of International Packaging Co. producing corrugated boxes in Ajman, UAE.

  • 1999

    1999

    Addition of chocolates business under the Tiffany and Quanta brands.

    Quanta-icecream

  • 2000

    2000

    Launch of London Dairy premium ice cream. Today it is the #1 premium ice cream in GCC.

    LD-pack

  • 2002

    2002

    Beginning of PET preforms production under Empol at Port Khalid, Sharjah.

  • 2003

    2003

    Launch of Quanta biscuits, chocolates and milk shakes.

  • 2005

    2005

    IFCCO Africa is born with the opening of the first IFFCO office in Ethiopia.

  • 2006

    2006

    Establishment of Emirates Poultry Farm L.L.C for the production of poultry eggs. Acquisition of Bahwan Foods (Khalijana) Co. L.L.C., in Oman, renamed as IFFCO Distribution L.L.C.

  • 2007

    2007

    IFFCO Oils and Fats capabilities grow with a new joint venture with FISB, Malaysia and the acquisition of Asian Oils & Derivatives, Malaysia.

    Addition of Biscuits business in Tunisia.

    Tom-biscuits

  • 2010

    2010

    IFFCO continues to grow across the world with three new joint ventures for its Oils and Fats Portfolio: with Felda Turkey, Felda Malaysia, and PT Synergy Oil Nusantara, Indonesia. In addition, IFFCO established a joint venture with Sohar Poultry, Oman which produces and markets premium high-quality fresh chicken for local consumption and export.

  • 2012

    2012

    Establishment of the first IFFCO factory in KSA – Delmon Products Ltd. to produce refined edible oils at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    DPL-24

  • 2014

    2014

    Creation of a new business division for IFFCO: IFFCO Chemicals in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE.

  • 2016

    2016

    IFFCO enters into a new Joint venture with F R Waring International.

    FR-waring

  • 2017

    2017

    IFFCO Italia is born with the Acquisition of Codap SpA – the first European company specialized in the production of whipped cream in Aerosol packages.

    Italy

  • 2018

    2018

    100% acquisition of shares in PT Synergy Oil Nusantara refinery in Indonesia.

    Establishment of IFFCO Iberia SL with a new office in Granada Spain.

  • 2019

    2019

    Inauguration of new headquarters in the heart of Dubai, UAE.

    Tiffany-tower

  • 2020

    2020

    JV with Griffith Foods, USA and  operations of JVCo Griffco Foods LLC, Dubai in UAE.
    100% acquisition of  shares – Pristine Ingredients Private Limited, India.
    Formation of IFFCO VETERINARY MEDICINES TRADING LLC; COGIA Iberia Srl- Spain; IFFCO Rwanda Private Limited, Rwanda and IFFCO International Trading WLL. Bahrain.

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