Cairo Food Industries: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 08:18 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Heinz Tomato Ketchup 300 g glass bottle (EAN 6221033003019, Egyptian prefix) from the Open Food Facts front photo and the eBaqala (Kuwait) listing that prints the barcode; created company/cairo-. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Cairo Food Industries <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Cairo Food Industries
disambiguation: the Egyptian sauces and condiments maker owned by Kraft Heinz, with a factory in 6th of October City
summary: Egyptian maker of Heinz ketchup, sauces and mayonnaise, founded in 1989 and wholly owned by Heinz since 2009; part of Kraft Heinz.
legal_name: Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E.
country: EG
gs1_prefixes_inferred: 6221033
founded: 1989
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| parent_org | company/the-kraft-heinz-company | | | | | sourced | ^sec-2023 | Listed as "Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E.", Egypt, among the subsidiaries of The Kraft Heinz Company; the direct registered shareholder is not named |
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## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind | address | country | source | note |
| ---- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | plant | Plot 36 & 37, Second Industrial Zone, 6th of October City | EG | ^talabat | Address printed after "Manufactured by" on a Heinz ketchup label |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E. | legal | en | | |
| Cairo Foods | search | en | | |
| Kraft Heinz Egypt | search | en | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| talabat | https://www.talabat.com/egypt/talabat-mart/product/heinz-tomato-ketchupglass-jar-295g/s/902206 | Talabat Egypt: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Glass Jar, 295g | 2026-09-26 | Talabat | retailer | | 902206 | back-label photo (EAN 6221033001008) | | | |
| sec-2023 | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745924000018/exhibit211q42023.htm | Kraft Heinz Co, Form 10-K FY2023, Exhibit 21.1: subsidiaries | 2026-09-26 | The Kraft Heinz Company | registry | 2024 | | Exhibit 21.1 | | | |
| justfood | https://www.just-food.com/news/egypt-heinz-takes-100-control-of-cairo-foods/ | Just Food: EGYPT: Heinz takes 100% control of Cairo Foods | 2026-09-26 | Just Food | publication | 2009 | | | | | |
| amwal | https://en.amwalalghad.com/egypts-kraft-heinz-expands-to-boost-production-exports/ | Amwal Al Ghad: Egypt's Kraft Heinz expands to boost production, exports | 2026-09-26 | Amwal Al Ghad | publication | 2024-09-29 | | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Cairo Food Industries, S.A.E. is the Egyptian company that makes Heinz ketchup and sauces; Kraft Heinz lists it among its subsidiaries.[^sec-2023] It was founded in 1989 as a joint venture between Heinz and the Americana Group, and in 2009 H.J. Heinz took full ownership by buying Americana's 49 % stake for US$61.87 million.[^justfood] Its labels read "Manufactured by Cairo Food Industries S.A.E." with a plant at Plot 36 & 37, Second Industrial Zone, 6th of October City.[^talabat] In September 2024 that factory was expanded to 30,000 square metres with seven new production lines and a $50 million investment, to double annual output to 53,000 tons.[^amwal]
The GS1 prefix 6221033 is inferred for this company: every Heinz pack of that block read on Open Food Facts on 2026-09-26 is a Heinz sauce, and the 295 g ketchup bottle 6221033001008 prints this company as its manufacturer.[^talabat]
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