Who owns Azam?
Azam is owned by Bakhresa (Tanzania).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bakhresa Group — divisions, subsidiaries and brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bakhresa Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
- Origin
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Azam
Azam is the name Bakhresa puts on nearly everything it sells, and in food it covers wheat flours above all: Ngano Bora, Chakki Atta, Safina, White Gold, self-raising and bakers' flours among them. The group calls it the most popular wheat flour brand in Tanzania. The same name also carries biscuits made by Azam Bakeries for Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, coconut cream, and ice creams including Feast, Ballcone and Tofitofi.
Ownership timeline of Azam
Where Azam sits in Bakhresa
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Bakhresa
Bakhresa controls 6 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in baking mixes & ingredients, and who owns them
The 74 brands in baking mixes & ingredients on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is Bidco Africa, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboy | Bidco Africa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| EXE | Unga Group | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Golden Penny | Flour Mills of Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Al Horra | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Florencia | Molino Cañuelas | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Amuleia | Nisshin Seifun | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clabber Girl | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BUA Sugar | BUA Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
About the owner: Bakhresa
Bakhresa is a privately held company headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 1975. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Bakhresa Group is a Tanzanian family conglomerate that began in 1975 when Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa opened the Azam Restaurant, and now runs more than thirty subsidiaries across nine countries and fifteen divisions. Its flagship company, Said Salim Bakhresa & Company, holds the largest wheat milling and storage capacity in East Africa, much of it built from mills bought in Tanzania's 1990s privatisation programme. Almost everything the group sells to the public carries the Azam name, whether it is flour, biscuits, ice cream, juice, satellite television or a mobile money wallet, which makes Azam one of the most widely stretched brands in the region.
🇹🇿 Azam and other Tanzanian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 18 brands that began in Tanzania. 5 of them (28%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Azam is not one of them.
- Air Tanzania — Air Tanzania 🇹🇿
- Auric Air — Auric Air 🇹🇿
- Jahazi Restaurant — Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭
- Masafi — METL Group 🇹🇿
- Mwananchi — Nation Media Group 🇰🇪
- Precision Air — Precision Air 🇹🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Azam?
The parent company of Azam is Bakhresa, a privately held company headquartered in Tanzania.
Is Azam Tanzanian?
Yes. Azam originated in Tanzania and its owner, Bakhresa, is also headquartered in Tanzania.
Is Azam still owned by Bakhresa?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Azam is still owned by Bakhresa. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bakhresa Group — divisions, subsidiaries and brands — Bakhresa Group, Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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