Who owns Cerifam?
Cerifam is owned by Faffa Food (Ethiopia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Faffa Food Share Company — About Us / Background / Products. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Faffa Food Share Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Origin
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Founded
- 1962
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Baby meals & snacks
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cerifam
Cerifam is Faffa Food's precooked infant cereal line, made for babies from six months old. The company's own products page describes three variants: Cerifam Normal, a wheat-and-soya blend; Cerifam Vegetable, a wheat-and-vegetable formulation for the same age group; and Cerifam Fruit, a wheat-and-fruit option aimed at slightly older infants. It is one of the original weaning-food lines the company was set up to make when it was founded as an Ethio-Swedish joint venture in 1962.
Ownership timeline of Cerifam
- Current owner Faffa Food [1] reported
Where Cerifam sits in Faffa Food
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Faffa Food
Faffa Food controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in baby meals & snacks, and who owns them
The 20 brands in baby meals & snacks on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Hero Group, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Gourmet | Hero Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Promina | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Cerelac | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Good Goût | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Earth's Best | Hain Celestial | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anmum | Lactalis | 🇫🇷 France |
| Kiddylicious | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Love Child Organics | Nature's Path | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Faffa Food
Faffa Food is a privately held company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 1962. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Faffa Food Share Company is an Ethiopian food manufacturer founded in Addis Ababa in 1962 as an Ethio-Swedish joint venture, built to reduce childhood malnutrition by making low-cost, high-protein weaning foods. It began with an annual production capacity of 400 tons and has grown into what its own site calls a leading private food processor, now producing 42,781 metric tons a year across infant foods, fortified supplementary foods, emergency relief rations, breakfast cereals and cereal bars from its Kality Road plant in the Saris district of Addis Ababa.
🇪🇹 Cerifam and other Ethiopian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 9 brands that began in Ethiopia. 2 of them (22%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cerifam is not one of them.
- Ethiopian Airlines — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Kadisco — Asian Paints 🇮🇳
- Safaricom Ethiopia — Vodafone 🇬🇧
- Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Holidays — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
- Ethiopian Skylight Hotel — Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cerifam?
The parent company of Cerifam is Faffa Food, a privately held company headquartered in Ethiopia.
Is Cerifam Ethiopian?
Yes. Cerifam originated in Ethiopia in 1962 and its owner, Faffa Food, is also headquartered in Ethiopia.
Is Cerifam still owned by Faffa Food?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Cerifam is still owned by Faffa Food. 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] Faffa Food Share Company — About Us / Background / Products — Faffa Food Share Company, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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