Who owns QFM?
QFM is owned by Zad Holding (Qatar, QSE: ZHCD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. — consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, 17 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇶🇦 Qatar, Doha
- Origin
- 🇶🇦 Qatar, Doha
- Founded
- 1969
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Baking mixes & ingredients
- Parent ticker
- QSE: ZHCD
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About QFM
QFM is the brand of Qatar Flour Mills, the only flour mill in the country, founded in 1969 and wholly owned by Zad Holding. It sells flour and other wheat-based products to households, bakeries and industry in Qatar and the wider Gulf, and holds ISO 9001 and HACCP certification. Much of its output goes to the domestic market at subsidised prices agreed with the Qatari government, an arrangement large enough that the group's auditors treat it as a key audit matter.
Ownership timeline of QFM
- Current owner Zad Holding [1] reported
Where QFM sits in Zad Holding
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Zad Holding
Zad Holding controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
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: Zad Holding
Zad Holding is a publicly listed company headquartered in Doha, Qatar, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as QSE: ZHCD.
Zad Holding was incorporated in Doha on 7 July 1969 by Emiri Decree as the company that built Qatar's only flour mill, and traded as Qatar Flour Mills before taking its present name. It still imports the country's wheat and mills its flour, and has added edible oils, bakery, frozen meat, ice cream and catering alongside contracting, asphalt, logistics, ready-mix concrete and property. It sells flour in the local market at subsidised rates agreed with the Government of Qatar, which compensated it 97.1 million riyals in 2025, 7.7 per cent of total revenue.
🇶🇦 QFM and other Qatari brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Qatar. 1 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; QFM is not one of them.
- Awafi — Baladna 🇶🇦
- DANA — Mezzan Holding 🇰🇼
- Milaha Container Shipping — Milaha 🇶🇦
- Nakilat — Nakilat 🇶🇦
- QIC — Qatar Insurance Company 🇶🇦
- Qatar Airways — Qatar Airways Group 🇶🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of QFM?
The parent company of QFM is Zad Holding, a publicly listed company headquartered in Qatar.
Is QFM Qatari?
Yes. QFM originated in Qatar in 1969 and its owner, Zad Holding, is also headquartered in Qatar.
Is QFM still owned by Zad Holding?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, QFM is still owned by Zad Holding. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C. — consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C., Annual report, published 17 March 2026; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Zad Holding Company — our subsidiaries — Zad Holding Company Q.P.S.C., Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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