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Bakhresa: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Bakhresa is a privately held company headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that owns 6 consumer brands across 4 categories.[1]

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.

Company facts

Legal name
Bakhresa Group
Type
privately held company · see all privately held company owners
Headquarters
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Founded
1975
Website
bakhresa.com
Last verified
· 1 sources

Bakhresa in numbers

Everything Bakhresa owns

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Everything Bakhresa owns Tree of 6 brands under Bakhresa. Bakhresa African Fruti Azam Azam TV AzamPay AzamPesa Uhai

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Bakhresa own?

Bakhresa owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Azam TV, Azam, AzamPay, African Fruti, AzamPesa and Uhai.

Is Bakhresa a Tanzanian company?

Yes. Bakhresa is headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and was founded in 1975.

Who owns Bakhresa?

Bakhresa is privately held. 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.

Sources (1) & corrections

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  1. [1] Bakhresa Group — divisions, subsidiaries and brands — Bakhresa Group, Official document; retrieved 20 September 2026.

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