The Egyptian Swiss Group for Pasta, Milling, and Concentrates is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its establishment—an occasion that revisits one of the most inspiring success stories in the industrial sector. The big dream began with very modest resources, led by the Lawendy family through flour trading, before transforming—through perseverance and continuous hard work—into a major industrial powerhouse in the milling, pasta, and concentrates industries across the Middle East. Today, the group alone accounts for 15% of Egypt’s flour exports and 10% of Egypt’s pasta exports.
Hany Lawendy, Chairman of the Egyptian Swiss Group for Pasta, Milling, and Concentrates, stated that today, after 30 years since the company’s founding, the group’s efforts have been crowned with success.
He noted that the move into manufacturing began in 2003, marking an important milestone with the establishment of the first mill through a partnership in Assiut. This was followed in 2005 by the decision to establish and launch the Egyptian Swiss Milling Company. A strategic decision came in 2007 with the establishment of the Alexandria mill, followed by an expansion in 2010 in 10th of Ramadan City. In 2013, the group inaugurated its pasta factory in 10th of Ramadan City, and in 2018 it established the group’s second mill within the same industrial complex—transforming the group through these developments from a limited trading activity into a fully integrated industrial entity.