Aya Group

Type	Private Conglomerate
Headquarters	Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Mohammed Hamid, Group Chairman & Managing Director
Industry	Investments, Transportation, Food Processing
Products	Wheat, Bread, Flour, Construction, Hotels & Resorts
Total assets	US$100+ million (2009)
Employees	2,000 + (2009)
Website	http://www.ayagroupafrica.com

The Aya Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Aya Group, is a business conglomerate in Uganda with a total asset base in excess of US$100 million, as of June 2009.^[1] With headquarters in Kampala, Uganda's largest city, the group's business activities extend to the seven Eastern African countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Southern Sudan.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Aya Foundation 3 Subsidiary Companies 4 External links 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Overview

The Aya Group is a fast-growing conglomerate. It is one of the largest corporate employers in Uganda, with over 2,000 people under payroll. The group is involved in the following business lines: ^[2]

• Food Processing
• Investments
• Transportation
• Real Estate Development
• Hospitality

The 300-room Kampala Hilton Hotel, under construction by Aya Investments, a subsidiary of the group, sits on Nakasero Hill, a prestigious location in central Kampala. The hotel will cost over US$90 million to build and is Hilton Hotels' largest investment in Africa to-date. It will be the only 5-star hotel in Uganda.^[3] Because the majority of construction materials are sourced locally, the construction of this hotel has contributed enormously to Uganda's economy. ^[4]

Fifi Transport Limited, another group subsidiary owns a fleet of Mercedes Benz trucks fitted with state of the art global positioning satellite technology, making this fleet one the few to be so technologically equipped in this part of the world.^[5]

[edit] Aya Foundation

The Aya Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that was set up on the urging Mohammed Hamid, the Group Chairman. The foundation assists organizations that cater for needy children. One area that the foundation pays special attention to is the provision of pediatric medications.^[6]

[edit] Subsidiary Companies

The Aya Group includes but is not limited to the following companies:^[7]

• Aya Bakery Limited - Kampala, Uganda
• Aya Biscuits Limited - Kampala, Uganda
• Aya Foundation Limited - Kampala, Uganda - Non-profit Charity, helping needy children
• Aya Investments Limited - Kampala Uganda - Owners of Kampala Hilton Hotel - Only 5-star hotel in Uganda
• Aya Mills Limited - Kampala, Uganda
• Fifi Transport Limited - Kampala, Uganda
• Pan Afric Commodities Limited - Kampala, Uganda

[edit] External links

• Aya Group Homepage
• Kampala Hilton Specifications
• Pan Afric Commodities is leading wheat processor in Uganda
• About the CEO of Aya Group

[edit] See also

• Kampala
• Hilton Hotels

[edit] References

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