Sumaria Group Profile Sumaria Group is one of the largest private sector groups in East Africa. It has business interests in consumer products, plastics, pharmaceuticals, Coca-Cola bottling, dairy products and agro-processing. The Group started operations in Dar es Salaam in 1957 as a small trading company. Over the years, it moved from trading to manufacturing to become to a dominant player in the Tanzanian market space. The success came about from understanding the need of the local consumer and providing good quality products at the right price. The strategic thrust in the future is to replicate this success in the Pan-African market. The Group is moving in the right direction. Today the Group has companies in Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Uganda making it one of Tanzania's first multinationals. Poised for further growth, the Group continues to forge ahead in the true spirit of enterprise and excellence. Group Companies Sumaria Group has twelve companies in its fold. Four of them are based out side Tanzania. Each company in Sumaria Group is run as an independent strategic business unit. Sumaria Group Tanzania Ltd. is the parent and management holding company providing the overall strategic direction to the Group companies. The company has dedicated departments for Human Resource Development, Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning, Information and Communication Technology and Continuous Improvement.