The story
Founded by Hayel Saeed in 1938.1
The history of the group dates back to 1938, when Hayel Saeed Anam and his brothers, Mohamed Saeed An'am, Abdu Saeed Anam, and Jazem Saeed Anam founded a retail store in Aden, Yemen. Five years later, they founded an import and export company based in Aden, which paved the way for their growing business. In 1950, they expanded their business in Northern Yemen through opening stores in Mocha, Taiz, Hudaydah and Aden and after 2 years the company was incorporated as Hayel Saeed Anam and Partners. The group extended their business through several regions. In 1977, they launched the starting point for investment in Europe by setting up the group's first trade and industrial company in the UK. In 1987, their business expanded even in the Arab region as they launched a National Biscuits and Confectionery Company in Saudi Arabia. Following the death of the founder Hayel Saeed Anam in 1990, the group continued his legacy by launching many more initiatives across different regions. In 1992, the group launched an establishment of cooking oil and ghee in Egypt. In 1999, HSA Group launched one of the biggest plants of oil refining in Indonesia. In 2006, the group established The General Trading of Agro commodities Midstar FZE in the UAE. In September 2024, HSA Group acquired a majority stake in the Egyptian food company Bisco-Misr from Kellanova.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hayel Saeed Anam Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4