Who we are

BACKGROUND OF CHILALO FOOD COMPLEX
Chilalo Flour Factory was established in 2008 with a starting capital of 2,800,000 Ethiopian Birr. Its owned by Mr. Tedla Hailegiorgis; young, energetic and enthusiastic person born in Ego, a town near Kersa. He is born from agrarian family and he started farming at his young age by supplying wheat grain to the nearby local market. After a few years in 2008, he established Chilalo Flour Factory with 28 employees.
The factory is named after Mount `Chilalo` which is an isolated, extinct silicic volcanic mountain on southeastern Ethiopia, Arsi Zone of Oromia regional state.
By the time, the flour factory was built on 3,500 KM² area of land at Asella town. The factory obtains raw material from the local farmers. Since the area is very well-known with its grain quality, it helped Mr.Tedla`s factory to supply high-quality wheat flour for its customers.
After three years, in 2011 Chilalo Food Complex established with 15,000 KM<sup>2</sup> area of land granted from Asella City Administration investment permit from Oromia Regional State with an initial capital of 25,000,000 Ethiopian Birr and in 2022 the total capital of the factory was 1,125,419,906 Ethiopian Birr.
Now a day, Chilalo Food Complex has 1500 permanent and 500 seasonal employees. The factory has, 5 biscuit production lines with a total capacity of 1350 quintals per day, these lines produce different portfolios of more than 26 types. `OK` is registered brand and `Home of Quality of quality` is motto of Chilalo Food Complex
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Home of Quality!!!
 
There is one pasta production line, brand-new famous Italian latest technology with a brand name of `FAVA`. It has a total capacity of 720 quintals per day. Now it’s `OK PASTA` is number one choice among customers through-out the country.

Brand of the Long-cut pasta line

There is also another Macaroni line which was bought from a well-known Turkey company known as `Hemaks`. The line has a total capacity of 480 quintals per day. It produces different varieties of macaroni’s, such as; spiral, big elbow, small elbow and medium elbow.

Brand of the Macaroni line

The factory has two projects which are on the final phase to be completed after one month. Ok noodles, which is the second noodle making machine next to Indomin factory located in Deberezeite (Bishoftu). The noodles production line has a capacity of 500 quintals per day.
In addition to the food sector, Chilalo Food Complex has installing a paper and carton factory in Dukem town. This factory has a total production capacity of 50 Ton per day. It intended to supply quality carton boxes for our products as well as we will supply to other factories.