Poland's LipCo Foods gears up for Middle East expansion

LipCo Foods is leveraging heavily on food security, knowledge sharing, and offering a diverse multi-food portfolio to drive expansion.
The Poland-based firm says its success is driven by 17 production facilities and a team of over 4,000 professionals.
Our goal is to ensure that the countries we engage with benefit significantly from our cooperation, says Mr. Bill Derrenger, CEO of LipCo Foods International.

Poland-based LipCo Foods is seeking global partnerships as part of its new plan to expand into new markets including the Middle East and Africa. To realise its ambitions, LipCo Foods is leveraging heavily on food security, knowledge sharing, and offering a diverse multi-food portfolio that reaches millions of tables worldwide to drive its expansion.

In an update during this year’s Gulfood expo in Dubai, LipCo Foods CEO Mr. César Lipka, cited the company’s philosophy of fostering long-term international partnerships based on common values as a key driver of its global expansion.

“We started in 1993 with a poultry processing plant and have since grown into the leader of convenience meals in Poland and Europe. In 2017, we partnered with the Thai CP Group (with a turnover of approximately EUR 100 billion), one of Asia’s largest agri-food groups, to develop new FMCG segments. In 2024, we formed an alliance with CHIMEI Frozen Foods, Taiwan’s leader in frozen meals,” explained Mr. César Lipka, who is a second-generation leader of the family business.

LipCo Foods, a multifood group is participating in Gulfood 2025, the world’s largest annual food and beverage exhibition, which is celebrating its milestone 30th edition this year.

The showcase, which is taking place from February 17 to February 21, 2025, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, will serve as a strategic platform for LipCo Foods to showcase its diverse portfolio of food products across 20 specialized segments, reinforcing its global market presence and expanding its footprint in the Middle East.

LipCo Foods Group is expanding into the Middle East as part of its strategy to build international partnerships, focusing on food security, knowledge sharing, and offering a diverse multi-food portfolio.

According to the multinational, its strength lies in three business categories: fast moving consumer goods, Agro, and transport, encompassing 20 specialized segments. Its success is driven by 17 production facilities and a team of over 4,000 professionals.

Building trade and investment bridges

LipCo Foods is now establishing a partnership with Strategic Holding in the MENA region, represented by Mr. Saood Al Shamsi and Mr. Dawood Al Shezawi a well-established business in the region and the driving force behind TrueNut and Karibu.

“We not only export high-quality products to global markets, but we also import from partner regions, share know-how, and facilitate business connections worldwide. Our goal is to ensure that the countries we engage with benefit significantly from our cooperation. This is why we are partnering with Strategic Holding, who brings a broad business perspective and will represent us in the region,” says Mr. Bill Derrenger, CEO of LipCo Foods International, who leads the company’s global expansion across Asia, Africa, Europe, and now the Middle East.

LipCo Foods comprehensive portfolio

LipCo Foods operates across 20 specialized segments, including: poultry farming and processing, seafood farming and processing. The company also have interests in beverage production, pet food manufacturing, convenience and ready meals, plant-based products and breading for food production.

A key segment for the Middle Eastern market is Interfood, which oversees international trade and extends beyond the group’s in-house production capabilities.

“Partnering with LipCo Foods presents an excellent opportunity to promote the Middle East and Northern Africa’s commercial strength while introducing their multi-food portfolio to a broad customer base. LipCo Foods’ global reach, combined with strong local relationships, enables us to open a new chapter in the business history of both regions. Their approach to building lasting partnerships aligns with the region’s commitment to food security and economic growth,” says Mr. Dawood Al Shezawi, President of TrueNut and Karibu.