United Foods Company PJSC is a Dubai-based food manufacturing company — one of the UAE’s established consumer goods producers, best known for its Zer0 brand of cooking oils and margarine. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), it supplies retail supermarkets and food service clients across the UAE and GCC.
| Full Name | United Foods Company PJSC (UFC) |
| Listed | Dubai Financial Market (DFM): UFC |
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE |
| Key Brand | Zer0 (cooking oil, margarine, shortening) |
| Founded | 1976 — Dubai, UAE |
| Products | Refined edible oils, margarine, shortening, ghee |
Who Owns United Foods Company?
United Foods Company (UFC) is a publicly listed PJSC on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). Its ownership is distributed among founding Emirati shareholders, institutional investors, and public market participants. As a DFM-listed company, its shares are freely traded. The company has historically been associated with prominent Dubai merchant families involved in trading and food distribution. It is regulated by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and Dubai Financial Market.
What Does United Foods Company Produce?
United Foods Company’s primary business is the refining, blending, and packaging of edible vegetable oils, margarine, and cooking fats under the Zer0 brand. Products include sunflower oil, canola oil, blended cooking oil, soft margarine, and commercial shortening for the food service and bakery industry. UFC distributes to hypermarkets (Carrefour, Lulu, Spinneys) and food service operators across the UAE, with export sales to GCC markets. The company’s manufacturing facility is located in Dubai’s industrial area.
