A Somali Business, Built on Somali Trade
Optima Enterprise was founded in 2016 in Mogadishu with one objective: give Somali traders a source of staple foods they can rely on. The company dates from then. The trade behind it does not — we have been buying and selling staples in this market for more than twenty years.
- Company founded
- 2016
- Trading
- 20+ years
- Port
- Mogadishu
- Lines
- Five
Our story
Anyone who has traded in this market knows the problem. Prices swing. Shipments arrive late or not at all. Quality varies bag to bag. A trader who cannot promise stock to their own customers loses them.
We built Optima to remove that uncertainty from at least one part of the chain. We import directly, we hold stock, and we quote a price we stand behind.
What we do
We import rice, all-purpose flour, sugar, cooking oil and pasta from mills, refineries and processors in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, Egypt, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE. Goods arrive through Mogadishu Port and are held in our Mogadishu warehouse, from where we supply wholesale buyers across the country.
We handle our own customs clearance and our own storage. That control is what lets us hold prices steady and answer honestly when a customer asks when the next shipment lands.
- Rice
India · Pakistan · Thailand · Vietnam
- All-Purpose Flour
Turkey · Egypt · UAE
- Sugar
Brazil · India · UAE
- Cooking Oil
Indonesia · Malaysia · UAE
- Pasta
Turkey · Egypt · Italy · UAE
Consolidated at Jebel Ali · discharged at Mogadishu Port
How we work
We buy at source
Direct relationships with mills and refineries, not through layers of intermediaries. Consolidation through Jebel Ali lets us run mixed containers and keep lead times short on smaller orders.
We check before we ship
Quality, grading and packaging are confirmed at origin, before loading. Problems caught at the mill cost far less than problems caught at the port.
We store it properly
Dry, ventilated, pest-controlled, stacked off the floor, rotated first-in-first-out. Staple foods sit for weeks — how they are held determines what your customer opens.
We deal straight
Honest weights, transparent pricing, and a clear answer when something is delayed. We would rather lose an order than lose a customer.
Our team
Abdirahman Ahmed
Founder & Managing Director
Founded Optima in 2016 and runs the buying side: the relationships with the mills, refineries and processors we import from, and the terms every shipment is contracted on. Tender and programme enquiries come to him directly.
Mohamud Yusuf
Operations Manager
Responsible for everything between the load port and your truck — customs clearance at Mogadishu Port, the condition of the goods on arrival, and how they are stacked, rotated and picked in the warehouse.
Yusuf Mohamed
Sales & Accounts
Quotes the daily price, confirms what is in stock, and sets up trade accounts. If you are buying every month, he is the one who arranges your credit terms and your allocation from incoming shipments.
Values
- Reliability
- Our partners plan their business around our stock.
- Integrity
- Transparent pricing, honest weights, no surprises.
- Quality
- Vetted mills, refineries and processors only.
- Partnership
- We grow when our customers grow.
Ask for today’s price list.
Prices move with the market. Send us what you need and the quantity, and we will come back to you the same day.
- Trade desk
- +252 62 600 3003
- Hours
- Saturday to Thursday, 08:00 to 17:00