please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message biscomisr type subsidiary of kellogg industry food industry headquarters cairo egypt key people samir thabit chairman website official website biscomisr is an egyptian company specialising in baked goods . it was established in 1957 1 during egypt s nationalization program as the egyptian company for foods which has been the country s main provider of baked goods and confectionery at that time . 2 the company was established with the purpose of supplying the army and the national schools at the time providing a quick energy snack for the soldiers in the barracks as well as the school children on the playground . at the same time biscomisr was the main confectionery supplier for the local market . biscomisr was handed over from the public sector to the private sector at the height of the revived privatization program in 2005 . since then the company has seen a total makeover of biscomisr s name . the company was put up for partial sale in 1999 when the privatization process was on a roll . the private investor bought a stake in the company but did not take an active management at the time . just six years later on january 16 2005 biscomisr was fully privatized . the new shareholders took over the management in may 2005 . biscomisr s ceo has brought on a team of personnel with experience in multinationals ; from marketing to it and from sales and distribution to export . in january 2015 biscomisr joined the global kellogg family . references edit bisco misr bism egypt egx stock quote & company profile businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 13 august 2012 . the egyptian company for foods bisco misr africa business source . africabusinesssource.com . retrieved 10 august 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title biscomisr & oldid 702154177 categories food companies of egypt1957 establishments in egyptcompanies established in 1957egyptian brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 28 january 2016 at 20 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view