Overview

Hill Group is a diversified, family-owned manufacturing and agro-industrial conglomerate based in Tanzania. It operates a number of subsidiary businesses under its umbrella, including animal feeds, packaging, beverages, poultry, oil & fats, and other agro-value chains.

History & Founders

The company started in the early 2000s as a small agrovet shop in Mwenge, Dar es Salaam.

The founder and current Managing Director / Chairman is Hillary Shoo.

Mrs. Theodora Hillary Shoo (co-founder) is a director, overseeing finance and accounting.

Over time, the group expanded into different verticals, including feed production, packaging, and beverages.

Business Units / Subsidiaries & Primary Products

Hill Group operates through several business arms focused on different sectors. Some of the key ones:

Business Unit Focus / Products Notes
Hill Feeds / Hill Farm Animal feeds in mash and pellet forms (for broiler, layer, pig, dairy, etc.) Manufactures and distributes feed products.
Salibaba Pellet Company Limited Pelleted animal feed Established to scale feed production using pellet technology.
Hill Packaging Polypropylene woven bags, packaging solutions Produces woven packaging bags serving various industries.
Hill Beverages Bottled water, sparkling water, carbonated drinks, energy drinks Uses purification technologies (RO, UV, ozonation) for bottled water and diversified into flavored & carbonated beverages.
Hill Oil & Fats Oil and fats products Provides cooking oil and related products.
Poultry / Kuku shops Fresh poultry products Integrated “farm to fork” operations with poultry farming and processing.
Location & Contact

Headquarters / Industrial Complex: Hill Industrial Complex, Mapinga, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Phone: +255 713 617 565

Email / General contact: info@hillgroup.co.tz

Subsidiary contacts include:

Hill Water: +255 658 444 616

Hill Packaging: +255 658 444 627

Hill Feeds: +255 658 444 628

Hill Farm / Kuku: +255 676 868 654

Scale & Markets

The group employs more than 500 people and has annual revenues exceeding USD 33 million.

Its market reach includes multiple regions in Tanzania such as Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, Tanga, Zanzibar, and Mtwara, with exports to neighboring countries.

It is licensed to handle end-to-end value chain operations—from feed production and packaging to poultry and distribution/logistics services.

Vision, Mission & Values

Vision: To build and supply high-quality products that reflect customer needs.

Mission / Motto: “Quality, Timely Delivery, and Reasonable Prices.”

Values: Innovation, adoption of new technologies, responsiveness to client needs, and corporate social responsibility.

CSR: Community projects such as building a police station in Mapinga, sponsoring students, empowering women’s groups, and environmental initiatives like recycling defective products.