SDA Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

About SDA Food

SDA Food (SDA Gıda) is a Turkish food manufacturer founded in 2002, headquartered in the Turgutlu OSB industrial zone in Manisa. The company produces healthy snacks based on dried fruit and nuts, including snack balls and fruit bar varieties, and distributes them under its own brands FiTFit and Olivos as well as through private label production for international retail partners. The company began with olive oil and olive oil-based care products under the Olivos brand; in 2013 it moved into the dried fruit sector. The range comprises around 300 products, exported to more than 40 countries, including to Costco, Trader Joe's and EDEKA; since 2022, SDA Food has been producing the Snack Balls for Team Germany (DOSB). At the Turgutlu production site with 20,000 m² of production space, the company operates its own R&D center and manufactures according to international food standards such as BRC and IFS. A European branch serves the German-speaking market from Hattingen.

Site

Turgutlu, Manisa, Turkey

Processes

Private label / own brand production, Product development, Packaging, Flexible manufacturing, International export

Certificates

BRC, IFS, Halal, Kosher, Bio/Organic, GMO-free, Sedex

Founded

2002

Industries

Food/Snacks, Dried fruit, Personal care/olive oil cosmetics

1. 01

   Product development (R&D)

2. 02

   Raw material selection

3. 03

   Production

4. 04

   Packaging

5. 05

   Quality assurance

6. 06

   Export/Distribution

Locations

Turgutlu OSB (Manisa)

TR

Production plant

Materials

Dried fruit, nuts, olive oil

Hattingen

DE

European branch

Product Groups

Inside the production

Quality and Certificates

SDA Food produces according to international food and social standards; the products are certified, among others, as BRC, IFS, Halal, Kosher, Organic and GMO-free, complemented by Sedex compliance.

History

1. 2002

   Foundation and start of production with the Olivos olive oil brand; first export in October 2002

2. 2006–2007

   Winning of export awards under its own brand

3. 2013

   Transition from olive oil production to the dried fruit sector

4. 2014

   Successes in the US market with sales at Costco and Trader Joe's

5. 2016

   Collaboration with German team and the largest European supermarket chains (snack balls)

6. 2022

   Assumption of production of the Team Germany Snack Balls for the Winter Olympics

7. 2024

   Range expanded to nearly 300 products; presence at ISM 2024 and Expo West 2024