United Company for Trade and Distribution UCTD is the exclusive agent and importer of various Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and FMCG companies in Egypt. Meanwhile, it is also the exclusive distributor of fortune FMCG products to the pharmacy market in Egypt. UCTD serves six segments of customers including:
The company’s distribution network consists of eight regional satellites that span around 7000 pharmacies and 2,890 doors such as supermarkets and convenience stores. Furthermore, there are over 1100 wholesalers.
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UCTD distributes more than 3,500 different products supplied by 43 vendors. The Company’s strategy calls for focusing its distribution services to the largest 7000 pharmacies through focused key account management. Meanwhile, leaving the rest of pharmacies for UCP which provides 100% coverage of all operating pharmacies in Egypt (34,000 Pharmacy). Resulting in approximately 2.16 Billion EGP in sales for the year ending 31 December 2015, UCTD is considered the largest distributor of FMCG brands in Egypt.