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Food producers have begun collecting their payments from retailers electronically through apps such as Fawry, Farm Frites General Manager Ahmed Seddik told the local press<\/a>. The company has recently signed contracts with a number of electronic payment apps to increase security in transactions as part of its financial inclusion strategy, Seddik said. Juhayna has also signed a EGP 15 mn annual contract with Fawry, which earlier this year<\/a> launched Fawry FMCG, a new e-payment platform for consumer goods companies, according to Juhayna CEO Seif El Din Thabet. Food producer Dreem also has e-payment agreements with online retailers Jumia and Souq, its export manager Ashraf Mazen said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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