The food-processing sector and fishery are part of the strategic development axes of Morocco, and SOMED is active in this area via 3 sectors : 

•  Distant-water fisheries

UMEP, founded in 1989, operates in the cephalopod fisheries with a fleet of nine freezer vessels.

•  Olive and olive oil production

SOPROLIVES, founded in 2005, in partnership with the Portuguese group Sovena, exploits farms of more than 2,600 acres in the El Kelâa des Sraghnas region.

•   Dairy production

LAITPLUS, founded in 2008, in partnership with the Centrale Laitière, exploits a farm of 1,400 acres in the Gharb region.