Like most industries in Ethiopia, the food processing industries are suffering from qualityrnrelated problems. These problems include poor performance of products in the export market,rnlow quality and insufficient raw material supply, low product confidence due to lack of qualityrnassurance systems and increased pressure from high quality and competitive products in thernlocal market. The proposed solution is to implement a properly developed Quality ManagementrnSystem (QMS) in the industry.rnBased on the assessment of two cases in the food processing industries (D.H.GEDA &rnELFORA Agro-Industries) and other information, seven main components and three minorrnelements have been identified for this QMS. The first deals with the role of managers andrnowners, which includes leadership, decision-making and organization related to quality. Qualityrnissues related to raw material and inputs are addressed in the supplier-relationship. Qualityrndesign is where customer based products are developed. Quality improvement is the generalrnapproach that must be adopted to improve processes and product. Quality control activities arerncarried out to minimize defect during processing. Quality assurance deals with meetingrninternationally recognized system to assure product/process quality. To improve the QMSrnquality review and audits are used. Although they are partially discussed in the mainrncomponents, elements such as quality manuals, cost of quality, and customers need more focus.rnThis QMS can alleviate a considerable proportion of problems in the industry. As the foodrnprocessing industry dominates the manufacturing industry, such exertion will have tremendousrnimpact on the overall performance of the economy.