pplier selection process is a process to select the best supplier that can offer the best deal onrnall required criteria among other related suppliers which compete with in the same industry.rnSelecting a supplier is not a simple task rather it is a complex problem which involves qualitativernand quantitative multi-criteria. The objective of the study is to recommend the importance of arnmulti criteria decision making approach which is analytical hierarchy process (AHP) forrnsupplier evaluation and selection. To reduce the time and effort in selecting a supplier, a multi-rncriteria decision model is used for evaluation and selection of suppliers with the proposed AHPrnmodel by scoring the performance of suppliers. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is onernof the various supplier selection approaches that are used to select the appropriate supplier.rnTherefore, an AHP supplier selection model is formulated and then applied to a given set of datarnfor food and beverage manufacturing companies in Addis Ababa. The model provides a clearrnstep to evaluate four criterion and thirteen sub criteria, depending on its importance in order tornselect the right supplier. In this study, probability sampling method is used. In order to undertakernthis research, by using simple random sampling techniques sample size of 35 food and beveragernmanufacturing industries in Addis Ababa were drawn from the valid target population of thernstudy which is 39. Primary type of data was collected with the help of standard questionnairesrnand SPSS also used for the simple descriptive data to compute the percentage scores of eachrncriterion and sub criteria. Summary of the findings of the study indicate that among the selectedrnfour criteria, quality is the first or best supplier selection criterion followed by price, deliveryrnand service in respectively and among the suppliers considered in the study, Burayu Packagingrnand Printing Industry is the most preferred supplier followed by Ethiopian Pulp and Paperrn,Unlimited Packaging and Minaye Packaging in respectively. Based on the findings thernresearcher recommended food and beverage manufacturing companies to give a high emphasisrnfor quality during purchasing of packaging materials so as to save the overall implicit andrnexplicit costs of companies and better to have a long term business relationship supply chainrnagreement with Burayu Packaging and Printing Industry or the next most preferred supplierrnwhich is Ethiopian Pulp and Paper so as to save a sustainable and consistent packaging supply.rnKey words: Supplier selection, Supplier selection Criteria, Analytical Hierarchy Process, Supplier Evaluation purchasing supply management