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Kenyan milk collection center Ol Kalou Dairy ventures into processing with US$1.1m plant

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KENYA – Ol Kalou Dairy, a leading milk collection dairy in Nyandarua County, Central of Kenya has commissioned a 5,000 litres-per-hour milk pasteurisation processing line. The Kshs. 120 million (US$1.1m) milk processing plant will enable the company to process and package milk in readiness for the market instead of relying on other processors, thus increasing the profit margin for the farmers. Incorporated in 2001, the company currently has 14,400 registered milk suppliers with 50% of them actively supplying milk to the dairy. Currently, Ol Kalou Dairy receives between 35,000 litres…

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FrieslandCampina WAMCO gets closer to Nigeria dairy farmers with opening of new collection center

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NIGERIA – FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, an affiliate of Royal FrieslandCampina in the Netherlands, has opened a new milk collection center in the South West of Nigeria on the campus of Bowen University. This was revealed by Jeroen Elfers, Corporate Director Dairy Development & Milk Streams at FrieslandCampina on a LinkedIn post, indicating that the institution of higher learning is also building a dairy farm for training purposes. The university dairy farm will also deliver its milk to the Nigerian dairy processing company, as part of its sustainable dairy value chain…

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FrieslandCampina WAMCO, global dairy giants partner to boost dairy self-sufficiency in Nigeria

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NIGERIA – Nigeria targets to increase milk production from the current 600,000 metric tonnes to 1,700,000 metric tonnes by 2024, in a bid to reduce the US$1.5 billion dairy importation bill incurred by the country annually. To achieve this target, the government is set to provide the needed infrastructure to enhance milk aggregation and distribution. The private sector has also joined the initiative with four leading dairy players in Nigeria forming a consortium, aimed to bring knowledge, high quality products and long-term farming improvements to Nigeria. These companies led by…

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My Corporate Journey – Yinka Ogundana – FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria PLC

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Describe your current role, your key responsibilities and the most critical deliverables? What are the most important skills sets in achieving success in your role? Currently as a Plant Manager, my role entails end-to-end responsibility, from raw materials to every form of resources required to produce quality dairy nutrition products for our consumers. This requires raw materials coming in at the right time in the right quality specifications, involving good manufacturing practice, and that the entire process runs at specific and set food quality standards and that are produced at…

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Dairy Industry In Nigeria

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Strategic moves by dairy industry players in the country show promise of a better future With a population of nearly 200 million, a livestock population of more than 20 million, milk deficit 1.2 million metric tonnes per annum that forces the country to spend US$1.5 billion a year to meet rising demand for milk and milk products, Nigeria stands out in Africa as the country with the most under-exploited dairy potential in the Continent. However, recent moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restrict access to foreign exchange…

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Frieslandcampina WAMCO set to establish dairy development center in Nigeria

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NIGERIA – FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, an affiliate of Royal FrieslandCampina in the Netherlands is seeking to develop Nigeria’s first expertise centre for dairy development, the Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD). The center according to reports by This Day Live, will be established in partnership with key stakeholders, to undertake activities that will improve the dairy chain in Nigeria, focusing on both the upstream and downstream sides of the chain. The CNDDD will be the expert research and training institute for dairy development in the country focusing on breeding,…

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FrieslandCampina WAMCO expands its milk production capacity with purchase of Nutricima

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NIGERIA – Nigerian dairy processor FrieslandCampina WAMCO has finalized the acquisition of Nutricima’s dairy business from PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc for an undisclosed sum. The final purchase comes months after FrieslandCampina WAMCO and PZ Cussons signed an agreement regarding the acquisition in March. The acquisition according to FrieslandCampina WAMCO underlines with its continued commitment to contribute to the development of the Nigerian dairy sector which has an estimated consumption capacity of 1.3 billion tons of milk annually. “FrieslandCampina WAMCO has been a key player in Nigeria since 1954. With this…

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Dairy processor FrieslandCampina WAMCO reports a 8.5% increase in 2019 turnover

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NIGERIA – FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Nigeria’s leading dairy processor has announced a turnover of N161.83 billion (US$417.6m) for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The turnover represented an increase of 8.5 per cent when compared with N149.16 billion (US$384.9m) registered in 2018. Mr Ben Langat, Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, made this known at the company’s 47th Annual General Meeting held virtually and under strict adherence to government-approved COVID-19 protocols, including social distancing and restrictions on the maximum number of persons at a gathering. The company posted a profit before…

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Dairy processor FrieslandCampina WAMCO attains a record high daily milk collection volume

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NIGERIA – FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Nigeria’s leading dairy processor has made huge strides in the dairy industry, recording an increase in fresh milk collection from farmers to hit an all-time high record of 40,000 litres of milk per day. The rise in milk output by the farmers was attributed to the producer deploying its backward integration plan debut Dairy Development Programme (DDP). The Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, Ben Langat, made the announcement as part of the company’s celebration of the World Milk Day 2020 in line with its grass to glass…

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FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s low cholesterol milk brand joins in the against COVID-19

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NIGERIA – Nigeria’s leading brand of low cholesterol milk product, Three Crowns has partnered with four Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to donate relief packages of dairy nutrition to 11,000 families in supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Three crowns is the second flagship product of dairy processor, FrieslandCampina WAMCO. According the brand’s press-release, Three Crowns partnered with Lagos Food Bank, an NGO committed to fighting malnutrition and hunger with a focus on pregnant women, infants, and students in under-served communities to cater to 3,944 families in Lagos. Tahara Collective which…

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