African Companies
Directory of verified foodstuff and beverage companies in Africa
Registered Businesses
London Distillers (K) Ltd
location_on Nairobi
London Distillers (K) Limited (LDK) is the leading distillery in Kenya licensed to distill and produce branded alcoholic beverages. LDK products comprise of award winning brands, highly applauded for meeting the international quality standards. By adopting the latest technology, intensive staff training and strict quality control ensures that the company is determined to meet international standards of quality as product quality is of paramount importance at LDK. Our core strengths are comprising of a dedicated and skilled workforce, a comprehensive distribution network and commitment to long-term growth have catapulted us as being the most reputable distillery in Kenya.
Sidama Coffee
location_on Addis Ababa
Sidama Coffee Cooperative is well known for its production of garden coffee. Our growing areas have the ideal soil type and climatic conditions (altitude, rainfall and temperature) for the production of an extraordinary coffee. Sidama produces approximately 35,000 tons of high quality Organic Arabica beans per year on 70,000 hectares of land. Sixty percent of our beans are washed, with the remainder sun-dried. Our union strives to be genuine in its product identification, loyal to its members and customers, steadfast in its commitments, and proactive in its response to available opportunities.Coffee ProductionIn Sidama, the garden coffee system is widely practiced. Coffee is grown near homesteads and is planted at low densities, ranging from 1,000 to 1,800 plants per hectare. Most garden coffee is fertilized with organic nutrients.HarvestingDepending on altitudinal variation and rainfall distribution, the harvesting period varies from September to December. Harvesting is mostly done by family labor. Freshly hand-picked cherries are sorted before pulping and are sold to the primary cooperatives for wet processing. More than 30 percent of the country's washed coffee comes from the Sidama area. Currently there are 221 pulperies in the area, 91 of which are owned by SCFCU cooperatives.Wet ProcessingFresh clean cherries arriving at pulperies are pulped and allowed to ferment naturally. The fermented coffee is washed with clean running water, soaked in clean water and then dried to retain about 11.5 percent moisture.Dried parchments (washed and dried coffee with husks) are stored in a warehouse until delivery to the central market in Addis Ababa. The husk is removed and the clean beans are packaged in labeled bags (60 kg / 132 lbs) for export.Quality ControlAt each stage, coffee quality is ensured though an integrated quality control system. Red cherries delivered to the washing stations are inspected. Only those beans that meet the exacting export standards and have verified origin characteristics are allowed to be exported.Organic CertificationTwenty-five cooperative members out of 42 have been certified organic by BCS OKO-GARANTIE GMBH Germany with a potential exporting capacity of over 7,000 tons of coffee per annum.Fair Trade Labeling Organization FLO CertificationEight primary cooperatives are inscribed in FLO certification and have the potential to produce 6,875 tons of coffee per annum.UTZ KAPEH CertificationTwo primary cooperatives are certified by the UTZ KAPEH foundation in the Netherlands and produce 360 tons of green beans per annum. Certification for five other cooperatives is currently underway.Auction Market WaiverOur union has obtained special permission to by-pass the auction market and sell directly to our clients.MembershipsSpecialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)Eastern African Fine Coffee Association (EAFCA)Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce (AACC)Recent International AwardsWorld Specialty Commodities Award, Paris 2005Rosters Guild, Specialty Coffee Association of America Award,Seattle 2005ECafe Gold Cooperative Coffee Ethiopian Competition 2005, First Place honor in washed and unwashed Sidamo varietal classInternational Quality Award, The Arch of Europe, Frankfurt 2004
Fan Milk Limited
location_on Accra-North
Our Company was incorporated in 1960 as Ghana Milk Company by a group of Scandinavian investors basically to produce milk to compliment the protein requirements of the Ghanaian. The main product of the Company at incorporation was pasteurized milk. In 1962 the Company underwent two significant changes. Firstly its name was changed to Fan Milk Limited, and secondly the product portfolio was widened with the change of name to include ice cream, yoghurt and ice lollies. Fan Milk Limited became the first Foreign Company to become Public Limited Liability in 1967 and again among the first Companies to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 1990. Our company had over 3,250 shareholders as at the end of the year 2003, and the number is still growing. We currently provide direct employment to over 350 individuals and indirect employment to another 8,000 or more people. Our Corporate head office is at No. 1 Dadeban Road, North Industrial Area in Accra, but we have created a nationwide presence through intricate network of strategically located distribution outlets to make our products accessible to all Ghanaians.
The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company
location_on Milwaukee
For generations, the family cocoa farms of Ghana have produced beans of wondrous quality. Ghanaian farmers harvest the ripe cocoa pods by hand, ferment the beans between banana leaves right on the forest floor and then dry the beans in the warm African sun. To this day, European and American chocolatiers buy cocoa beans from Ghana and export them to their chocolate factories throughout the world where the famed Ghanaian beans are transformed into some of the world's most delicious and expensive chocolate. Ghana, AfricaNow, for the first time, The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company is producing world class chocolate entirely in Ghana using beans The Financial Times calls "the finest cocoa in the world." Steven C. Wallace founded the company in February, 1991, at the age of 29 convinced that if Ghana could grow the "world's finest cocoa", it ought to be able to produce some of the world's finest chocolate. Wallace's interest in Ghana began in 1978 when, as a sixteen year-old, AFS high school foreign exchange student, he lived in the town of Sunyani located in the fertile Brong-Ahafo region of the country. His host family was a traditional Ghanaian family consisting of his host father, his three wives and twenty-one children. Omanhene Chocolate Bean CompanyOmanhene has proven itself one of the most successful and creative joint ventures between the U.S. and Ghana. We have won accolades from United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, Shirley Temple (former ambassador to Ghana) and President Jimmy Carter. We produce value-added gourmet chocolate tailored specifically to export markets resulting in enhanced foreign exchange revenues for Ghana. The sale of Omanhene chocolate results in higher revenues and consequently higher wages for both workers at the chocolate factory and for local cocoa farmers. Since cocoa is a commodity crop, farm incomes in Ghana are subject to world cocoa price fluctuations. Ghanaian cocoa farmers have previously been forced to abandon their farms when world cocoa prices stagnate.
LAB International Ltd
location_on Mombasa
We are an experienced and professional bulk tea trading group with offices in Mombasa as well as London. In Mombasa we are amongst the top three buyers in the weekly auctions servicing clients throughout the world. We offer an auction buying service and are able to source teas privately from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya. For your bulk tea requirements of East African tea please contact us.
KAPA OIL REFINERIES LTD
location_on Nairobi
Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of quality edible oils, detergent powder, baking powder, laundry soap and glycerine and has been in operation for nearly 40 years now. Not only through experience, but also by having a vision into the future, can a company achieve this consistency for so long. We are committed to being the benchmark company for quality products in Africa. The operations of KAPA OIL REFINERIES LTD are focused on the It shall lead the market in terms of quality and performance of its products and customer service. The guiding principle of KAPA OIL REFINERIES LTD is and has been to give value for money by providing its customers with premium quality consumer goods at economical prices, and to achieve this aim while operating in an environmentally sensitive and socially conscious manner. All aspects of the manufacturing process are closely monitored from sourcing, receiving and warehousing of raw materials through to processing, packaging and delivery of manufactured goods. Quality is assured and guaranteed through continuous and thorough daily analysis in KAPA's six laboratories. The end result is a superb range of quality consumer goods available to all Kenyans. Environmental Policy: Kapa recognises that our operations have an affect on the local and global environment. As a result of this the management is committed to a programme of continual improvement and the prevention of pollution so as to minimise the potential harmful effects of such activities. Our guiding principle is to meet and, where possible to exceed all relevant environmental regulations, laws and codes of practice in order to minimise any adverse environmental effects caused as a consequence of our activities and products. We will implement our policies through a co-ordinated environmental management system. We will set targets and goals to improve our environmental performance. The company maintains that a primary part of its corporate environmental strategy is to sustainable waste management and to recycle materials wherever possible. Employee involvement in environmental matters is encouraged at all levels and will be promoted through training and communication to observe sound environmental practices. We will monitor the progress and publish an environmental performance report on a regular basis. The board of directors is committed to the implementation of this policy and will give full support to all those authorised to carry it out.
Unified Chemicals Ltd.
location_on Lusaka
Unified Chemicals is a large manufacturing company in southern Africa with our base of operations in Lusaka, Zambia.We produce the highest grade cooking oil and soon, will also manufacture detergents in Lusaka, Zambia. This plant has been completed and production has started in Lusaka with sales on the market of Ole vegetable oil. The highly modern and sanitary manufacturing facility produces vegetable oil to the highest international standard. The correct application of physical and chemical processes are insured by the suitability of our equipment and the care with which the processes are allied. Our highly skilled staff, constantly monitor production in order to ensure that every bottle of oil produced consistently maintains the high standards we have set. Because of the efficiency of our systems our plant conserves energy, and we are able, as a result, to bring our products to market at very reasonable cost, continuing the company's tradition of value and quality. We are scrupulous in our choice of material for our vegetable oil. This ensures that the oil is not only pure and good tasting, but healthy, to promote the well being of the buying public. The quality of our oil has been well accepted by the market. Management feels that the company has reached the stage for a deep foray into both domestic as well as international markets. Soap and detergent plants are expected to go on stream soon as well. Unified Chemical Company was founded incorporated in Zambia in 1979, to help meet shortages of essential commodities occurring at that time. Over the years the company has established a name for producing high quality products at low prices. Recognizing a need for locally produced vegetable oil, the company began the construction of a new, modern vegetable oil refining center to continue its tradition of high quality products.During the period, 1998 – 2003, the company went through a major rehabilitation of its plant and facilities culminating in the establishment of a modern plant along Katanga Road in the industrial area of Lusaka for the refining of crude soya oil and the manufacturing of soaps and detergents.The plant and technology for the refinery was supplied by De Smet of Belgium who are the world leaders in edible oil refining technology. The oil refinery was commissioned in June 2004. The plant has the capacity to refine 2,000 MT of oil per month. The market share of the company in the domestic sector is steadily increasing over the past one year. During this period, limited quantities have been exported to neighbouring countries as well. IMSA (Impianti Macchine Saponi of Italy) supplied the technology for the soap and glycerine divisions.
Frigoken Ltd
location_on Nairobi
Established in 1989 as a provider of premium quality products, Frigoken Ltd is a member of the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) group of companies, which is in turn a member of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED is an international development agency that promotes private sector entrepreneurship in the developing world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South-east Asia. Currently Kenya's largest producer of processed vegetables, Frigoken's customers include a broad range of leading European companies, supermarket chains, as well as one of the largest vegetable processors in Europe. AKFED is also affiliated to the Aga Khan Development Network, an organisation dedicated to improving human living conditions, strengthening cultural foundations and promoting corporate social responsibility. Frigoken is a unique operation, delivering both commercial excellence and community benefit. Our 'out grower' force of 20,000 small-scale Kenyan farmers, cultivates a network of small, individually owned plots, throughout Kenya. They are supported, however, by the world-class infrastructure, technical expertise, global marketing strength and distribution networks of a major internationally focused company. The end result is a high quality, well presented, competitive, premium product...and a better tomorrow for Kenya's farmers. Our vegetables are handpicked daily and taken to one of the 'Frigoken Collection Centres' located in rural areas, where they are quality inspected before transit to our Nairobi factory. Here they are processed in the shortest time possible so as to ensure their freshness is guaranteed. Year-round supply, unlimited production Thanks to the superb Kenyan climate, our year-round production capacity can be tailored to suit any pre-determined customer schedule. This means our customers can benefit from operating at optimum stock levels. Versatility of range and market flexibility We have the flexibility to process any kind of premium Kenyan horticultural produce, which includes the very best 'classical variety' extra-fine French green beans (Haricots Verts), snow peas, baby corn, cornichons and gherkins to name but a few. We can also process tropical fruits.
XAI XAI LTD
location_on Nairobi
XAI XAI LTD is a purveyor of quality wine with a mission to build a sustainable business partnership with our clients by ensuring that we always satisfy our customers¹ demands through timely and consistent supply of the best wines. We conduct continuous product surveys to establish new market trends and share the findings with our partners with a view of ensuring that the end consumer of our products is always satisfied. We have partnered with The Orange River Wine Cellars in South Africa and are the solo distributor of the product in East Africa. We supply: € Oranjerivier Fruity whites which are Chardonny, Colombard and Chenin Blanc € Sparkling wine which are Sparkling Brut, Sparkling Doux € Elegant reds which are Pinotage, Ruby Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz € We also have house wines, which are wozani red, white and rose; 5lt and 3lt casks of dry red and 5lt cask grand cru.
TRUFOODS LIMITED
location_on Nairobi
For over 50 years Trufoods Ltd have been manufacturing fruit based Jams under Zesta Brand name for the Kenyan market and export to neighbouring countries.The Zesta Jams come in 7 flavours, i.e. Red Plum, Mixed Fruit Jam, Pineapple Jam, Strawberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Orange Marmalade and Mango Jam all packed in EOT for convenience. We also have these same flavours packed in Glass Jars under Deluxe quality.These products are manufactured under stringent Health conditions and have in the past been packed in regular tins which required tin-cutters to open, but now they are packed in Easy To Open tins (EOT). All one needs to do is lift up the ring and pull out the lid to open Kabazi Canners Kenylon Pure Juices 1 litre Tetra-Pak: These are ready to drink juices made from real fruits. Manufactured locally by Kabazi Canners Ltd under the popular brand name KENYLON for quality products of International Standards.The new Juices come in 6 flavours namely Apple Juice, Passion Juice, Orange Juice, Mango Juice, Litchi Juice and Mixedfruit Juice.
NEW KENYA CO-OPERATIVE CREMERIES LTD
location_on Nairobi
One of the leading producers of all kinds of dairy products like fresh milk, cheese, long life milk (both flavoured and unflavoured), fermented milk (flavoured and unflavoured), yoghurt, ghee and powdered milk (whole and skimmed variants) in East Africa. We have grown from operating one factory for processing butter, to a total of eleven factories and eleven cooling plants strategically located throughout Kenya, which makes us the largest processor in Kenya. Apart from butter, the product range today encompasses a wide range of premium products such as among others under development in line with our marketing strategies.Our popular products include:Long life Milk: UHT milk aseptically packed, pasteurized and homogenized for longer lasting freshness.Shakalaka: Shakalaka is a healthy energy drink that peps you up everyday. It is made from a tasty blend of whey and fruit flavours.KCC Pasteurized Butter: Finest, fresh creamery pasteurized butter with a very aromatic flavour and taste. Variants: Salted, unsaltedSafariland Powdered Whole Milk: Safariland powder milk is spray dried milk intended to provide convenience to customers.Safariland Powdered Skimmed MilkKCC Superfine Ghee: This is ghee made from high quality milk cream. It has a unique taste and flavour that adds a special taste to food.KCC Rindless Cheddar Cheese: It is a semi-hard fairly strong English type cheese of light amber colour. It has a smooth closed texture. It has no rind as the name suggests.KCC Gouda CheeseThis is a hard, mild flavoured Holland type cheese. Its texture is slightly elastic and is best for sandwiches. It is rinded and has a red coat that preserves the moisture and flavour.Sizes: 500g, 1.5 KgKCC Tavern CheeseA very strong flavoured cheese of Italian style, ivory in colour, easily grated, it is rinded and has a clear coat.Sizes: 1.5 Kg, 4.5 KgKCC Processed Cheddar CheeseThis is a pasteurized blend ripened cheddar cheese and milk powder. It has a pleasing aroma with a homogenous texture.Sizes: 1Kg, 120g (4 x 30g)The main production activities include and involve the following:Extension ServiceThe company’s extension arm consists of field officers who offer services on clean milk production, quality management and education on milk production. The services are mainly in regard to hygiene and quality of milk production. There is also supervision of milk collection to ensure the process is carried out hygienically.Quality MonitoringThis is critical at each phase of milk production. This is to ensure consistency in the quality of the dairy products, This also covers production measures, which include periodic testing of incubated samples and sampling and testing of dairy products in the market.Milk processingThe milk processing involves the following main activities:Collection and Testing StageRaw milk is delivered in sanitary containers by the company trucks or hired trucks and by individual farmers to the cooling/ processing plants. After off-loading, samples are taken to the laboratory for testing, mainly for taste and odor, acidity etc. These include:Rasazurin test to determine microbiological loadLactometer, total solids and butterfat tests to determine adulteration of milkOrganoleptic test to ensure the right smell, sight and tasteMilk is then taken to processing plants for conversion into processed milk products.Pasteurization and Homogenization Stage Pasteurization is a very critical activity in the milk processing. It is during this process that all harmful organisms are destroyed, thus guaranteeing products safe for human consumption. Milk is heated at a temperature time combination of 72 degrees centigrade within 15-20 seconds. Homogenization is the process that involves mechanical breakdown under pressure of the fat globules to fine particles which do not conglomerate. The consumer is thus assured of a smooth and controlled fat content product. Pasteurized and homogenized milk is then processed into various milk products, including whole fresh milk.Packaging StageThe processed milk products are packaged to various target consumer specifications and requirements ready for marketing and sales. There is continuous review of the product mix to ensure satisfaction of all consumers. The product range has been carefully selected to meet the tastes and preferences of consumers in all market segments with plans to continuously evolve these products in tandem with changes in the market. New KCC is committed to meeting the expectations of all its stakeholders, farmers, consumers, customers, employees and the general public. Life¹s goodness everyday.
The Dominion Group of Companies Ltd
location_on Guthrie, Oklahoma
The “Dominion Group of Companies” is the informal identity of a number of companies founded and owned by Calvin Burgess of Guthrie, Oklahoma. These companies provide a diverse range of services and products, from lodging properties in Mexico to large-scale farming in Kenya. For over 20 years they have responded to opportunities to privatize governmental functions and projects for which state and federal agencies lacked the funding or flexibility to deliver themselves. In addition to government contracting and leasing, The Dominion Companies are involved in aircraft maintenance and modifications, lodging, manufacturing and commercial farming. The origin of this group of companies dates to 1977 when Mr. Burgess founded a general contracting firm. That business expanded into commercial real estate development in 1986, since which year the Dominion Group has sited, designed, built and financed over 3.2 million square feet of public and commercial properties. Dominion. Active in North America, Central America and Africa, The Dominion Group pursues unique business opportunities, often with a contrarian approach to investment. On the following pages and attachments, you are invited to review some of the projects and properties that Dominion owns or has owned in recent years.
