Belgian Puratos launches its African offensive and allies with Sifaoui in Côte d’Ivoire
The family-owned baking products manufacturer is setting up shop in Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, in collaboration with local companies. It is aiming to create over 400 jobs.
10/07/2020 at 16h06, by Africa Business+
Puratos, the Belgian family group with a turnover of €2bn, is currently developing a network of four factories producing baking products (such as premixes, fruit fillings and chocolate). These new subsidiaries and manufacturing units are located in the capital cities of Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya with the assistance of local partners – in Ethiopia, the group is working with Dachi Manufacturing PLC, and in Nigeria, with the Adegunwa family (Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC and Rite Foods).
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