Foodstuff & Beverages

Farmer's Choice pork, beef, lamb and processed poultry products are unique as we are one of the very few food producers in the world who have total control of the origin and freshness of all meats used in our products. From animal production and feed control through to slaughter, butchery and processing utilizing the only licensed export slaughterhouses and manufacturing plant in the region, we produce an extensive range of fresh and processed meat products. Farmer's Choice was established in 1980 with its main objective being the sale of fresh and processed pork products to the entire population and across all income groups in Kenya. Right up to this moment, the core business of Farmer's Choice has been the production of sausages, bacon, ham, delicatessen products and fresh pork. Beef, lamb and poultry have also become important supplementary products. EXPORTSWe export an average of 2,000 Metric tons of Farmer's Choice processed products annually to about 15 countries across Africa, the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Countries) and the Indian Subcontinent.COMESA:1. Tanzania2. Uganda3. Eritrea4. Ethiopia5. Djibouti6. Mauritius7. The Democratic Republic of Congo8. Rwanda9. ZanzibarNON COMESA:1. UAE2. Bahrain3. Ghana 4. Nigeria 5. Indian Subcontinent6. OmanFarmer's Choice products are sent by Air, Road and Sea from our factory to destinations worldwide.Manufacturing ProcessFarmer’s Choice currently produces around 8,000 tons of meat per year. While most of this consists of pork and beef produce, several hundred tons of other perishable products are also distributed, including turkey, chicken, lamb, dairy products and vegetables. There are three essential criteria in ensuring that Farmer’s Choice products are kept to the international standards expected of them: time, temperature and hygiene. To satisfy these standards the company’s managers have left nothing to chance. There are two on-site generators with a total of 1,000 Kva capacity, as well as a constant fresh water supply from two boreholes within the compound. The water is chlorinated to appropriate safety levels and checked for cleanliness three times a day. The health of the pigs is another crucial factor that needs constant monitoring, not just to ensure good quality meat, but also for humanitarian reasons. Government Veterinary Inspectors regularly check the off-site pig units, as well as those of producers who are sub-contracted to supply pigs for slaughter. As soon as the animals arrive at the slaughterhouse from the pig units, they are put into a lairage that has been built to Kenya Government Veterinary specifications. Here an inspector checks them for any sign of disease. Immediately prior to slaughter, the pigs are screened for any sign of stress that might adversely affect the quality of the meat. The animals are killed painlessly, having been rendered unconscious by an electric stunner immediately beforehand. The cleaning, dressing, inspection and subsequent butchering of the pigs are all strictly controlled, both in terms of the temperature at which each operation takes place, and the time allowed before the animal is moved to the next stage. All workers in the plant are made acutely aware of the need to remain clean at all times. The wearing of white coats, boots and hats is obligatory in all production areas. All the meat products are packed on site, either by vacuum or in food grade wrappers. The meat for sausages is encased in collagen that has been imported from the UK. This gives the sausages a tender bite whilst ensuring sterility. All the packages pass through a computerized dating machine that ink jets the date of manufacture and sell-by date onto each package, ensuring that the product reaches the consumer in a fresh state.Before final despatch from the plant, all products are stored at 0º Centigrade or less, having been metal detected to ensure quality and safety. Over sixty vans are involved in distributing Farmer’s Choice products in Kenya. All of them are either refrigerated or specially insulated, operating on a distribution schedule that ensures the most rapid delivery possible to retail stores, hotels, institutions and fast food outlets alike.

Fame Impex Trading PLC is a diversified consumer goods importer, foodstuff distributor, and trade corporation based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Specializing in bridging international fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands with the rapidly expanding Ethiopian retail and hospitality market, Fame Impex delivers globally recognized, certified quality packaged foods to supermarkets, wholesalers, and retail distributors throughout Ethiopia. Our exclusive food and beverage import portfolio features globally celebrated brands, including Oba Turkish Spaghetti and Macaroni, Ulker confectionery and butter biscuits, Tayas premium chocolates and candies, Alokozay pure Ceylon teas and refined sunflower oil, Ani sweet biscuits, Brüggen German breakfast cornflakes and oat cereals, and Kitchen King fruit jams, canned mushrooms, and condiments. In addition, our trading division manages the compliant export of non-ferrous industrial metals such as Zinc Dross, Zinc Ash, and Lead Ingots. Operating centralized bonded and dry warehousing in Addis Ababa with extensive supply routes covering Dire Dawa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, and Mekelle, Fame Impex Trading PLC ensures uninterrupted inventory availability, strict product authenticity, and competitive trade terms for commercial partners across East Africa.

Grand Cereals & Oil Mills Limited (GCOML) is an integrated foods company whose primary activity is the creation of superior value from local raw materials, with leading brands in the Cereals, Vegetable Oil and Animal Feed categories. In 1997 UAC of Nigeria Plc acquired a major shareholding in Grand Cereals & Oil Mills Limited, located on a 16-acre site at Kilometre 17, Zawan Roundabout, Bukuru, Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria. The company which was incorporated in 1983, was originally designed to produce baking flour from imported wheat. Faollowing the ban placed on imported wheat, GCOML modified its operation and production objectives, and today, this growing subsidiary of UACN Plc is steadfastly engaged in many value-added agricultural-based industrial activities. The result is seen today in the current production and marketing focus of the company. GCOML consistently delivers to consumers, high quality cereals, oils and feed, via the careful application of internationally acclaimed techniques to manufacture premium products. The core activities being carried out by GCOML take place through the operations of the following production units: A CEREAL MILL capable of processing Maize into Flour, Grits and Offal as by-product. The Cereal Mill also cleans Sorghum for industrial use.  AN OIL MILL capable of processing Groundnuts, Soya Beans, Palm Kernel and Cotton Seeds into high quality Groundnut Oil, Soya Oil, Cotton Seed Oil, Deodorized Groundnut Oil, Cakes, Soap Stock and Lecithin. AN ANIMAL FEED PLANT capable of processing the by-products (bran and cake) from the Cereal and Oil mills respectively at 140 tonnes per day. The plant is also capable of processing pelletised poultry feed, cow, pig and fish feed on request. Incorporated in the feed plant is the concentrate/premix plant. The feed plant has undergone a number of capacity expansion initiatives, the latest being the new ultra modern, fully automated feed plant, ready for full activation by June 2004. This new plant will take the company's feed production capacity to 400 tonnes per day.   STRATEGIC SILOS capable of holding 16,000 tonnes of grains.

Spring Waters Nigeria Limited, is the producer of SWAN Natural Spring Water, the pioneer brand of bottled water in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. SWAN Natural spring Water, which has its origin in the volcanic highlands of the Kerang Hills of the Jos Plateau, comes in PET bottles of 150cl, 75cl and 33cl. The Company has successfully introduced its range of carbonated soft drinks of SWAN Apple, SWAN Orange and SWAN Pineapple which are available in 150cl, 50cl and 33cl PET bottles.The Company has successfully introduced its range of carbonated soft drinks of SWAN Apple, SWAN Orange and SWAN Pineapple which are available in 150cl, 50cl and 33cl PET bottles.

In 1879, the United African Company was formed following the merger of four European companies trading up the River Niger: Alexander Miller Brothers & Company, Central African Trading Company Limited, West African Company Limited and James Pinnock. Uacn has demonstrated marked dynamism in it's over 108 years of operation in Nigeria. Its predecessors have included the Royal Niger Company and the African and Eastern Trading Corporation, which merged in 1929 to form the United African Company limited, a wholly owned Uniliver company. In March 1973, the name of the company was further changed to uac of Nigeria limited and to the present uac of Nigeria plc in 1991.The Foods Division was known as West African Cold Storage Company Limited between 1948 and 1973. Later in 1973, following the indigenization decree in Nigeria, Unilever divested out of uacn and it became a Nigerian company. Going down memory lane, in the1950's the business was concerned primarily with trading, by importing perishable Foods such as Ice cream, Frozen Meat, Fish, Butter, Vegetables and Fruits. The Foods Division was also in charge of storage and distribution of Planta Margarine for Lever Brothers.In 1961, the company moved out of trading and started on a small scale, Ice Cream manufacturing, Meat processing, production of Dog Food and Bacon. In 1967, the Foods Division stepped-up its production activities by packaging Luncheon Meat, Tomato Sauce, Vinegar and Black pudding. Fox Glacier mints were added in 1968.By 1974, the company took over the distribution of Ovaltine from Lipton. However until 1981, the company's activities were mainly trading. Though real manufacturing started in 1982, when the Business expanded its manufacturing portfolio to cater for the needs of the teeming population – the trade/consumers.Foods in 1989 was merged with Kingsway Fast Foods (an off-shoot of Kingsway Rendezvous, conceptualized in 1974), which was the restaurant arm of the former Kingsway Stores. Before the merger, a new restaurant concept, Mr. Bigg's, was introduced in August 1986 as a category under uac Foods.As a result of the merger, there was a need for expansion and this led to the movement of the factory from Ijora to Ojota complex.However in February 2001, Mr. Bigg's became a fully fledged division of its own, with the head office at Oregun. And it has today become the market leader in Fast Foods business.Moreso, on 1 st September 2006 uac Foods gave birth to uac Dairies formally known as Ice cream category of uac foods. uac Dairies is the producer of Supreme Ice cream, the leading brand of ice cream in Nigeria. The Kingsway Rendezvous model was finally phased out in November 1996.Currently, uac foods is one of the oldest Nigeria's Leading manufacturer and marketer of tasty and nourishing convenience foods operating a business policy that seeks to deliver superior value to its consumers. uac foods has two broad categories – Snacks and Food services. In its portfolio are leading brands such as Gala (which has been in existence over 47 years filling the snacking needs of every Nigerian Consumer), Funtime Cake, Funtime Coconut Chips and Snaps.