To enhance production and local processing of milk, FrieslandCampina has said it is strengthening local dairy production in Nigeria by building a mobile yoghurt plant.

Global dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina, has flagged off a series of activities to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a commitment to sustain investment in the Nigerian dairy value-chain.

FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Nigeria’s foremost dairy company, has announced a digital ‘Word twist’ campaign to relaunch Olympic, Coast and Nunu milk brands into the Nigerian market. The new ‘Word twist’ campaign requires consumers to compose meaningful sentences with Coast, Olympic and Nunu for a chance to win fantastic prizes. For example, “You can now Coast to…

Specialized Nutrition Director at FrieslandCampina, Dolapo Otegbayi has been listed on the Top 50 Africa Marketing Leaders for 2021 as she emerged the Marketing World Woman of the year during the Marketing World Awards (MWA) which held on Friday July 2, 2021 at the prestigious Movenpick Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Marketing World Awards is a…

With imported milk powder accounting for 75 per cent of raw materials used by the dairy industry, stakeholders are hopeful that the unveiling of the Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD), would help reverse this trend and aid local production. Speaking at the virtual unveiling of the FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s CNDDD, Vice President, Prof. Yemi…

Shareholders of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc have unanimously approved the resolutions authorizing their directors to, on behalf of the company, execute the sale and transfer of a portion of land situated within its Ikorodu Industrial Estate where NUTRICIMA factory conducts its business operations to FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc. Speaking during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)…

With many producers deploying their backward integration plan programmes, daily milk collection from farmers has hit all-time high record of 40 tons (40,000 litres) in the country.

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak Milk on Tuesday donated a new mobility bus with wheelchair access to the Nigeria Para-powerlifting Federation. The donation at the company’s headquarters in Lagos was in fulfillment of its recent promise to the Para-powerlifters.  The International Paralympic Committee-approved mobility bus seats 12 people and 15 wheel chairs. This…

Royal FrieslandCampina has announced plans to invest €23 million in local milk production, as part of its Dairy Development Programme (DDP) in Nigeria, the company’s Global Chief Executive Officer, Hein Schumacher, has said.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on investors in the diary industry to facilitate backward integration in the sector including providing incentives for local diary farmers. Osinbajo expressed this view on Friday when he received a delegation from FrieslandCampina led by its Global CEO, Mr. Hein Schumacher....

First Bank Plc has been drawn against Unilever in the opening week of the 2018 Remita Corporate Champions Cup (RC3), which kicks off on Sunday with four matches at the Sports Pavilion of Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech). The competition brings together eight winners and runners-up of various industry games, including Banking, FMCG, Insurance and…

A Nigerian postgraduate student and participant at the Global Food Security Symposium, Oyewale Abioye, has told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that Nigeria must keep up its progress in dairy agri-business by encouraging public-private partnerships.