Pearl Dairy Farms Limited
| Private | |
| Industry | Dairy processing |
| Headquarters | Mbarara, Uganda |
Key people |
Bijoy Varghese General Manager |
| Products | Butter oil, ghee, skimmed milk powder, full cream milk powder |
| Subsidiaries |
In Kenya Offices in Kampala & Dubai |
| Website | Homepage |
Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, often referred to as Pearl Dairy, is a dairy processing company in Uganda.[1]
Location
The head office and factory of Pearl Dairy Farms Limited is located in the neighborhood called Biharwe, along the Masaka–Mbarara Road, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi), by road, east of the central business district of Mbarara.[2] The coordinates of the company headquarters and factory are:0°32'16.0"S, 30°42'52.0"E (Latitude:-0.537780; Longitude:30.714446).[3]
Overview
The factory is built on 15 acres (6.1 ha) and has capacity to process 500,000 liters of milk daily. The milk is purchased from dairy farmers in Mbarara District and neighboring communities.[4] The company maintains corporate offices in Kampala and Dubai.[1] Pearl Dairy Farms Limited maintains a subsidiary in Kenya, with its own milk processing plant.[5]
Ownership
The company is a member of the Midland Group of companies, a conglomerate active in Africa and the Middle East, with businesses in transportation, consumer electronics, commodities, education, telecommunication , real estate and agribusiness.[1][5] The detailed shareholding in the stock of the company is illustrated in the table below:[6]
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhasker Kotecha and Family | 50.5 |
| 2 | Anand Kapoor and Family | 49.5 |
| Total | 100.00 | |
Products
The factory manufactures the following products among others:[1][7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pearl (19 March 2016). "Pearl Dairy Farms Limited: Company Profile" (PDF). Mbarara: Pearl Dairy Farms Limited (Pearl). Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ GFC (19 March 2016). "Distance between Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda and Pearl Dairies, Kashari, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ Google (19 March 2016). "Location of Pearl Dairy Farms Limited Headuarters & Factory" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ IFC (26 May 2013). "IFC Projects Database - Pearl Dairy: Summary of Investment Information". Washington, DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC). Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- 1 2 Ciuri, Simon (15 November 2015). "Uganda’s Pearl Dairy to build plant in Kenya". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "IFC, Uganda’s Pearl Dairy in US$6.5 million loan deal". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ FBAM (July 2014). "Industry Focus: Dairy Industry in Uganda". Food Business Africa Magazine (FBAM). Retrieved 19 March 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 00°32′16″N 30°42′52″E / 0.53778°N 30.71444°E