GBK Dairy Products Limited

GBK Dairy Products Limited, often referred to as GBK Dairy, is a dairy processing company in Uganda.[1]

GBK Dairy Products Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryDairy processing
Founded1996 (1996)
HeadquartersMbarara, Uganda
Key people
Godfrey Kacuma
CEO
ProductsFresh milk, UHT milk, yogurt, ghee
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The head office and factory of GBK Dairy Products Limited are located at 70–80 Mbarara–Kabale Road, in the central business district of Mbarara,[2] the largest and most populated city in the Ankole sub-region of the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 270 kilometres (168 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The geographical coordinates of the head office of the company are:0°36'25.0"S, 30°39'42.0"E (Latitude:-0.606944; Longitude:30.661667).[4]

Overview

GBK Dairy was opened in 1996, with capacity of 2,000 liters a day. As of May 2015, the plant's production capacity was 100,000 liters per day, although often the factory was under-utilized, producing only 20,000 to 30,000 liters daily, primarily due to a small market. The company's products are marketed locally within Uganda and to neighboring countries within the East African Community.[1]

Ownership

GBK Dairy is a member and subsidiary of the GBK Group of companies which include (a) A milk-processing factory (a) A water purification plant, producing bottled drinking water and (c) A juice-extraction plant, manufacturing natural drinking juices. The factory manufactures the following products among others: (a) pasteurized fresh milk (b) UHT milk (c) yoghurt and (d) ghee.[5]

See also

References
  1. Raymond Baguma (2 May 2005). "GBK Denies Being In Financial Crisis". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. Yellow Uganda (30 April 2020). "Location of GBK Dairy Products Limited". Kampala: Yellow Uganda Limited. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. Google (30 April 2020). "Distance Between Kampala And Mbarara In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. Google (30 April 2020). "Location of the Head Office of GBK Dairy Products Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. Food Business Africa (23 February 2015). "Industry Focus: Dairy Industry in Uganda". Nairobi: Food Business Africa Online. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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