Dangote Flour Grows Capacity
- By Abimbola Tooki
- Published June 20th, 2011
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The management of Dangote Flour Mills has significantly grown its capacity across the country from 4, 500 metric tons to 7,300 metric tons per day, while also pushing its wheat meal brand, Alkama and retail packs for Danvita, into the market. The company has invested in ultra-modern technology, with machines that are between three months and nine years, in an industry where equipments are as old as 35 years old. Rohit Chaudhr, group managing director of Dangote Flour, revealed that the company's Lagos plant capacity was raised from 1,000 metric (MT) tons to 2,500/day, while Calabar was raised to 1,500MT from 1,000MT/day, and Ilorin, Kwara State from 500 to 1,000MT/day.
"The investment is despite the global economic meltdown. These projects have since been completed with the exception of Apapa mill which is scheduled for completion soon," he said, while announcing the start of direct export into Chad, Cameroon, Niger and the West Coast. The introduction of both Alkama and Danvita, according to Chaudhry, will lead to an increased turnover for the company and dividend payout for the shareholders.
"This move is targeted at creating more market share for the wheat meal which has made name in some parts of the country," he said adding "with the planned introduction of our wheat meal brand, Alkama and retail packs for our flour and Danvita, the future looks bright and our company is positioned to take over the market lead and create more value for our shareholders."
Stating that the on-going "Semolina Mills" of 1,500mt per day would soon come on stream, he said "this is a dedicated mill for the production of Danvita-our brand of Semolina with the latest milling technology. This would definitely lead to product consistency of every bag of Danvita and for the complete satisfaction of the general public. Not only are we one of the very few flour millers in Nigeria in Nigeria that have mills dedicated to semolina production, we are the only dedicated mill with the highest number of production lines. From its current position as number two in the sector, Chaudhry expressed the company's target to attain number one position in the industry, just as it is not losing sight of the need for quality in such a sensitive industry.
"Product quality remains paramount," he said, hence the company is working towards International Standards Organisation (ISO) 2000 certification soon, adding that "product diversification is one area the company has done very well and is entering into the biscuit segment."
"The investment is despite the global economic meltdown. These projects have since been completed with the exception of Apapa mill which is scheduled for completion soon," he said, while announcing the start of direct export into Chad, Cameroon, Niger and the West Coast. The introduction of both Alkama and Danvita, according to Chaudhry, will lead to an increased turnover for the company and dividend payout for the shareholders.
"This move is targeted at creating more market share for the wheat meal which has made name in some parts of the country," he said adding "with the planned introduction of our wheat meal brand, Alkama and retail packs for our flour and Danvita, the future looks bright and our company is positioned to take over the market lead and create more value for our shareholders."
Stating that the on-going "Semolina Mills" of 1,500mt per day would soon come on stream, he said "this is a dedicated mill for the production of Danvita-our brand of Semolina with the latest milling technology. This would definitely lead to product consistency of every bag of Danvita and for the complete satisfaction of the general public. Not only are we one of the very few flour millers in Nigeria in Nigeria that have mills dedicated to semolina production, we are the only dedicated mill with the highest number of production lines. From its current position as number two in the sector, Chaudhry expressed the company's target to attain number one position in the industry, just as it is not losing sight of the need for quality in such a sensitive industry.
"Product quality remains paramount," he said, hence the company is working towards International Standards Organisation (ISO) 2000 certification soon, adding that "product diversification is one area the company has done very well and is entering into the biscuit segment."
