Weetabix Kenya Turns 40 in Style (Photo Gallery)
Weetabix recently celebrated its 40th year in Kenya after decades of fueling Kenyans by providing them with a healthy and nutritious breakfast which is a staple in 1 of every 5 urban Kenyan homes.
To commemorate this iconic achievement, Weetabix celebrated at a reception dinner at the Villa Rosa Kempinski. In attendance, was a special delegation of investors from Bright Foods Group led by their Chairman Yong Jie Lyu, Baring Private Equity- Asia and Weetabix Food Company CEO Giles Turell amongst other global company leadership luminaries. The delegation unveiled the company’s recent investment at the Nairobi Plant during a factory tour where they renewed their commitment to investing in Kenya.
This ceremony also marked the formal unveiling of a £1.6 Million project aimed to modernize the Weetabix Plant which will in turn increase the production capacity by 60%.
The dinner was also an opportunity for Weetabix to recognize and appreciate their key stakeholders, including government, agency partners, suppliers and retail partners.
Other key guests who were also present included:
Dr. Wilson Songa – PS Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise development
Mr. Giles Turell – CEO of Weetabix Food Company (UK) accompanied by other senior company leadership
Mr. Lv Yongjie – Chairman Bright Food Group (China) accompanied by other members of the Board of Directors
Mr Guy Cui – MD of Baring Private Equity (Asia) accompanied by other members of the Board of Directors
Mr Ahsan Manji – MD of Weetabix East Africa
Here are photos from the event:
Weetabix Company CEO (UK) Mr Gilles Turell and Dr. Wilson Songa – PS Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise development
Weetabix EA Sales Team
Weetabix EA Finance Director – Pritpal Deogun, and Head of Regional Sales Amit Chandiramani with Carrefour Country Manager Franck Moreau (Center)
Giles Turell Weetabix Food Company CEO, and Gareth Martin Director of Strategy with Weetabix EA Brand Manager Steven Maikweki
Giles Turell (CEO Weetabix Food Co) With Dr. Julius Kipngetich (CEO Uchumi Supermarkets) and Lenny Nganga (Managing Director Saracen OMD Media)
Directors of Bright Food Group And Baring Private Equity Asia
