Paramount Dairies Limited (PDL), often referred to as Paramount Dairies, is a dairy processing company in Uganda.[1] PDL is a leading manufacturer of Cheddar and Gouda cheeses in Uganda.[2][3] In 2013, the Daily Monitor newspaper named this company among the 6 key milk processors in the country, out of at least 30 licensed operators.[4]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy processing |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Mbarara, Uganda |
Key people | John Anglin Managing Director |
| Products | Cheese, cream |
Number of employees | 50+ (2011) |
| Subsidiaries | Offices in Mbarara and Kampala, Uganda |
Location
editThe head office and factory of the company are located in the neighborhood called Kakoba, in the town of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, in Uganda's Western Region, approximately 270 kilometres (168 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that country.[5] The coordinates of the company headquarters and factory are:0°36'39.0"S, 30°40'29.0"E (Latitude:-0.610830; Longitude:30.674718).[6]
Overview
editPDL began as a family business in 1992, with installed capacity of 200 liters per day.[7] As at 2011, the company employed over 50 personnel to produce 8 varieties of cheeses, which were sold to leading supermarket chains in Uganda's urban centers and to neighboring Rwanda. At that time, plans were underway to expand processing capacity to 100,000 liters per day.[8]
Products
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Vision Reporter (2 September 2004). "Uganda: Mbarara $500m Dairy Investment Hits Snag". New Vision via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Comesa (1999). "Investing In Uganda's Dairy Industry". Comesatradehub.com (Comesa). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Mwesigwa, Alon (3 July 2012). "New cheese firm opens". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Special Reports (27 June 2013). "History of the dairy sub-sector". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ GFC (20 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kakoba Central (K) Polling Station, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Location of the Headquarters and Factory of Paramount Dairy Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ FOAC (2000). "Dairy Cattle In Uganda". Fortuneofafrica.com (FOAC). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b TPC (20 March 2016). "Paramount Diaries (2010) Limited". Tripages.com (TPC). Retrieved 20 March 2016.