GBK Dairy Products Limited

GBK Dairy Products Limited
Company type	Private
Industry	Dairy processing
Founded	1996;28 years ago
Headquarters	Mbarara, Uganda
Key people	Godfrey Kacuma; CEO
Products	Fresh milk, UHT milk, yogurt, ghee
Website	Homepage

Last updated August 13, 2024

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

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 milk-processing factory, a water purification plant producing bottled drinking water, and a juice-extraction plant manufacturing natural drinking juices. The factory manufactures the following products among others: pasteurized fresh milk, UHT milk, yoghurt and ghee.^[5]

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References

1 2 Raymond Baguma (2 May 2005). "GBK Denies Being In Financial Crisis". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ Yellow Uganda (30 April 2020). "Location of GBK Dairy Products Limited". Kampala: Yellow Uganda Limited. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ Google (30 April 2020). "Distance Between Kampala And Mbarara In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ Google (30 April 2020). "Location of the Head Office of GBK Dairy Products Limited" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ Food Business Africa (23 February 2015). "Industry Focus: Dairy Industry in Uganda". Nairobi: Food Business Africa Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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[1R-1] 1 2 Raymond Baguma (2 May 2005). "GBK Denies Being In Financial Crisis". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[XXR2-2] Yellow Uganda (30 April 2020). "Location of GBK Dairy Products Limited". Kampala: Yellow Uganda Limited. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[2R-3] Google (30 April 2020). "Distance Between Kampala And Mbarara In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[3R-4] Google (30 April 2020). "Location of the Head Office of GBK Dairy Products Limited" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[4R-5] Food Business Africa (23 February 2015). "Industry Focus: Dairy Industry in Uganda". Nairobi: Food Business Africa Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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