GM Sugar Uganda Limited

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GM Sugar Uganda Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacture and marketing of sugar
Founded2006
Headquarters Njeru, Buikwe District, Uganda
Key people
Milan Dobariya
chief executive officer [1]
Products Sugar

GM Sugar Uganda Limited, also GM Sugar Limited or GM Sugar, is a manufacturer of sugar in Uganda. [2] [3]

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Location

The company headquarters and factory are in the town of Njeru in Buikwe District, on the Kampala–Jinja Highway, about 13.5 kilometres (8 mi), west of the central business district of Jinja, the nearest large town. [4] This is about 69 kilometres (43 mi) east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [5] The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°24'43.0"N, 33°08'10.0"E (Latitude:0.411939; Longitude:33.136106). [6]

Overview

GM Sugar Uganda Limited was established in 2006. [7] The company is a member of the Millers Association of Sugarcane, an industry group of sugar manufacturers in Uganda. [8]

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References

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  2. Sanya, Samuel (22 November 2011). "Eight firms join sugar production". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. TOU (30 April 2012). "Uganda: Company plans to set up new sugar factory by 2013". Sugaronline.com Quoting The Observer (Uganda) (TOU). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. GFC (29 April 2016). "Distance between Jinja Municipality, Eastern Region, Uganda and G.M Sugar Ltd, Njeru, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. GFC (29 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and G.M Sugar Ltd, Njeru, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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00°24′43″N33°08′10″E / 0.41194°N 33.13611°E / 0.41194; 33.13611