•Launches biscuits
The management of Sona Agro Allied Foods Ltd has concluded plans to boost capacity through additional two biscuit plants.
This, it said, would assist the company in boosting its present capacity of 100 tons per day.
The firm launched SONA BITES Biscuit, an addition to its rich products portfolio.
The biscuit is cashew and butter based rich recipe product to meet the taste of Nigerians.
Cashew and Butter are locally-sourced ingredients, as Sona Group strives to use locally available raw materials to be used 100 per cent in its manufacturing activity to drive the local economy.
The Managing Director, Mr. Subramaniam Murugesan, said: “With the installation of two additional plants, the company will have a production capacity of 200 tonnes per day.”
He said the company remained resolute to provide innovative products in the years ahead.
Murugesan said the decision to launch new products was informed by the need to fill the vacuum arising from shortage of premium biscuits in supermarkets, which he added was occasioned by lack of access to foreign exchange and the Federal Government ban on such imported items.
He said: ”Although we are in mass market, our products are known for quality. We have now moved to premium segment, using rich recipe, to meet the standard of American and Europe.As I speak, we have experienced food technologists, Nigerians and Indian expatriates, who are capable of making high quality products to meet consumers’ needs.”