GBK Dairy Products Limited

Dairy processing company in Uganda

GBK Dairy Products LimitedCompany type| Private

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Industry| Dairy processing
Founded| 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Headquarters| Mbarara, Uganda

Key people

| Godfrey Kacuma
CEO
Products| Fresh milk, UHT milk, yogurt, ghee
Website| Homepage

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

## Location

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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

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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

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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]

## See also

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* List of milk processing companies in Uganda
* Dairy industry in Uganda

## References

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1. ^ a b Raymond Baguma (2 May 2005). "GBK Denies Being In Financial Crisis". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. ^ Yellow Uganda (30 April 2020). "Location of GBK Dairy Products Limited". Kampala: Yellow Uganda Limited. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. ^ "Distance Between Kampala And Mbarara In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
4. ^ "Location of the Head Office of GBK Dairy Products Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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)

## External links

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* Opportunities and challenges in Uganda’s dairy industry
* Manufacture of Dairy in East Africa: 2018 Report

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