Bio Foods becomes first Kenyan dairy processor to acquire B Corporation certification

and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

In addition, the dairy processor noted that as Certified B Corp, it could be a force for good in the world and is committed to making a positive impact now and in the future industry.

KENYA – Bio Foods Ltd, a leading processor and marketer of premium dairy products, has become the first and only Food & Beverage company in Kenya to receive a B Corporation certification after undergoing a rigorous 2-year impact assessment with B Lab Africa.

According to the company’s statement on a LinkedIn post, acquiring the certification indicates that the company has maintained a high standard of verified, overall social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

“At Bio Foods, we strongly believe in sustainability as a core pillar for our Business and as an organization, we operate within and commit to the triple bottom-line framework, of people, planet, and profit,” the company added.

With the certification, Bio joins an international movement of 6,000 purpose-led businesses that meet B Corp’s high standards of social

Uganda to hold talks with Kenya over powdered milk importation restrictions

UGANDA – Ugandan government has proposed to hold talks with the Kenyan government, over restrictions on the importation of its powdered milk.

This comes after Benson Mwangi, the general manager at Brookside Uganda, a firm owned by the family of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, said Nairobi is denying the milk processor export permits and that those given are often delayed.

The statements were confirmed by Uganda’s Dairy Development Authority (DDA) with the authority’s executive director Samson Akankiza revealing that Nairobi was only issuing about 20 percent of entry papers to exporters of its powdered milk. www.summit.foodsafetyafrica.net

Speaking in parliament, David Bahati, the country’s Minister of State for Trade, said that if the trend was not dealt with It would lead to the crippled livelihood of cattle farmers in the country.

“We are aware of this situation of not only milk but also other products. The head of state has been informed about this situation, and is going to engage the President of Kenya, to see how we can resolve this matter,” he revealed.

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