Carrefour Kenya opens 20th branch at Business Bay Square Mall in Eastleigh

exceptional services to our customers as we strategically expand our footprint in the Kenyan market,” East Africa Carrefour Regional Director Christophe Orcet said.

“Our goal is to offer the best affordable products in all our stores to benefit every household and offer real value and solutions to the rising cost of living in Kenya.”

KENYA – French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation, Carrefour, has expanded its retail chain in Nairobi city with the latest being at the Business Bay Square Mall in Eastleigh.

Located along General Waruinge Street, the 3,000-square-meter store will be one of the largest opened by retailers in the country in 2019.

The new outlet seeks to tap the area’s growing population and businesses with a major focus on the high footfall of customers who visit Eastleigh to shop for clothes and household items.

In total, Carrefour now operates 20 stores countrywide: 16 are located in Nairobi with Kisumu and Mombasa hosting two stores each.

“The opening of our new store today is a true testament to our commitment to continue providing

Arla Foods inaugurates state-of-the-art dairy Farm in Nigeria

NIGERIA – Arla Foods has stepped up its efforts to boost sustainable milk production in Nigeria with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art dairy farm in Kaduna which cost the Danish dairy giant over US$10 million.

The farm – a state-of the-art Danish designed dairy farm and the first of its kind in Nigeria- is located in Damau village, Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

Designed to ensure optimum animal welfare and productivity, the Farm covers 400 Ha of land, with the capacity to house 400 milking cows and 1000 animals in total.

Arla which produces Dano Milk, a popular milk brand in Nigeria, notes that its farm will be a showcase for sustainable milk production in Nigeria

The Managing Director, Arla Nigeria, Peder Pedersen, noted that the farm is currently home to 216 Danish Holstein cows, which arrived a few days ago and are settling well into their new environment.

Once fully operational, the farm will directly employ 40 people and is expected to produce 5 million kg of milk per year.