Jesa Farm Dairy Limited, often referred to as Jesa Farm Dairy, is a dairy processing company in

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

Location

The head office and factory of Jesa Farm Dairy is located along Old Port Bell Road, in the industrial area of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the company headquarters and factory are: 0°19'11.0"N, 32°35'58.0"E (Latitude:0.319724; Longitude:32.599448).

Overview

Jesa Farm Dairy is an indigenous Ugandan operation, a member of the Mulwana Group of Companies, which include a dairy farm, a plastics manufacturing company, a battery-manufacturing business and a real estate development company.

History

In 1988, the late

James Mulwana James Mulwana (24 July 1936 – 15 January 2013), was a businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist in Uganda. He was the Group chairman and chief executive officer of the Mulwana Group of Companies, a diverse business conglomerate with int ...

and his wife Sarah Mulwana established a dairy farm at Mikka Village, in Wakiso District, approximately , by road, northwest of Kampala, along Kampala–Hoima Road. They stocked the firm with 550 Friesian cows and named it Jesa Mixed Farm Limited. In 1994, Jesa Farm Dairy Limited was formed to produce "packed milk, butter, yoghurt and cream".

Ownership

Jesa Farm Dairy Limited is owned by the estate of its founder, the late James Mulwana (1936–2013).

Products

The factory manufactures products including fresh

milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...

, ESL milk,

Flavoured milk Flavored milk is a sweetened dairy drink made with milk, sugar, flavorings, and sometimes food colorings. It may be sold as a pasteurized, refrigerated product, or as an ultra-high-temperature (UHT) treated product not requiring refrigeration. ...

yoghurt, Butters and

cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

References

External links

Opportunities and challenges in Uganda’s dairy industry
Dairy products companies of Uganda 1994 establishments in Uganda Food and drink companies established in 1994 {{coord, 00, 19, 11, N, 32, 35, 58, E, display=title