Charles Ajunwa
The Nestle Nigeria, Agbara Factory, nestled in an enormous atmosphere in Ogun State, has turn out to be a tourism panorama which attracts academic, entrepreneurship and enterprise excursions from establishments.
Golden Morn, one of many manufacturers produced by the Nestle Nigeria Plc, on Tuesday attained 40 years. Its Agbara Factory the place it began performed host to company who witnessed the milestone.
Guests on the occasion had been welcomed by feminine dancers right into a well-decorated open area, the place some grownup video games had been organized and winners got tickets to purchase any merchandise of their selection from a makeshift retailer. Also, guests and employees of the corporate had been readily available, exchanged pleasantries and had been served Golden Morn combined with groundnuts, sliced apples and different fruits as music from Nigerian artistes performed intermittently.
What makes Golden Morn actually Nigerian, is that each one the substances – maize, soya and millets- are sourced and produced inside Nigeria. The cereal is fortified with Vitamin A, Iron, Calcium, Protein and dietary fibre.
The Category Manager, Golden Morn, Omofasa Orhiunu, described the celebration of 40 years of Golden Morn as particular.
“For 40 years, Golden Morn has been nourishing generations of Nigerian households and incomes a particular place on the breakfast desk.
“Today, we aren’t solely celebrating a model, we’re celebrating the individuals, the eagerness and the dedication that has stored Golden Morn going sturdy for 4 a long time. And what higher place to have fun it than right here on the Agbara Factory the place a lot of Golden Morn’s story involves life on daily basis. From the grains that go into each pack to the individuals who work tirelessly to make sure we proceed to ship the standard and nourishment households have come to know and love and this 40-year milestone belongs to all of us. Because at Golden Morn, we consider in making on a regular basis golden. It is the gasoline for the day forward. Whether you might be heading to highschool, going to work, caring for your loved ones, or like many people right here, making the product that nourishes tens of millions of properties. So right this moment is about pausing to have fun how far we’ve come, appreciating everybody who has contributed to this unbelievable journey and searching ahead with pleasure to what lies forward.
“To celebrate our consumers who’ve been loyal to Golden Morn for over 40 years, we’ll be rolling out a promotion this November where for every 900gram pack of Golden Morn our consumers buy, they get 50gram extra free. So that’s an extra bowl of Golden Morn to nourish our wonderful families in Nigeria.”
On what stands Golden Morn out, Orhiunu stated, “We are uniquely Nigerian and we’re the one cereal that may proudly declare to have been developed in Nigeria, and to have been nourishing Nigerians for the final 40 years.
“We will proceed to nourish Nigerians, we are going to give you new variants which is able to excite Nigerians, new issues that may make the breakfast desk much more attention-grabbing and naturally, we proceed to fortify Nigerians as a result of all our merchandise are fortifying. Golden Morn is a fortifying product which is sweet for the well being of all people in Nigeria.
Factory Manager, Agbara, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Talla Fall, additionally described Golden Morn as distinctive Nigerian model and solely Nigeria.
Fall, a Senegalese who has lived in Nigeria for over 20 years, stated Golden Morn doesn’t exist anyplace else. “Since 1986, Golden Morn has been cherished home-grown model in Nigerian households. It has grown right into a trusted selection of households, providing healthful nourishment that matches into on a regular basis life, whether or not within the morning or at any time of the day. That is crucial factor for Golden Morn. You can eat it at each time within the day.
“It is at our Agbara manufacturing unit that each pack of Golden Morn is made. Golden Morn is 100 per cent Nigeria. So it has been created right here in Nigeria, developed right here in Nigeria, produced in Nigeria, and all of the uncooked supplies are coming from Nigeria. It is made with the goodness of maize and soya, grown by Nigerian farmers and created in Nigeria by Nigerians. Behind each pack are the farmers who develop the grains and the women and men within the manufacturing unit who flip them into the nourishment that households belief. Over 4 a long time, we now have grown alongside our customers. We started with excessive protein recipes in 1986, moved to a smooth pack for better affordability, adopted complete grains, fortified with iron and Vitamin A, and launched Grainsmart. This is known as a nice journey.
“More lately, we modernised our packaging and pioneered the Golden Morn 3-in-1, Nigeria’s first ready-to-eat full cereals. Throughout each adjustments one factor has stayed the identical, our dedication to high quality and nourishment. But past the milestones, what actually stands out are our individuals, our best asset. Every pack that leaves Agbara carries the dedication of our colleagues throughout manufacturing, high quality, engineering, logistics, and provide chain, and of those that got here earlier than us and led the foundations.
“Our commitments to security, high quality, and meals security is what makes this anniversary doable. Because 40 years is just not someday. It means that you’re actually constant and sustainable. That is what makes right this moment particular.
“Today, we additionally stay up for an thrilling second as we unveil the restricted version of Golden Morn 40 years anniversary pack. Our method of claiming thanks to the households who’ve made this journey doable, as a result of if it was not you, the customers, we is not going to be there. It can be our methods of claiming thanks to our households who made this journey doable. The pack appears totally different, however inside it’s the similar. So Golden Morn you realize and love with the identical high quality, style, and nourishment.
“To our farmers and companions, colleagues and each shopper who has welcomed Golden Morn into their dwelling, we are saying thanks for being a part of this 40 years journey. As the house of Golden Morn, we stay dedicated to the best requirements of high quality and security in order that for the subsequent coming years and past, Golden Morn continues to nourish Nigerian households and really feel promising futures.
Nurse Olusolape, stated that Golden Morn other than containing the appropriate vitamins for a wholesome residing, “gives you a fresh start for your day and it’s very easy to prepare.”
“As we celebrate 40 years of Golden Morn, let’s make a commitment all of us present here today and everyone out there to nourishing ourselves, prioritise our well-being, and keep showing up as our best self. Swell your day, nourish your potential, and build your future,” she added.
