In an industry built on colour, fizz, and constant visibility, billionaire industrialist Chris Kayoboke has chosen the opposite posture. He is reclusive, rarely quoted, and rarely photographed—an anomaly among Uganda’s…
When Dr. Maggie Kigozi stepped into Crown Beverages Limited (CBL) in 1994 following the death of her husband and co-founder, Eng. Dan Kigozi, she wasn’t merely inheriting shares—she was inheriting…
Crown Beverages (Mauritius) Ltd has appointed Paddy Muramiirah, formerly, the Crown Beverages Uganda Chief Executive Officer to head its entry into the Kenyan market. Last week, we reported that the…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Crown Beverages (Mauritius) Ltd to acquire the entire issued share capital of Kenya Bottling Company Limited. SBC Kenya Ltd (SBC Kenya), which…
Crown Beverages Limited, the franchisee bottler for PepsiCo International has no doubt, matured both as a large player in the Ugandan non-alcoholic drinks category as well as in the broader…
Uganda’s bottled drinking water sector has been growing unprecedentedly. There are over 100 registered players, with an estimated total turnover of UGX400 billion. Rwenzori Mineral Water is the market leader…
Engineers; Mechanical Engineers at that, rarely make it to the top leadership levels, unless of course it is an engineering firm. For brands in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)…
