In its mission to increase its industrial appetite, Cadyst Consumer Group, controlled by Cameroonian businessman Célestin Tawamba, is preparing to inaugurate a flour mill for its subsidiary La Pasta SA in the city of Kribi. Thus, the holding company has been in negotiations since 2022 with the top management of the Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT) relating to customary procedures in the context of this operation, the first for both parties. Discussions which resulted, on October 13, in the docking of the group’s very first wheat ship in PAK .
“We must salute the pioneer that La Pasta represents, who took a certain risk by deciding to establish a factory in the industrial zone of the port. It is a decision that was made internally for at least three years. And we have been in discussions with them since 2022. We have discussed at length the various procedures that must be respected or put in place to ensure the fluidity of transaction operations ,” declared Didier Kinsoen, Director General of KMT.
Thus, the 5,000 tonnes of wheat from Poland will allow Cadyst to effectively start operations at its second flour mill, with a turnover target of 23 billion FCFA.
“This is a very important step. We are welcoming the industrial company La Pasta, which is established in the port area. What is also interesting is to know that the first wheat ship arriving at the Port of Kribi is imported by a Cameroonian industrialist, for a Cameroonian industry. It is truly symbolic… In this ship, we have 5,000 tons of wheat coming from Poland. After the docking of this ship, the industrialist begins its operations. There will still be other wheat operations that will come later. Once the factory is 100% operational, we will be able to welcome ship calls each year,” reassured Michael Mama, PAK’s Director of Operations.
The first agri-food factory to be installed in the port area of Kribi, Cadyst Group, through this operation, it must be remembered, is claiming not only its role as leader in the milling sector but also as a precursor of the agri-food industry in PAK. “The economic patriotism of the group is the key word of this operation ,” the company boasts.