Representatives
of Nasco Foods Ltd. namely James Iwunze- Marketing Manager; Gbolahan Oyenuga- Brand
Manager – Foods; and Harry Audu- Legal Adviser visited the Institute on Wednesday, 9th
December, 2015 as a follow up on the company’s interest in commercialization of
High Nutrient Density Biscuit developed at FIIRO for school age children between
the ages 5 and 12. This biscuit is able to meet one-third of the recommended
daily dietary allowance for the children in these age bracket.
The
DG/CEO FIIRO, Dr. (Mrs.) G.N Elemo informed NASCO team that the partnership
with the company is in the spirit of the Public-Private-Partnership being
promoted by the Federal Government and NASCO readily fits in haven made a name
in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria in the area of Food manufacturing. She
further informed the team that FIIRO has completed every R&D in the
development of the HND Biscuit including animal studies, toxicological study,
consumer acceptability study, etc, but will need Nasco Foods Ltd to fully
commercialize the technology and mass produce the biscuit for the Nigerian
market as well as for the Federal Government’s School Feeding Program.
The
representatives of Nasco Foods Ltd in response to DG/CEO said Nasco Food Ltd is
a privately owned indigenous company and with well known brands in the Nigerian
market especially biscuits and Cornflakes sub-sector of the Nigerian Food
industries and that Nasco Foods Ltd has all it takes in terms of manufacturing
infrastructure to mass-produce the HND biscuit. It was concluded that the two
organizations need to sign MoU to guide the partnership.
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