private industry dairy processing founded 1993 headquarters ruiru kenya key people muhoho kenyatta 1 executive chairman & ceo products milk butter cheese yogurt ice cream revenue gross 130 million us 176 million 2014 subsidiaries in kenya uganda and tanzania website homepage brookside dairy limited often referred to as brookside dairies is a dairy processing company in kenya the largest economy in the east african community . contents 1 location 2 overview 3 history 4 branches 5 ownership 6 recent developments 7 see also 8 references 9 external links location edit the head office of brookside dairies is located along thika road in ruiru approximately 28 kilometres 17 mi by road northeast of nairobi the capital and largest city in kenya . 2 the coordinates of the company headquarters are 1 10 42.0 s 36 57 30.0 e latitude 1.178333 ; longitude 36.958333 . 3 overview edit brookside dairies is the largest milk processing company in kenya 4 5 where it controls 45 percent of the dairy market as at january 2016 . 6 5 the company s products including fresh and powdered milk yogurt and butter 7 are distributed in the east african countries of kenya tanzania and uganda . 1 history edit brookside dairies was established in 1993 by members of the jomo kenyatta family including his son uhuru kenyatta who was elected president of kenya in 2013 . in 2009 the gulf area based private equity firm abraaj capital paid us 18.7 million for 10 percent shareholding in the business . in 2014 french yogurt maker danone paid an undisclosed sum to acquire a 40 percent stake in brookside . 8 beginning in 2013 9 brookside has expanded by buying stakes in rival milk processing plants in kenya 10 ethiopia nigeria 11 and uganda . 12 branches edit as of january 2015 update brookside dairies maintained offices at the following locations 13 ruiru office main office ruiru kenya kampala office kampala uganda arusha office arusha tanzania mwanza office mwanza tanzania dar es salaam office dar es salaam tanzania ownership edit brookside dairies is a limited liability company registered in kenya . as of may 2015 update the shareholding in the company stock was as depicted in the table below 8 brookside dairy limited stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 kenyatta family 50.0 2 danone 40.0 3 the abraaj group 10.0 total 100.00 recent developments edit in may 2015 brookside dairies paid ksh3 .5 billion about us 40 million for 51 percent shareholding in sameer agriculture & livestock limited a dairy processing company in neighboring uganda in which the ugandan government maintains a 49 percent shareholding . 12 14 in january 2016 the kenyan press reported that the company had plans to expand to west africa starting with nigeria . 6 see also edit commercial bank of africa dairy industry in uganda list of milk processing companies in uganda list of wealthiest people in kenya references edit a b wachira charles 17 july 2014 . danone buys 40 percent of kenya s brookside to expand african footprint . bloomberg news . retrieved 8 may 2015 . gfc 24 march 2016 . distance between nairobi kenya and ruiru kiambu kenya . globefed.com gfc . retrieved 24 march 2016 . google 24 march 2016 . location of brookside dairies headquarters map . google maps . google . retrieved 24 march 2016 . andae gerald 6 august 2015 . new kcc cedes market share to fresha milk firm . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 7 august 2015 . a b kariuki james 24 march 2016 . brookside calls for action against milk adulteration . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 24 march 2016 . a b andae gerald 28 january 2016 . brookside plans for west africa exports get buhari visit boost . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 31 january 2015 . kariuki james 8 october 2015 . brookside gets access to french partner s flavours . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 9 october 2015 . a b nsehe mfonobong 19 july 2014 . kenyan president uhuru kenyatta to earn millions from danone deal . forbes.com . retrieved 8 may 2015 . andae gerald 21 august 2013 . brookside targets rival for larger share of milk market . business daily africa nairobi . retrieved 3 june 2015 . juma victor 11 november 2013 . kenyatta business empire goes into expansion drive . business daily africa nairobi . retrieved 3 june 2015 . masinde joshua 29 december 2013 . brookside given nod to buy rival company . daily nation mobile nairobi . a b star reporter 1 may 2015 . uganda brookside buys sameer s uganda dairy operations . the star kenya via allafrica.com . retrieved 8 may 2015 . brookside dairies . 2014 . locations of brookside dairy limited offices . brookside dairy limited brookside dairies . retrieved 8 may 2015 . mfonobong nsehe 1 june 2015 . kenya s 2nd richest man sells dairy firm to kenyatta family owned business . forbes.com . retrieved 1 june 2015 . external links edit danone buys kenyan dairy firm stake to add to african markets coordinates 01 10 42 s 36 57 30 e 1.17833 s 36.95833 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