Primlaks Group, producer of the Sympli brand of convenience foods, has been lauded for raising the bar of innovation and value addition to Nigeria’s indigenous foods.
At the opening ceremony of the AgrikExpo, the founder of the Centre for Value and Leadership, Pat Utomi, said: “It is my view that if we focus on the strategy of processing what we produce and there is a clear national strategy, corporate strategy will key into it and use it as a great advantage to help drive the economy of this nation.”
Chairman of VPPL, Christopher Tugbobo, said, “I am very happy to be a part of this venture because Sympli proves that Nigeria is capable of doing new things in agriculture that can help reduce our dependence on oil and gas.”
“Sympli is produced 100 percent locally by Nigerians for Nigerians and this gives me hope as it creates much needed employment, helps reduce post-harvest losses and gives Nigerians a home grown brand in the frozen food segment that we can all be proud of,” he said.
Sympli is the registered brand name of a range of IQF foods produced by Venus Processing and Packaging Limited (VPPL), which is a part of the Primlaks Group. The locally farmed, processed and packed Sympli products, which include ‘Yam Fries’, ‘Yam Cubes,’ Plantain ‘Dodo’ and Plantain Chips, are delivered in ready-to-cook state for frying, steaming or baking.
