Our Story

From Humble Beginnings

Our history started in 2000 as a small holder family-owned poultry farm in Awka, Anambra state. A few years later, the company expanded into the commodities business, traveling to the northern part of the country to buy food spices and commodities to trade and sell in the southern part of Nigeria.

Over the next 10 years, the small holder family-owned company grew to become a household name in certain parts of Nigeria. Through mergers and acquisitions, the family interests were consolidated into Unigold Foods Ltd, which later became Unigold Food Processing Company PLC. Guided by principled leadership, the company has reached new heights, becoming a major food company engaged in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), crop farming, animal protein production, food processing, logistics, and warehousing.

The journey to becoming a leader in the Nigerian food industry has not always been easy. However, our achievements have always overshadowed our challenges, motivating us to embrace the responsibilities of providing food products across Nigeria and the African continent.

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Malcolm E Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Welcome Statement

“Welcome to UNIGOLD FOODS PLC — a Nigerian company taking agribusiness to the next level.”

UNIGOLD FOODS PLC is home to trusted brands including Nara Chicken, Nara Sausage, Nara Palm Oil, Nara Tomato Paste, and Nara Poultry Feed, serving consumers across Nigeria.

Ranked among the top 30 animal protein companies in Nigeria, we operate integrated poultry, cattle, and pork production platforms across Benin, Awka, Asaba, Warri, Owerri, Aba, Enugu, and Port Harcourt, supported by strong partnerships with farmer cooperatives and smallholder contract farmers.

As Nigeria and Africa’s population continues to grow, our mission is clear: to provide nutritious, safe, and affordable food while protecting the environment and strengthening local food systems.

We believe Africa’s future is bright, and Unigold Foods Plc is ready to play a leading role in meeting the continent’s food needs—today and for generations to come.

Malcolm E. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer

Shareholders

Board of Directors

Malcolm C Johnson

Mrs. Osasere Okungbowo

Ms. Chinwe Rose Enemchuwku

Prince Agharese Akenzua

Barr. Efe Andrew Eguanuku

Barr. Chukwuma Obiorah

Oberetin Courage Eghosa

Management Team

The experts driving our vision forward.

Mr. Malcolm E. Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Malcolm E. Johnson has been the Chief Executive Officer since September 2016. He focuses on rigorously implementing Unigold Foods' aims to produce affordable, high-quality animal protein.

In his role, he leads 4,000 members comprising full-time employees and contract partners. He is committed to growing Unigold Foods by expanding production capacity (poultry, eggs, beef) and implementing youth entrepreneurship programs.

He brings over 15 years of FMCG experience, previously serving as Managing Director at Goldenvale Nigeria Co Ltd. He holds an MBA from Texas Southern University.

Chukuma Obiorah

Mr. Chukuma E. Obiorah

Advisor / Chief Strategist

Mr. Obiorah founded the company in 2000 as Goldenvale, later converting it to Unigold Foods in 2012. With over 20 years in finance and logistics, he serves as the company’s Chief Strategist.

His key competencies span finance, strategy execution, and organizational restructuring. He is responsible for positioning the company for sustainability beyond the founder’s lifetime. He holds an LL.M from Robert Gordon University, Scotland.

Fashola T. Wasiu-Abiodun

Director of Sales

Mr. Abiodun has held this position since 2017. He possesses a unique background in developing comprehensive value and supply chain segments for food companies.

He holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Benin and an MBA from Brunel University London.

Mr. Dominic Obi

Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

Mr. Obi has led corporate communications and sustainability since 2021. He started his career at Unigold Foods in 2019, managing relations between the company and contract farmers. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos.

Mrs. Danielle Amarah

Chief Human Resources Officer

Mrs. Amarah leads a team focused on creating a happy and productive workforce, overseeing talent, analytics, and corporate services.

She has over 10 years of experience in mass communications and FMCG. She joined Unigold Foods in 2017. She holds an MSc in International Business and Finance from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Tosan Aiboni

Chief Tosan Aiboni

Non-Executive Director

Chief Aiboni specializes in investment structuring, regulatory advisory, and legal due diligence. He has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate re-organization.

Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002, he serves as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser on various boards. He became a Non-Executive Director of Unigold Foods in 2019.

Our Partners

We enter into and maintain partnerships that inspire. We believe the most productive and sustainable partnerships are those where partners share the same values and mutual commitment to achieving the best outcomes.

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Company Employed Farmers

Dedicated staff managing our core agricultural operations with precision and care.

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Independent / Contract Farmers

Over 1,000 independent livestock, poultry, and crop farmers forming the backbone of our supply chain.

The Unigold Family

The people who work with Unigold Foods in rearing, raising, and caring for our animals are vital to us. This is also the way we feel about the farmers who cultivate the soil and produce our tomatoes and wheat. They form part of the Unigold family. The quality of our products begins right with our farmers, and under our business model, we depend on more than 1,000 independent livestock, poultry, and crop farmers.

The Contract Farming Scheme

In this 3rd decade of the 21st century, contract livestock and poultry farming schemes are one of the most dynamic, holistic, and profitable ways of raising livestock. Unigold Foods believes it is a relationship that is mutually beneficial to all parties.

How It Works

Under the contract farming scheme, Unigold Foods supplies the birds/animals, feed, and technical advice, while the farmer provides the labor, housing, and utilities.

This cooperation between Unigold Foods Plc and family-owned smallholder farms increases efficiency and enables the company to grow livestock at the best possible prices and reduced costs for our customers. We believe in the Nigerian farmer and are fully aware that without them, we will not have a livestock and poultry business.

Our Compass

Defining who we are, what we do, and where we are going.

Our Mission

We envision a country where every Nigerian and African can afford animal protein products, from poultry, beef, pork to fish products, while ensuring all farmers are well compensated and live prosperously.

Our Vision

Our strategy focuses on being an agro-integrator, virtually integrating operations to produce animal protein and food products of the highest quality at the most affordable prices, serving our people and community.

Our Purpose

We imagine a country where every Nigerian or African can afford animal protein and food products. Our strategy is to function as an agro-integrator, producing these with the highest quality and most affordable prices through virtual integration.

Our Ambition

To expand our business capacity, capabilities, and efficiency through innovation. Unigold Foods' ambition is to become a leading innovation-driven, sustainable food processing company in Nigeria and Africa.

Unigold Foods Strives To:

  • Be principled, righteous, moral, ethical, and operate with integrity.
  • Be respectful and inclusive.
  • Provide a safe work environment.
  • Safeguard, operate, and produce great animal protein and food products using the highest possible standards.

As a corporate organization, we strive to be honest, operate with respect for our customers and team members, and conduct business at all times with integrity.

Our Core Values

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. The company has always prided itself on providing fair wages for workers, giving back to the communities we work with, and at the same time producing wholesome animal protein and food products.

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Giving Back: The 2 Crates Egg Program

Unigold Foods Plc is committed to the communities where we live and work.

In Nigeria, where many live on less than $1 a day, we implemented an egg entrepreneurship program. We provide infrastructure, 250 day-old chicks, and feed to farmers. When birds start laying, we help sell the eggs. This scheme creates economically sustainable businesses for low-income Nigerians.

Our Corporate Priorities:

  • Providing hunger relief
  • Job placement & entrepreneurship training
  • Supporting women in business
  • Youth education sponsorship
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