Amos Dairies

What Amos Dairies does

Amos Dairies Limited is a Uganda-based dairy processing company founded in 2013 that began manufacturing in June 2014 and now operates the country's third-largest dairy facility by installed raw-milk capacity (600,000 liters/day). The company's manufacturing footprint sits at Akageti, Kiruhura on the Mbarara-Masaka Highway in southwestern Uganda. Its product portfolio spans UHT whole milk (500ml packets and 200ml boxes), instant and bulk milk powders (sachets and tins from 15g to 2.5kg, plus 25kg full-cream and skimmed bags), cow ghee (min 99.6% fat) and unsalted butter, and a set of milk by-products including whey protein concentrate (35% acid whey protein), acid casein mesh, and whey permeate powder. The production technology stack is conventional dairy processing — UHT treatment, spray-drying, butter and ghee lines, whey fractionation — governed by FSSC 22000 (ISO 22000:2018 + ISO TS 22002-1:2009), UNBS EAS 27 quality mark, and Halal certification from Bureau Veritas and the Uganda Halal Bureau. Approximately 90% of revenue comes from exports to Egypt, Kenya, India, and the United States, with the remaining ~10% from regional and domestic markets; export revenue is also used to hedge foreign-exchange exposure on Uganda-sourced raw milk. The business model is B2B direct-export: sales-led, with manufactured dairy products sold as commodities and ingredients to enterprise buyers in international markets. In November 2023, EXEO Capital's Agri-Vie Fund II invested $10 million for a minority stake to scale export growth, and the board was subsequently upgraded with a Bel Group veteran as Chairman (March 2025) and Erie Group International's CEO as Director. Headcount is 101–250 employees and the company is privately held.

Name

Amos Dairies

Legal name

Amos Dairies Limited

Website

https://amosdairiesltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Amos Dairies is Uganda's third-largest dairy processor, operating a 600,000 liters-per-day facility that produces UHT milk, milk powders, ghee, butter, and whey/casein ingredients, with roughly 90% of revenue from exports to Egypt, Kenya, India, and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Processing

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (311514), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Butter & Ghee Manufacturing (AFAKAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Salted & Unsalted Butter Manufacturing (Retail/Consumer Packs) (AFAHACAC)

Keywords

• Dairy processing
• UHT milk manufacturing
• Milk powder production
• Dairy ingredients supply
• Ghee and butter manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mbarara

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Amos Dairies generates revenue primarily through the manufacture and sale of dairy products including UHT milk, milk powder, ghee, butter, whey protein, and casein. Approximately 90% of revenue comes from exports to Egypt, Kenya, India, and the United States, which the company uses to hedge foreign exchange risks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Amos Dairies is a Uganda-based dairy processor that manufactures and exports a diversified portfolio of dairy products including UHT milk (500ml packets and 200ml boxes), instant whole milk powder (sachets and tins), full cream milk powder, skimmed milk powder, cow ghee, and unsalted butter. The company also produces dairy by-products including whey protein concentrate, acid casein mesh, and whey permeate powder for industrial and food ingredient buyers.

Product overview

Amos Dairies is a Uganda-based dairy processor offering a diversified product portfolio centered around liquid milk, milk powders, butter and ghee products, and whey by-products. The company's product architecture consists of three main categories: Whole Milk products (UHT milk packets and boxes), Milk Powder products (instant whole milk powder in various packaging formats, full cream milk powder, and skimmed milk powder), and Dairy Products (cow ghee and unsalted butter). Additionally, the company produces Milk By-Products including whey protein concentrate, acid casein mesh, and whey permeate powder. The products are sold primarily to export markets in Egypt, Kenya, India, and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UHT Milk Ultra-high temperature treated whole milk in packet and box formats, sold to international and regional distributors and food service buyers needing extended shelf-life milk with no refrigeration requirement.
• Instant Whole Milk Powder Spray-dried pasteurized and homogenized whole milk powder available in multiple sachet and tin packaging formats, sold to international distributors, food manufacturers, and consumer markets requiring long shelf-life dairy.
• Full Cream Milk Powder 100% cow's milk spray-dried full cream powder with less than 4% moisture content, packed in 25 kg kraft polyethylene lined bags for industrial and food manufacturer buyers.
• Skimmed Milk Powder 100% skimmed cow's milk spray-dried powder with less than 4% moisture content and 24 months shelf life, for B2B buyers in food manufacturing and reconstitution.
• Cow Ghee 100% pure cow ghee with minimum 99.6% fat and maximum 0.3% moisture, packed in 15 kg tins and 195 kg drums, 18 months shelf life. Sold to food manufacturers, distributors, and buyers requiring Halal certified clarified butter.
• Unsalted Butter Butter produced from 100% cow milk cream with minimum 82% butterfat, maximum 16% moisture, and maximum 2% curd, sold in 5 kg, 15 kg, and 25 kg packs with 18 months shelf life to food manufacturers and distributors.
• Whey Protein Concentrate Pale cream free-flowing granular powder containing 35% acid whey protein with maximum 5% moisture and 18 months shelf life. Sold as a food ingredient to nutrition, beverage, and dairy manufacturers.
• Acid Casein Mesh White crystalline protein produced by acid precipitation of pure cow's milk, with protein content minimum 85.5%, moisture maximum 10%, and pH (5% solution) 4.3-4.7. Supplied in 30 mesh and 80 mesh grades in 25 kg kraft bags with 24 months shelf life for food ingredient and industrial buyers.
• Whey Permeate Powder Whey permeate powder produced as a dairy by-product, supplied to food ingredient and feed-industry buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Third largest dairy processor in Uganda with 600,000 liters/day installed capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brookside Dairy Limited: Kenya's largest dairy processor and Amos Dairies' closest direct peer in East Africa: both process fresh and UHT milk, milk powders, ghee, and butter from surplus milk belts, and both distribute across the EAC region with significant export orientation.
• Pearl Dairy Farms Limited: Uganda-based dairy processor producing UHT milk, milk powder, ghee, and butter for domestic and export (regional and Middle East) markets. Materially overlaps with Amos Dairies on product portfolio, geography, and customer segments.

Regional players

• Sameer Agriculture & Livestock (Kenya): East African dairy and livestock operator that processes and distributes dairy products across Kenya and neighboring markets; comparable to Amos Dairies as a regional dairy processor focused on value-added milk products in shared EAC trade corridors.

Broad incumbents

• Fonterra Co-operative Group: World's largest dairy exporter, producing whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter, whey protein, and casein — directly competing with Amos Dairies in the global commodity dairy and ingredient channels.
• Arla Foods: European dairy co-operative with global dairy ingredient and powder exports; competes with Amos Dairies in the same international tender and ingredient channels (whey, casein, milk powders).
• FrieslandCampina: Global dairy major active in milk powders, condensed milk, and dairy ingredients across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia; a credible competitor for Amos Dairies in Egypt, Kenya, and Asian export markets.
• Lactalis: World's largest dairy group by revenue with broad exposure in milk powders, butter, and cheese; comparable to Amos Dairies on global butter and powder export channels and a potential indirect competitor in tender markets.
• Danone: Global dairy and plant-based products major with significant presence in Africa and the Middle East through its Essential Dairy and Plant-Based segment; adjacent competitor in fluid and powder dairy categories serving similar emerging-market customers.

Others

• Bel Group: French global cheese and healthy snacks group (Laughing Cow, Babybel) where Amos Dairies' new Board Chairman Dominique Bailly-Maitre served as Executive Director for two decades; an important peer because of the chairman's co-manufacturing network that could become a customer channel for Amos.

Emerging players

• Mengniu Dairy: China-headquartered dairy processor with rapidly scaled UHT milk, milk powder, and cheese capabilities targeting emerging markets; useful comparable for trajectory and global expansion path that Amos Dairies is in the early stages of replicating out of Uganda.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amosdairies

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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