BITC CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOURS BOLUX MILLING COMPANY
As part of the organisation’s Investor After Care, BITC CEO Keletsositse Olebile and his delegation paid a courtesy call to Bolux Group in Ramotswa.
The purpose of the visit was to appreciate the company’s operations as well as to engage on how the company can further be assisted and facilitated by BITC. This is part of the ongoing aftercare visits by the CEO to engage with some investors on the successes, challenges they encounter, and opportunities to further expand.
Bolux Group, established in 1985, is Botswana’s largest maize and wheat milling company. The company takes pride in producing a range of high-quality products including A1 Super Maize Meal, A1 Instant Porridge, Snowhite Flour,
Pasta King, Maxi Bread, GO Bread, Chobe Maize Rice, Samp, and Chobe Super Special Maize Meal amongst others. For over 35 years, Bolux Group has been successfully providing the nation with nutritious and delicious food products, contributing immensely to food security in the country.
Bolux Group produces maize and wheat products with the entire production and packaging process taking place on-site in Ramotswa, with depot infrastructures at Palapye, Francistown, and Maun. As a non-mining entity, Bolux is an industrial company that significantly contributes to Botswana’s economy. It plays an essential role in the country’s economic diversification and industrialization efforts. Speaking after being taken on a tour of the plant, Olebile said his visit was to further entrench relations and is part of his visits to check on the well-being of valued investors. He committed that BITC will continue to assist and facilitate BOLUX Group, which has for a long time benefitted through the Botswana One Stop Service Centre – BOSSC. BOLUX Group Managing Director Christo Ellis welcomed the visit and thanked BITC for their continued support. He however noted a few challenges that they face in their industry and asked BITC to be their voice, to address some of the challenges.
Bolux is the largest supplier of animal feed to the beef sector, supplying farmers, feedlots (BMC), and the Government. The company is committed to buying local crops and supporting local farmers in commercial farming activities. Although local farmers only provide a small fraction of Bolux’s needs, the company is committed to contributing more meaningfully to this sector and helping grow that part of the economy