The ISO certification was awarded by the world’s leading inspection, verification and testing certification company, SGS Ghana.

At a short ceremony to unveil the certification at its head office at Spintex in Accra, Managing Director of Kasapreko Company Limited, Richard Adjei, said the recognition could not have come at a better time.

“We see this as a great step because many local companies in Ghana do not take quality very important, and quality effort has driven a lot of international companies to drive out local competition. Taking this step to attain our ISO certification is a great one for us. It shows that Kasapreko really cares about quality,” said Richard Adjei.

Certification Manager at SGS Ghana, Kwasi Okai-Mensah, said the ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System did not come easy for the indigenous beverage manufacturer.

“Globally, there has been an increasing demand for Food Safety to reduce food-borne incidents caused by contaminated products that have implication for both human health and increase costs to the supplier and the community.

“Food born incidents include contaminated raw materials, mishandling of raw materials, change in product formulation, change in the product process, cross-contamination, inadequate maintenance, and addition of incorrect ingredients hence the need for a comprehensive Food Safety Management system such as ISO 22000:2005 which Kasapreko is now a proud recipient of,” Mr Okai-Mensah said.

Apart from enhancing the image of Kasapreko, which is already breaking into global markets, the ISO certification reinforces the willingness and commitment of the company to providing safe and quality products and improving efficiency in line with international standards and best practices.

Commenting further on what the ISO certification brings to the Kasapreko brand, Mr Adjei said products manufactured by the company will have an edge over others, revealing that there is a progressive plan to get airline companies to serve its myriad of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on their flights.

“This ISO certification also gives confidence to the consumers that from now on, any product that they are taking from Kasapreko is going to be certified and it is going to be at the best beverage condition.

“This also gives us a very important step in the international market now that we export a lot of our products, especially the spirits. With this certification, we can sell our products in any airline in the world. We can take our products to any shop in any country in the world,” Mr Adjei reiterated.

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The award was presented to Kasapreko after beating other competitors at the just-ended 6th AGI Ghana Industry Awards held in Accra and graced by the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo.

This award goes to confirm the numerous investments and innovations that Kasapreko has made over the past few years to expand its operations across all beverage portfolios to meet the demands of the growing and dynamic consumers, said Gerald Bonsu, Commercial Director at Kasapreko.

The manufacturer in recent times invested about $70 million to boost its factory production lines, a bold move lauded by industry experts to create more jobs in the Ghanaian economy.

“We have made a remarkable footprint throughout our journey in becoming a total beverage company. Our efforts have always been to satisfy the changing needs of our consumers. We dedicate these awards to all our stakeholders and our consumers for supporting us,” Mr. Bonsu said.

He expressed gratitude for the recognition and also thanked the AGI for putting together the awards which recognizes Ghana’s thriving beverage industry.

Kasapreko is a true representation of an authentically Ghanaian corporate brand. The business was birthed out of a goal to provide quality drinks at affordable prices for the Ghanaian; a vision that has now expanded to a global focus.

As a pioneer of the bitters market, Kasapreko produces first class brands using authentic traditional blends and world class technology in an environmentally responsible manner to satisfy customers.
Its vision differed from that of other alcoholic drink manufacturers in the country, in that it identified the increasing sophistication of the consumer.

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Presenting the items at the office of the National Chief Imam in Accra, the National Sales Manager for Soft Drinks and Water (Kasapreko), Samuel W. Awuku-Darko, said the move was to strengthen the relationship with the entire Muslim community as well show appreciation for their enormous support for Awake’s One4Life project.

“With Awake’s One4Lyf project, percentage amount of each bottle sold to the consumer goes to the National Cardiothoracic centre, Korle-Bu, to support needy patients who would have to undergo heart surgery. The initiative has so far saved 17 lives of which some are Muslims, and we are proud of the feat he said.”

Brands Manager at Kasapreko, Chris Addo-Sarkodie, added that, Kasapreko soft drinks department will soon role out key strategic programs which will support activities within Muslim communities.

National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, applauded the One4Life initiative, and commended Kasapreko Company and Dr. Kwabena Adjei (Group Chairman) for the great service to the needy with heart problems.

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, Spokesperson to the National Chief Imam who received the donation expressed appreciation for the gesture.
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The beverage manufacturer carried the ultimate award Product of the Year and Bitters of The Year with its flagship brand Alomo Bitters.

With its recent investment of about $70 million to boost its factory production lines, a bold move lauded by industry experts to create more jobs in the Ghanaian economy, Kasapreko was also adjudged the beverage Manufacturer of the Year.

The Brands Manager for Kasapreko, Eugene Ntreh, expressed gratitude for the recognition and also thanked organizers for putting together an event which recognizes the beverage industry.

Mr. Ntreh stated that the company’s hardwork, innovation and growth exhibited over the past two decades have brought about these awards.

“We have made a remarkable footprint throughout our journey in becoming a total beverage company. Our efforts have always been to satisfy the changing needs of our consumers. We dedicate these awards to all our stakeholders and our consumers for supporting us,” Mr. Ntreh said.

Kasapreko is a true representation of an authentically Ghanaian corporate brand. The business was birthed out of a goal to provide quality drinks at affordable prices for the Ghanaian; a vision that has now expanded to a global focus.

Organized by Global Media Alliance in partnership with all the relevant stakeholders, Ghana Beverage Awards is the first industry-based awards scheme that recognizes and celebrates excellence in the beverage industry.

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According to the Managing Director Mr Richard Adjei, the company will purchase new factory machines by mid-year to increase production in order to meet the high demand from consumers.

“This year our target is to hit 3.5 million cases for the spirits category. New machines will be coming for expansion this year. We want to produce more to meet the high demand from consumers and stakeholders,” Mr Adjei said at an awards dinner ceremony held in Accra for the company’s distributors and business partners.

Mr Adjei also indicated the Water and Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) division of the company will also receive major investments to expand as result of high demand especially for the Awake Water and the other soft drinks.

During the awards dinner, Kasapreko honored its top 30 performing distributors and business partners for the year 2016 with some mouth-watering prizes and packages.

The distributors who cut across the company’s beverage portfolios – Spirits, Water and Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) took home prizes such as sales trucks, mini sales vans, tricycle, some products of Kasapreko and other paraphernalia.

The overall best performing distributor award for the Spirits category went to Prince Piddah Enterprise while the overall CSD category award went to Augustine Kwarteng Enterprise in Kumasi.

On behalf of his fellow award winners, Mr Augustine Kwarteng thanked the management of Kasapreko for the recognition and pledged that they (distributors) will support the company to meet its new target for the year 2017.

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