FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of high quality milk brands, Peak and Three Crowns, reported its full year 2018 results on Tuesday, with revenue growing 6% to N149.2bn compared to N140.1bn it recorded in 2017.
The nation’s largest dairy producer said it faced macroeconomic, infrastructural and security challenges during the the year under review despite slight improvement in the economy from the previous year. It highlighted improvements to include economic growth of 1.93% from 0.82% in 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Foreign exchange rates also remained stable except for the fourth quarter when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reduced intervention, forcing manufacturers to source for FX from Investor & Exporter Window, which drove up input costs for manufacturers.