Krispy Kreme Nigeria received a visit on Thursday from the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington.
The envoy extolled the doughnut company for its quality process. During the visit which gave Ambassador Symington a close-up view of Krispy Kreme’s operational processes, he commended the management for the quality of work in the production of doughnuts.
The Consumer Protection council (“CPC”) has announced the re-opening of the Krispy Kreme store in Victoria Island, Lagos.
In a statement released by the consumer protection watchdog, it said that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), as the primary and key food safety standards regulator “is satisfied that the vital question of safe operations have been resolved sufficiently to allow operations accordingly.”
Krispy Kreme has said it is cooperating with Nigerian food regulator and consumer protection agency to resolve issues that led to the shutdown of its store in Victoria Island, Lagos.
In a statement released by the company through its franchise operator, QFA Nigeria Limited, the company said it is fully cooperating with authorities in addressing concerns of product expiry date tampering without regulatory approval in its Victoria Island, Lagos store.
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) announced on Wednesday through its twitter handle that it had shut down the Victoria Island, Lagos store of Krispy Kreme.
The consumer watchdog disclosed that it, in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) carried out a quality inspection of products, facilities and operations of the doughnut company.
U.S.-based Food and Beverage firm Krispy Kreme has opened its first store in Nigeria at the Ikeja City Mall in Lagos, in what marks as the start of an expansion plan across the country.
The company said it has signed a development agreement with Quality Foods Africa (QFA) to open 20 Krispy Kreme stores across the country in the next five years.
