Coronavirus: Olam Grains and Leading Bakeries donate food to health workers

Olam Grains, producers of the popular First Choice and Royal Gold wheat flour brands have teamed up with prominent bakeries in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale to provide Ghc 70,000 worth of freshly baked bread to frontline health workers and patients.

The month-long initiative, launched on April 1, started with the Suntreso Hospital in Kumasi and has so far covered 10 health institutions across Accra, Tema, and Kumasi

Mr. Bishesh Ranjan Jha, Vice President of Sales for Olam Grains commented, “This is a very small way in which Olam Grains and our bakery partners have come together to support frontline health workers in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as patients.”

Olam Grains, a subsidiary of Olam Ghana Limited, is the owner of a state-of-the-art flour mill which produces some of the country’s most popular flour brands, among which are First Choice and Royal Gold.

Established in 1994, Olam Ghana is a leading agro-commodity company in the country and is currently the largest private Licenced Buying Company in the cocoa sector.

In addition to the flour mill, Olam Ghana operates a Tomato mix processing and canning facility and a biscuit manufacturing factory, producing top-grade brands like Perk, King Cracker, Royal Feast, Royal Aroma and Tasty Tom enriched tomato paste under respective portfolios.