Ajay Ramnani 2025 Speaker

“Ajrena Foods Limited, established in 2014, is Nigeria’s leading peanut butter manufacturer and the producer of the Nutzy brand, the country’s first locally made peanut butter. Headquartered in Lagos, Ajrena has grown from a groundnut sourcing and processing business into a major player in Nigeria’s peanut butter market. Its fully automated Lagos manufacturing facility holds NAFDAC, SON, and ISO 22000:2018 certifications and benefits from the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS), enabling duty-free exports across West Africa.

In May 2025, the company expanded its operations with the commissioning of a peanut cleaning and coated snack processing facility in Kano State. This strategic move brings Ajrena closer to its supply base in Northern Nigeria, where high-quality peanuts are sourced from dedicated farmers, particularly women-led communities. Ajrena demonstrates a strong commitment to social impact through female empowerment and nutrition-focused initiatives. Its ‘Buy a Jar, Feed a Child’ campaign, in partnership with the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, donates a sachet of peanut butter to malnourished children for every 510g jar sold, aiming to reach 100,000 sachets. The company’s product range includes 510g and 227g jars, 15g sachets, and coated peanut snacks, all competitively priced at approximately half the cost of imports while maintaining superior quality.”