Activity: processing dairy products and fruit juices 

Established: 2006

I&P's investment: 25% equity stake

Revenue in 2008: 614 000 €  

Entrepreneurs: Bagoré-Xavier Bathily, veterinarian and Ibrahima Kane, engineer and graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.

The company employs 89 people. 

The Laiterie du Berger, is one of the only Senegalese companies making dairy products from fresh locally-produced milk. Its products, now distributed through more than 1,000 retail outlets, face strong competition from products manufactured from imported milk powder.

In 2009, the product range was rejuvenated and relaunched under the Dolima brand label. The relaunch was used to improve the taste, texture, packaging and marketing of the company’s products. This important upgrading operation was strongly supported by  technical assistance provided by Danone Communities, which is also a shareholder with a 25% stake. Since the launch of the Dolima range, sales have been growing well, a trend which  should continue in 2010.