(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s ministry of economy has agreed to support Synergie Nord Sud (SNS), based in Nkongsamba in the coastal region, in the modernization of its production machinery.

The ministry wants to help SNS buy a more efficient torrefaction unit which will multiply its production capacity four folds. According to Aimé Njiakin, sponsor of SNS, this will make the company the leader in coffee processing in Cameroon. The goal is to process 7,000 tons of coffee per year within 3 years and, it will also generate about 500 direct jobs and 6,600 indirect jobs.

So far, the main activity of SNS is shelling and processing of raw coffee in decaffeinated water-soluble ground roasted coffee in capsule under the brand “Ménage à trois”. In 2016, the company has produced 1,510 tons of husk coffee, 1,750 tons of processed coffee and 450 tons of roasted coffee. During the period under review, the company generated CFA491 million turnover.

From 4-11 July 2016, Ménage à trois was the only Cameroonian coffee brand to be tasted in France at the headquarter of Agence pour la valorisation des produits agricoles especially.

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