- CEO
- Christopher J. Flowers
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Agricultural commodities/Milling
- Address
- Thika Kenya
- IPO Date
- Apr 24, 1995
- Business
- Kakuzi Plc Kakuzi Plc is a leading Kenyan agribusiness company engaged in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of premium agricultural products including avocados, macadamia nuts, blueberries, tea, livestock, and commercial forestry items. The company grows, packs, and sells avocados primarily for export to Europe, the USA, Asia, and other international markets; produces and cracks macadamia nuts into kernels and value-added products such as cold-pressed macadamia oil, ready-to-eat nuts, gluten-free flour, and cereal mixes; cultivates and sells tea green leaf; develops commercial forestry on 1,244 hectares yielding treated poles, wooden gates, doors, frames, heat-treated pallets, timber, and fencing poles; rears livestock for beef sales through butchery outlets like Boran Barn and Farm Market; and grows and packs blueberries. Kakuzi Plc operates from its headquarters in Thika, Kenya, with main estates in Makuyu and additional facilities including a macadamia processing plant with 2,000-ton kernel capacity and a 1,000-liter daily oil extraction unit; founded in 1906, it is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (KUKZ) and London Stock Exchange (KAKU.L) as a subsidiary of Camellia Plc Camellia Plc, employs approximately 3,762 people, and targets both domestic and export customers with a focus on sustainability through initiatives like water conservation, ESG reporting, and community programs. In recent developments, Kakuzi Plc unveiled a new macadamia oil processing plant and introduced consumer macadamia and blueberry products; announced plans in June 2025 to invest over KSh 1.2 billion in expanding avocado production to 5 million cartons annually, macadamia output to 1,500 tons of kernel, and new AgTech-integrated crops while enhancing livestock and forestry; reported half-year net profit of KSh 295.5 million in August 2025 with revenues at KSh 1.5 billion amid avocado and macadamia growth; outlined mid-to-long-term shareholder return strategies at its 97th AGM in May 2025 including property developments like Kakuzi Farmers Market; formed a partnership with Siaya County Government in September 2025 to boost avocado and macadamia farming; and faced a National Land Commission directive in November 2025 regarding 3,200 acres of historical land claims in Murang'a, following a challenging 2024 with KSh 131.7 million net loss due to weather, currency fluctuations, and geopolitical issues.