Kasapreko

Kasapreko Company Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryBeverage, alcohol
Founded1989 Edit this on Wikidata
FounderDr Kwabena Adjei (president & group chairman)
Headquarters
Spintex Road, Accra
,
Ghana
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsStorm Energy Drink, Alomo (Gold, Black, Silver, Bitters), K20 Wisky, Royal Drinks (Apple, Cola, Orange, Lemon Splash, Honey Bee), Tonic Wine, Carnival Strawberry, Kalahari Bitters, Veraldo, Hi5 ChocoMalt
Number of employees
580 (2017)
Websitehttp://kasapreko.com

Kasapreko Company Limited (KCL) is a Ghanaian ISO 22000:2005 certified indigenous manufacturer and producer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Alomo Bitters, a herbal-based alcoholic drink, is KCL's flagship product. Kasapreko was 6th according to the 2012 Ghana Club 100 rankings. In 2017 KCL was awarded top Ghanaian company in the competitive beverage sector by the Association of Ghana Industries.

History

Kaspreko was started in 1989 by Dr Kwabena Adjei, a Ghanaian businessman at Nungua in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, to provide quality and affordable drinks to Ghanaians.

Brands

KCL key brands include:

Alcoholic

Non-alcoholic

  1. Royal Drinks

Antibiotics

In 2020, the company decided to go into mass production of alcoholic hand sanitizer to fight against the novel coronavirus as result of shortage in the market.

Awards

Kasapreko was named the Outstanding Alcoholic Beverage Company of the Year at the 2019 West Africa Business Excellence Awards (WABEA). In 2020 the company was one of twelve businesses that won awards at the ninth Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Ghana Industry and Quality Awards.

Ambassadorial deals

On July 24, 2018, the company awarded one of Ghana's female influential movie stars. Nana Ama McBrown, the ambassadorial deal to promote their Royal Drinks product. The products include Royal Apple, Royal Orange, Royal Cola, Royal Honey Bee, and Royal Lemon Splash.

Diana Hamilton was named as the new brand ambassador for Awake Purified Drinking Water. The signed partnership deal would see the gospel award-winning musician promote the product to the companies' consumers.

In September 2017, the "Kakai" hitmaker, Shatta Wale, was chosen by the KCL as the brand ambassador for Storm Energy Drink at Achimota Retail Center. At the event, Wale said, "I want Ghanaians to be proud of things produced in the country. I accepted storm energy drink because it was made in Ghana. I would like Ghanaians to patronise the drink and products from Kasapreko even when they are outside the country."

On 19 July 2023, the KCL awarded a contract renewal to Wale as the brand ambassador for Storm Energy Drink.

References

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  2. ↑ "Kasapreko Is Ghana's 6th Best Company". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  3. 1 2 "Kasapreko founder: "Alomo is the reason we've been successful"". www.myjoyonline.com. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  4. 1 2 "Profile of Kasapreko Company Limited - Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)". www.gipcghana.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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  6. ↑ "Mass production of hand sanitisers not for profits – Kasapreko clarifies". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. 1 2 3 "Shatta Wale is the face of Kasapreko's Storm Energy Drink". Business and Financial Times. Accra, Ghana. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Kasapreko Launches 'Awake' Drinking Water". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  9. ↑ "Ghanaian Actress, McBrown Mensah Becomes Royal Drinks Ambassador". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  10. ↑ "Coronavirus: Kasapreko halts production of drinks to produce hand sanitizers". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  11. ↑ "Kasapreko wins 'Outstanding Alcoholic Beverage Company' at WABEA". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  12. ↑ "Association of Ghana Industries honours 12 companies". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  13. ↑ "Queen of Adverts: Top 10 brands that pays Nana Ama McBrown as their brand ambassador". 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  14. ↑ Louis (2022-01-25). "Diana Hamilton as brand ambassador for Awake Purified Water". Kasapreko PLC. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  15. ↑ "Shatta Wale Appointed Brand Ambassador of Kasapreko | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh/. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  16. ↑ Louis (2023-08-11). "Shatta Wale's Contract Renewal with Storm Energy Drink". Kasapreko PLC. Archived from the original on 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-11-02.