OUR
HISTORY
Since its creation in 2005, Cadyst Group ambition has been to be a model of economic and industrial development in Cameroon and the French-speaking African region.
The Group’s ambition is reflected in its rigorous management, its constant quest for efficiency and distribution quality, its desire to offer the best working conditions and social protection to its employees, its respect for the environment and its objectives to reduce waste and the use of plastics.
2002
Creation of La Pasta S.A.
Cadyst consumer group, the agro-food branch of the Cadyst Group, was established in 2001 with the creation of “La Pasta S.A”, a small unit manufacturing pasta. In 2002, it also inaugurated a small flour mill (25 tons/day) to complete an integrated industrial unit along the cereal and wheat value chain.
2005
Acquisition Panzani Cameroon
Leader in the market of pasta manufacturing
Acquisition of Compagnie Industrielle Pharmaceutique (Cinpharm ) and Birth of Cadyst Group
In 2005, the acquisition of Panzani Cameroon and Cinpharm (formerly Rhône-Poulenc Cameroon) led to the creation of Cadyst Group. Initially named Cadyst Invest SA, the group was structured into two branches: Healthcare (generic medicines) and Agri-food(pasta and flour). Cadyst Group will separated from Cinpharm in 2019.
2008
Acquisition of Société Industrielle des Produits Pharmaceutiques (SIPP )
In line with the missions it has set itself, Cadyst Group wishes to position itself in a segment that is essential to the health of the region’s populations, namely the production of bulk solutions, which until now had been largely imported. In 2008, it seized the opportunity to acquire SIPP, the only manufacturer of infusion solutions since 1989. The Group invested massively in this subsidiary, and in barely 20 years succeeded in gaining 60% of its market share.
2021
Cadyst Farming: A new subsidiary dedicated to agri-food
Cadyst Farming, a company specializing in the production of animal feed, farming, and the hatching of day-old chicks, is currently being set up. The commencement of operations for this unit is projected for 2025.
2023
With this new segment (Retail), Cadyst Group decided to add another link to its value chain, to get closer to consumers, with the same objective in mind: to minimize food costs for the population.
2024
Cadyst Group is establishing a new flour mill in Kribi with a capacity of 300 tons per day, thereby increasing the group’s total capacity to 1120 tons per day.
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