Premium Quality Groundnut from Nigeria

L&L Foods is a food processing and packaging company focused on the Nigerian market. They have their own maiden line of products is a brand of packaged groundnuts (sugar-coated) called Mr. Ekpa, which is the Yoruba name for Groundnuts. The company has deep expertise in sourcing agriculture in Africa. They have been in this line for over 12 years and work with integrity and professionalism. The company is run and managed by experienced managers with over 20 years of experience working in multinational. L&L Foods sees business as a very potent tool for improving the lives of people. They ensure that their activities have a net positive effect on the local community. They work to improve the livelihoods of local farmers as well as contribute to Nigeria’s economic development by producing locally and providing employment in our communities. The company has experience in exporting to Indonesia, UAE and Vietnam (Export Exp). They would like to expand their exports to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

L&L Foods Nigeria Limited have their own warehouse where they store groundnuts after spring and cleaning. The nuts are packed in 50 kg mesh bags and stored on pallets in the warehouse with cross ventilation. The warehouse has humidity and moisture controlled environment. Each consignment preparation time is around 2-3 weeks after order confirmation. Preferred mode of transport is by sea via Port of Lagos, Nigeria.

L&L Foods Nigeria Limited care about HSE (health safety and environment), ideal moisture content, sorting out debris, immature kernels and contaminated nuts. The sourcing of products is monitored very closely. At L&L foods, quality inspection starts at the farm and is monitored all the way to the shelves of your local store. The products also undergo a rigorous quality control process to ensure our consumers get only healthy tasty groundnuts. The company has the NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control) certificate and the SON (Standard Organization of Nigeria).

The average per hectare yield is 0.9 ton per hectare. The main harvest season starts from August and goes up to November. The entire production and cultivation process is done manually. Few steps involved in the process include cleaning, sorting, peeling, drying, spring and packaging. The drying and sorting process is done by hands to ensure that no groundnuts break or get damaged during the process.

Groundnuts are a good source of healthy vitamins and minerals that protect our body from many diseases including cancer. They are rich in 26 essential minerals like Calcium, Iron, Zinc, Boron and other minerals which help in brain function and development and also help to maintain strong bones. Groundnuts contain Resveratrol, a type flavonoid, which improves blood flow in the brain by as much as 30%, thus greatly reducing the risk of stroke

L&L Foods Nigeria Limited offer Whole or Kernal Java Peanuts. They offer raw shelled peanuts of FAQ grade. The colour of the peanuts is reddish-brown. The variety has a maximum of 8% moisture and a minimum of 48% oil content. The admixture levels are between 1% to 2% at max with 0.5% to 1% foreign material. It is ensured that the aflatoxin is below 15 PBB as per export norms for export. The free fatty acid is 5% at maximum. The raw peanuts can be consumed or processed and sold as snacks (i.e. roasted peanuts), peanut butter, peanut oil, granola bars, cookies, candies. They can be stored for 8 to 12 months depending on storage conditions.