A major agro-industrial company has begun operations in Bandenkop, a locality in Bangou Subdivision in the West Region of Cameroon.
Denky, a 100 percent Made-in-Cameroon food processing plant launched by entrepreneur Lisette Claudia Tame and backed by Meta Invest, was inaugurated on June 26, 2026, during a ceremony attended by government officials, traditional authorities, and representatives of BGFIBank Cameroon.
Built to transform locally grown agricultural produce into consumer goods, Denky features processing lines for maize, sugar, plantain, potatoes, fruits, and pork. The factory will produce cornflakes, plantain and potato chips, dried fruits, fruit purées for children, sugar, and smoked garlic pork sausage.
The promoter, Lisette Claudia Tame, said the products are intended first for the domestic market before expanding to other African countries.
The company projects annual processing capacities of 500 tonnes of maize, 5,000 tonnes of sugar, 300 tonnes of plantain and potatoes, and 200 tonnes each of fruits and pork.
Denky has already created 150 direct jobs, with hundreds more expected across the value chain. The investment is also expected to strengthen local processing capacity, reduce dependence on imports, and improve incomes for farmers.
Meta Invest founder Lisette Claudia Tame described the factory as part of a broader vision to retain more of Cameroon’s agricultural value within the country.
“We want Bandenkop to become a reference agro-industrial hub,” she said, pledging continued investment in training, quality standards, and local sourcing.
With Denky’s first products expected to reach store shelves soon, officials at the inauguration said the project has the potential to reduce food imports, create employment, and strengthen the Made-in-Cameroon brand in line with the country’s industrialisation ambitions.
This report was first published in NewsWatch Newspaper No 234 of Monday, June 29, 2026.
