Flour Mills of Nigeria (Golden Penny)
Nigeria's largest agribusiness group, Golden Penny flour, pasta, and oils since 1960.
Flour Mills of Nigeria was founded in 1960 by George S. Coumantaros and has grown into a diversified agribusiness conglomerate employing over 12,000 people. Its flagship Golden Penny brand spans flour, pasta, cooking oil, and sugar, produced at state-of-the-art plants in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, and Kano. Facilities are NAFDAC-approved and ISO-compliant, with a robust distribution network across Nigeria and West Africa.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Founded
- 1960
- Website
- fmnplc.com
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Specialty & Gourmet Food, Beverages
- Markets
- Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt
Verified facts
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-12 Domain registry record
- lei-lapsed (amber), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA