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Cookie crumbles as biscuit maker Britania up for sale over Sh1.3b debt

By Graham Kajilwa | 4yrs ago

A biscuit manufacturer which has been in operation for over three decades has been put up for sale over mounting debt.

Britania Foods Ltd, which was put under administration by PKF Consulting last year after failing to honour its debt obligations, owes creditors Sh1.3 billion, including a Sh900 million DTB Bank loan.

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