Today we are irresistibly crushing on Ladipo Lawani the CEO of L&L Foods, makers of Mr. Ekpa Groundnuts. L&L Foods is a food processing and packaging company focused on the Nigerian market. They source agricultural produce from local farmers and transform them into high-quality branded snacks. The primary line of products is a premium brand of groundnut snacks called ‘Mr. Ekpa’ which include Sugar coated groundnuts, Regular roasted groundnuts & Lightly salted groundnuts.
Ladipo Lawani is the awardee for The 2018 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honoree (business category). He defines himself as an Entrepreneur with over 9 years of marketing and sales experience, who enjoys reading and having intellectual conversations with friends, and is most passionate about building brands that excite consumers and exceed expectations.
Ladipo‘s plan for L&L Foods is to become the largest groundnut processor in Nigeria with the most trusted brand in the groundnut category. To achieve this goal, he is investing in developing strong relationships with farmers and helping them increase the quality of their crop and their yield so as to ensure continuous and reliable supply of nuts to be processed.
Mr. Ekpa groundnuts come from the best nuts sourced from Nigeria’s premiere growing region.