Minoterie du Congo or MINOCO was established in 2000 through a privatization effort administered by the Government of the Republic of Congo.  Seaboard Overseas through its affiliated partners placed a successful bid on the assets of the former state enterprise known as MAB.  The assets consisted of a modern 250 T/24hr flour mill on the port in the city of Pointe Noire which was originally commissioned in 1992.  MAB also owned a non-functioning flour mill in the city of Nkayi. 

Seaboard recommissioned the Pointe Noire mill in 2001.  Per the privatization agreement, MINOCO undertook an expansion of the Pointe Noire mill under Seaboard’s direction in 2003 bringing the facility to its current capacity of 400 T/24hr.  Both milling units in Pointe Noire were supplied by Italian manufacturer Ocrim.

Minoco has access to the national railroad in order to transport flour to inland destinations including the important business center and capital city of Brazzaville. 

Key Personnel

Managing Director - Chris Bardy

Chris has been with Seaboard more than 15 years gaining experience also in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Chris also serves as Honorary General Consul for Switzerland in the Republic of Congo and is the acting President of the Professional Millers Union of the CEMAC zone.

Financial Director - Yves Jehanno

Yves has spent more than two decades in various expatriate positions in both French and English-speaking countries of Africa and has been with Minoco since 2002.  He is an experienced and skilled professional in Finance and Administration.

Jean Pierre

Jean-Pierre Bretaud has just started working for Minoco in early 2009.  However, his experience with Seaboard Overseas Group goes back to 2007 serving in Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Jean-Pierre has spent the total of his professional career in flour milling and spent many years as a flour miller in his home country of France.  He brings an extended worldwide experience in the milling sector to Minoco.

Alex Mukendi - Controller

Alex is a high skilled senior employee of the company.  Working first for Seaboard in DRC for more than 10 years, he joined MINOCO since the day of its inception. Mr Mukendi was senior auditor for PriceWaterhouseCooper before moving in the milling sector.