Food services giant in Nigeria, Sundry Foods Limited (SFL) has expanded its footprint across the country with the opening of two branches in Ilorin Kwara State.

Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Kayode Alabi, while delivering his speech as the special guest of honour at the official opening ceremony at the weekend, said that the state government was delighted to be associated with SFL because of the high standards the company had set in the food services industry in the country.

SFL said in a press release signed by Head Marketing, Nduka Mokwunye, that the two new branches would offer popular SFL food brands, including Kilimanjaro, Pizza Jungle, KiliGrill and Nibbles Ice Cream to its numerous customers and the general public.

''As a government, we recognize the potential of food in bringing people of diverse settings and communities together and that is why we are excited to have Sundry Foods Limited headquartered in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, establish a presence in our state.

''Kwara State government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (SAN) has designed a number of proactive investment attractive policies for businesses established in the state to thrive and our administration remains committed in making business environment in the state safe and conducive fordinvestors,'' the Deputy governor said

Earlier in his welcome remarks, the Executive Director of Sundry Foods Limited, Nnamdi Opara, said that the two branches were the first to be opened in the state as part of the company's 2022 planned expansion effort expected to cover major cities in the country.

''The event of today is motivated by our strategic expansion effort designed to increase our presence in the north central zone and to give our customers of Kwara State extraction the opportunity to stay connected with our services,'' he said

Opara, who was represented at the occasion by the General Manager, Lagos and South West Region, SFL, Jubril Shoaga, reiterated his company's passion for maintaining high standards in its products and service delivery and however assured individuals, families and corporate entities with preference for standards that SFL is a reliable ally in offering the best that they could get in any internationally renowned foods services company.

He expressed gratitude to the state government for the warm reception accorded SFL and particularly the Deputy Governor for finding time despite his tight schedules to honour the company's invitation.