Tuesday, August 10, 2021: The month of August is promising to be an
active one for food enthusiasts! Especially for fish lovers as Uganda’s
Number 1 fish producer Yalelo, has announced a fun new cooking
competition.
This August, Yalelo Uganda is making a big splash with a "Prepare,
Share and Dine" social media challenge with the ultimate prize being
six months’ free supply of Uganda’s Number 1 Fish for the winners.
Participants are required to share a short video/picture and recipe of a
ready to dine Yalelo fish meal on social media and tag @YaleloUganda
to enter the competition.
Speaking about the incredible offer, Yalelo Uganda’s Marketing
Manager – Catherine Twesigye said that the competition is a way for
food lovers to show off their amazing fish cooking skills while also
competing to earn themselves an amazing six-month supply of fresh
fish.
“Yalelo Uganda is now firmly established as the number one producer
of fresh fish tilapia in the country, a reality that we are proud of and
with that we would like to give back to the people who have solidified
our position and made this possible,” she remarked.
The competition that started on Sunday, August 1 is running till
Tuesday, August 31. 10 participants with the most social media
engagement will be chosen to participate in a physical cooking
challenge with professional chefs as judges at La Cabana Restaurant
on September 4. Five people with the best culinary skills and unique
recipes will each receive a six months’ free supply of Uganda's No 1
fish.
Yalelo Uganda continues to delight its customers and expand its
footprint all over the country and its retail model has revolutionized
how customers and consumers can now reliably access affordable,
premium quality fresh tilapia.
The company currently has 11 retail outlets selling the freshest and
most affordable tilapia fish in several parts of Kampala, Jinja and
Wakiso districts.
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About Yalelo Uganda
A subsidiary of First Wave Group, Yalelo is a pioneer in African aquaculture, bringing
together local resources and world leading practices. A sister company to Yalelo Zambia,
Yalelo Uganda commenced operations in 2019 and has grown to quickly become a
market leading sustainable food producer for Uganda.
The company has several retail outlets in Kampala suburbs, Wakiso and Jinja. Yalelo
stores currently include Jinja, Nansana, Kawempe, Ntinda, Kibuli, Mutungo, Nateete,
Kasangati, Kibuye, Kalerwe and Kyambogo. More stores are set to open across the
country.
Yalelo Uganda sustainably farms tilapia fish in the clear open waters of Lake Victoria.
Yalelo’s cages are among the largest in Africa, providing an open environment for fish to
swim far and deep against natural lake currents. This environment produces a fish that
is healthier and stronger; with a taste consumer have come to love.
Yalelo is a Bantu word loosely translated as ‘for today’, a testament to Yalelo producing
Uganda’s Freshest Fish daily.
