  Contact
Address Details:
K.
Chellaram Gambia Limited
Banjul Head Office
P O Box 275, Banjul,
Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 4224677
4224689
Fax: +220 4392910
Email: kchellarams@gmail.com
Managing Director
Tel: 4392911
Tel: 7797509
Branches:
Kanifing Industrial Estate Branch:
Consumer goods distribution
Tel: 4391469
4392913
7660802
Senegambia Shop
7172306
7204104
Opening
Hours:
Kanifing Shop
Monday to Thursday 9am to 6pm; Friday 9am to 1pm
and 3pm to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 2pm
Senegambia Shop: Monday to Saturday, 9am to 10pm;
Sunday 10am to 7:30pm
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Import Product Range:
• Soft Drinks
• Juices & Mineral water
• Alcohol
• Dry Food
• Chilled & Frozen
• Dairy
• Confectionary
• Personal Care
• Household
• Chemicals
• Bicycles
Agents & Distributors
For:
• Brauerie Beck & Co. Ltd.
• Coca Cola
• J. Garcia Carrion
• United Distillers
• Rayner Burgess Ltd.
• Kopcke Trading International
• Golden Wonder
• HRH International
• Kellogg's
• Henri Wintermans
• Nestlé Rowntree
• Tesco range of products
• Johnson & Johnson Baby Products
• Don Simon Juices & Wines
• Cadbury's Confectionery
• Oman Insecticides (Tox) & Air Fresheners Co.
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Company Information:
Chellaram and Sons Ltd. established its business in the capital
Banjul, The Gambia, back in 1958. Its main business activities
are as agent importers & distributors for branded supermarket
products in West Africa.
It imports and distributes Fast Moving Consumer Goods
(FMCG) from the leading MNC's. Their customers include Gambia's
hotels, guest houses, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, convenience
stores as well as the general trade. They have their own fleet
of vehicles that make deliveries. On a daily basis they are
routed to the metropolitan areas in Greater Banjul as well
as to the remote interior of the country.
The firm is a full-service providers of dry, chilled and frozen
foods, beverages, personal care products and household goods.
Chellaram has witnessed incredible developments in the Gambia's
cultural and political history and the company's long-term
strategy for the country is grounded in its breadth of local
experience and understanding.
Legal Form:
Private Limited Company
Origins & History:
Kishinchand Chellaram (hence the KC initials in our company
logo), the late founder, started his business from a textile
shop in Chennai (Madras) in 1916. With an expansion plan in
place and the first overseas office set up in Yokohama in
1918, the next decade saw the Kishinchand Chellaram Group
become one of the leading trading companies in West Africa
with branches across four continents. In 1923 a Management
team appointed by Shri Kishinchand Chellaram arrive and set
up the group's first branch in Nigeria, West Africa, commencing
with wholesale operations in textiles.
Over time, the company moved from retailing into wholesaling
and manufacturing. The opening of Chellaram in The Gambia
in 1958 was an important part of the Group's international
expansion. It adopted the 3 umbrellas because in Africa chiefs
often walked round with an umbrella.
Mr. Ram T. Chellaram, grandson of Kishinchand Chellaram who
entered the business in 1960, was the flag-bearer of the company's
legacy in The Gambia. It is now under the leadership of Mr.
Nitin, Managing Director.
In 1982 the company shifts focus from supermarket retail to
wholesale distribution in West Africa.
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