How 46-year-old family business turned two cows into cheese empire

Cheese Maintenance Supervisor Eric Mwiti handles cheese wheels inside an aging room at Brown’s Cheese Farm in Tigoni, Kiambu County, on June 11, 2026.

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In 1979, the founders of Brown’s Food Company decided to go into the dairy industry with two cows. Over four decades later, they have given birth to a venture dominating cheese-making, not only in Kenya but across the East African region.

Originally Brown’s Cheese, the dairy products-making company managed by the second generation, was established by David and Sue Brown as a solar heater manufacturing firm while keeping only a few cows for household milk consumption.

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