The government of Uganda, with the assistance of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and in partnership with the Teso Tropical Fruit Growers Cooperative Union (TETFGCU), decided to establish a fruit processing factory in Soroti District to take advantage of the abundant citrus crop in the Teso sub-region and its high yield per tree.
[4][6] After years of delay, the factory began test runs of its production lines in May 2018, with commercial commissioning planned for August 2018.
At the beginning, 150 employees were hired, with the expectation to increase to 250 people when the factory runs at maximum capacity.
[10] In September 2023, following years of commercial losses, the government of Uganda decided to privatize the juice factory.
[11] During Q4 2023, in an effort to increase efficiency and profitability, management changed tactics and stopped procuring raw fruit from middlemen and started buying directly from the farmers.