Lake International
Lake International is a leading African provider of food ingredients, bespoke beverage manufacturing solutions, and specialised processing aids, serving manufacturers across more than 26 countries with over 600 products.
With decades of category expertise, global sourcing capability and strong technical foundations, the company enables partners to innovate faster and deliver high quality, market ready products.
A Unified, Independent Organisation
Formerly AECI Food & Beverage, Lake International emerged as an independent entity following its acquisition by its management team and Sana Partners. This transition consolidated three heritage divisions—Lake Foods, Infigro Natural Technologies and Southern Canned Products—under one cohesive identity. The result is a strengthened organisation with full continuity across laboratories, warehouses, supplier networks and its 150 strong workforce.
Food Ingredients Expertise
Lake International delivers precision engineered food ingredient solutions across categories such as meat and meat alternatives, dairy, bakery and nutrition. Its portfolio enhances texture, yield, flavour, shelf life and product performance, supported by technical formulation assistance, regulatory guidance and custom blending tailored to production realities.
Beverage Manufacturing Capabilities
The company offers advanced beverage manufacturing support, combining specialised ingredients with dedicated beverage application labs. These pilot scale facilities allow for end to end formulation trials, stability testing and scale up optimisation, reducing risk and speeding time to market. Beverage solutions include stabilisers, natural colours, enzymes, juice bases, flavour systems and custom blends, strengthened by legacy expertise from Southern Canned Products.
Processing Aids & Technical Support
Lake International also supplies high performance processing aids, helping manufacturers optimise efficiency, meet regulatory standards and enhance product consistency across food and beverage categories. Its integrated technical support spans formulation development, application testing, blending and nutritional insight, providing partners with complete lifecycle support.
A Partner for Growth
Guided by integrity, innovation and accountability, Lake International continues to expand its footprint across Africa while deepening global partnerships—empowering manufacturers with reliable, sustainable and future focused ingredient and processing solutions.
