About · Founder Story
From a single unit in Oyarifa to a refinery rising in Kyekyerew.
Founder
Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey
Ghana imports a large share of its cooking oil while local oil palm potential remains underused. Mr. Brobbey founded Philbro Oil Enterprise in Oyarifa in 2009 to close that gap — first as a single processing unit, then as the Philfry and PB consumer brands, and now as a planned solar-powered refinery in Kyekyerew with a 20,000-plus smallholder farmer supply base.
The business operates with the discipline of an industrial manufacturer and the trust of a household brand — Ghanaian-owned, Ghanaian-staffed, and built for ECOWAS and AfCFTA markets.
Mission
To manufacture refined edible oil and everyday food essentials in Ghana, sourced from Ghanaian farmers and powered by renewable energy, that compete with imported brands on quality and price.
Vision
A solar-powered Ghanaian agro-industrial group serving West Africa — closing the import gap on cooking oil, creating rural prosperity, and building an export-ready Made-in-Ghana FMCG portfolio.
Core Values
What we keep non-negotiable.
Quality first
Every batch is refined and packed to a consistent specification. Trade and household buyers should not feel a difference between cartons.
Farmer partnership
Smallholder farmers are not suppliers of last resort. They are the foundation of the value chain — paid fairly, supported in the field, and bought from consistently.
Made in Ghana, built for Africa
Ghanaian ownership and Ghanaian production, designed to compete in ECOWAS and AfCFTA markets — not just at home.
Renewable by design
The new refinery is being built around a planned 1 MW solar system, lower-carbon production targets, and climate-smart industrial practice.
Industrial discipline
Premium consumer presentation backed by industrial rigour — engineering, food safety, traceability, and packaging integrity.
Timeline · 2009 → 2028
Sixteen years building a Ghanaian agro-industrial company.
2009
Founded in Oyarifa
Mr. Philip Kwame Brobbey founds Philbro Oil Enterprise on 13 March 2009 in Oyarifa, Accra — a single processing unit committed to local vegetable cooking oil.
Complete2015
Formal registration
Philbro Oil Enterprise is registered on 15 June 2015 under registration number BN00GNL2015 with the Companies Registry of Ghana.
Complete2017–2022
Brand-building under Philfry & PB
The Philfry consumer brand and PB trade range scale across Ghana, building distributor, retail, foodservice, and institutional supply.
Complete2023
Farmer network reaches 20,000+
Philbro Oil deepens its smallholder farmer network past 20,000 partners across Ghana's oil palm belt, with guaranteed market access and extension support.
Complete2026
Kyekyerew refinery — construction begins
Civil and structural works begin at 24 Factory Road, Kyekyerew, Eastern Region for the planned 10 TPH refinery, HDPE blow-moulding line, and 1 MW solar system.
In progress2027
Equipment and solar installation
Refinery process equipment, blow-moulding line, and the planned 1 MW solar system installed and commissioned in stages.
Planned2028
Planned full operations
Kyekyerew refinery targeted for full operations with planned 350 direct jobs and ECOWAS / AfCFTA export readiness.
Planned
Registration & Identity
Registered in Ghana. Owned in Ghana.
Trade buyers, distributors, banks, and development partners can verify Philbro Oil Enterprise against Ghana's Companies Registry and Tax Identification.
- Company name
- Philbro Oil Enterprise
- Registration No.
- BN00GNL2015
- TIN
- P0003422143
- Date founded
- 13 March 2009
- Date registered
- 15 June 2015
- Principal activity
- Manufacturing of Vegetable Cooking Oil
- ISIC code
- 3290 — Manufacturing
- Ownership
- 100% Ghanaian-owned
Let's Talk
Quote, sample, partnership, or export— we're listening.
Reach the Philbro Oil sales desk by phone, WhatsApp, email, or web form. Trade buyers, distributors, export partners, and private-label clients welcome.