It was exciting time for school children numbering more than 5,000 as they gathered at the Lagos State Television (LTV) ground for the annual celebration of the Global World Milk Day celebration which held recently.
To mark the occasion, a cooking competition was designed to foster creativity and versatility with everyday foods using Peak Milk.
No fewer than 150 entries were received with unique recipes where 10 schools got selected by the panel of judges. At the end of the contest, according to a statement, Whitefield High School clinched the top spot and was awarded N500, 000 cash price while Susan Memorial School and Birell Avenue School came second and third and were also awarded N300, 000 and N150, 000 respectively.
Notable personalities present at the event include representatives of the Ministry of Education, officials of the Lagos State Government, representatives of the participating schools, the Peak brand Team, celebrity chef and Nolly- wood actress; Toyin Abraham.
Speaking at the occasion, the managing director of the company, Ben Langat said he was delighted about the huge turnout by the kids noting that by that action, it has shown how much Peak Milk is valued. Langat said “I am very excited about this overwhelming turnout. I see excitement on the faces of the children and more importantly, they have become Peak ambassadors.”
He explained that “this concept is to encourage versatility in everyday Nigerian foods that children eat and can prepare themselves. This is an evolution in terms of children coming up with their own concepts”.
He continued “Children are very creative when it comes to recipe development and also in the multiple ways of using Peak. Hence, FrieslandCampina Wamco has provided a platform to encourage this versatility campaign which we have tagged PeCaDoMO, urging them to do more with Peak and furthermore boost the nutritional benefit in every meal with the addition of Peak.
Tarang Gupta, the Marketing Director said “Today is World Milk Day and we are celebrating the children”. Children are the leaders of tomorrow and it is essential to cultivate them young. We are specifically educating the children by showing how Peak Milk can be used in different ways using different cooking methods because Peak milk has unrivalled value, taste and nutrition more than anything else”. He stressed further that “I want to see each child go back home and say Mum, add Peak to my meal because it adds more nutrition to my meal”.
Adenihun Adebukunola, from Jibowu Junior High School and President, Lagos State Home Economics Teachers Association, Lagos State Chapter thinks the event would serve as an encouragement for students to know more about Peak Milk and the many diverse ways of using it.
