This Nigerian family built an £8 million business importing Lagos-brewed Guinness into Britain
Billionaires Africa | 11.06.2026 15:03
In 1998, Diageo plc needed someone who understood Nigerian Guinness and the British market for it. Kayode Sunday Toyinbo understood both. Diageo appointed his two-year-old company, Kato Enterprises Limited, as the exclusive importer of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout from Nigeria into the United Kingdom. That appointment has held for 28 years. It is the foundation of one of the most quietly significant Nigerian family businesses in Britain.
