Tiviski, previously Laitière de Mauritanie, started operating in April 1989 with the aim of bridging the gap between good fresh milk available in the countryside and Nouakchotts milk-loving consumers, who only had imported UHT or dried milk and small amounts of raw milk.

Tiviski was the first dairy in West Africa to collect raw milk from herders, with a twist: they were all more or less nomadic. The first product was Tiviski, fresh pasteurised camel milk in a carton, the first in Africa and almost in the world. Many other firsts followed: El Badia fresh pasteurised cow milk, LOasis cultured cream, and a whole range of world-class dairy products, right up to UHT cow milk in 2002 with a Candia franchise. Caravane camel cheese is still the only one in the world.