An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built …
Oct 26, 2020 · Bathu is a South African footwear brand started by entrepreneur Theo Baloyi. Sven Hugo talks to Baloyi about how he grew the business from an idea to selling 15,000 pairs per month.. Bathu’s story begins at an airport in Dubai. Founder and CEO Theo Baloyi was cruising the duty-free shops, staving off boredom during an eight-hour layover en route to Saudi Arabia, where he worked on secondment ...
Meet the Boss: Steven Isaacson, CEO, Kevro Holdings - How we …
Oct 30, 2018 · Watching people grow and develop within our company, is the most rewarding part of my job. Steven Isaacson is CEO of South Africa-based Kevro Holdings, a value-add supplier of corporate and promotional apparel, and other brandable products. Kevro owns several well-known brands, including BARRON. Tags: Airbnb, facebook, Kevro Holdings, Steven ...
How Java became East Africa’s largest coffee chain - How we …
Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 16 September 2014. How Java became East Africa’s largest coffee chain. When three US-born former relief workers started the Nairobi Java House in Kenya 15 years ago, all they wanted was a place they could “get a good cup of coffee”. Today Java is East Africa’s largest coffee chain with 25 outlets in Kenya ...
How Twiga Foods reduces the price of food in Nairobi using …
Jul 12, 2020 · Twiga deals directly with farmers to match the demand from retailers. Twiga collects the produce straight from the farms, and farmers are paid via mobile money platform M-Pesa within 24 hours of collection. According to Njonjo, Twiga has reduced typical post-harvest losses in Kenya from 30% down to 4% for produce sold through the Twiga platform.
Kenya: Inside BURN Manufacturing's energy-efficient cooking …
May 20, 2015 · In Kenya, traditional metal and clay stoves however sell for only about $3. BURN general manager for Kenya, Eoin Flinn, says the company has disproved perceptions that local households wouldn’t buy such an “expensive stove”. The company currently sells 8,000 stoves a month. “The market is so big, we are not scratching the surface yet ...
Kenyan company tapping into 'multibillion-dollar' fish-farming …
Jul 1, 2022 · Victory Farms grows the tilapia species of fish in Lake Victoria in Kenya. Tilapia producer Victory Farms has built a vertically integrated business which includes everything from a fish-farming operation in Lake Victoria to its own distribution network and retail branches. Tom Collins spoke to Joseph Rehmann, CEO and co-founder of Victory Farms.
Manufacturing in Nigeria: Status, challenges and opportunities
Sep 27, 2018 · According to official data, at 9.3% of GDP, the Nigerian manufacturing sector grew by 3.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, an improvement from 0.1% y/y in Q4 2017 and -2.9% y/y in Q3 2017. The last time there was something close to such growth in the period since Q1 2016, was in Q1 2017 when the sector grew by 1.4% y/y.
The world through the eyes of entrepreneur Ludwick Marishane, …
Feb 13, 2018 · Let me formally introduce you to Ludwick Marishane, the founder of Headboy Industries and South Africa’s youngest patent-filer after having invented DryBath at the age of seventeen. The product is the world’s first bath substitute that uses a skin gel. The sales statistics are nothing short of phenomenal.
Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies
Nov 24, 2011 · The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies.. The list is dominated by South African firms (10), followed by companies from Morocco (3), Nigeria (3), Côte d’Ivoire (2), Algeria (1) and Egypt (1).
Capturing lower-income consumers: A look at Pep’s model in Africa
Dec 2, 2014 · According to Pepkor Africa’s managing director, Charl Cronje, Pep has an aggressive expansion plan for the continent. He currently oversees Pep’s portfolio in six countries – Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Nigeria – and has recently visited East Africa to explore expansion opportunities. The group is also building two training schools in Mozambique and Angola to ...