Nutritional Natural Porridge !
Help us increase our production of nutritious natural weaning porridge for our community. Helping us grow, helps rural women farmers too.
Project Description
WHO ARE WE?
We are a start up agro- processing company with the vision to formulate delicious, nutritious and affordable weaning foods from locally grown produce!
We are Located in Zambia and we are called Weany Productions!
PROBLEM
We saw the need for an increased variety of nutritious porridge options that are all natural, preservative free and AFFORDABLE.
So we formulated a blend of rice and soya, ideal for children and the whole family !
We created a formulation that doesn't exist in our market! Giving us a competitive advantage.
IMPACT
We provide a market for small scale rural women farmers....helping them improve their livelihoods.
OUR MARKET
From the start, we have been selling to parents in our community, and one local supermarket,,,
Who absolutely love our product and are asking for more.
Other than children, porridge-loving adults enjoy our blend too.
OUR BUSINESS MODEL
MANUFACTER MODEL
We process raw materials to a productand sellto distributors, retailers and directly to consumers.
THE PRODUCT
The product is a blend of pre-conditioned and pre- cooked rice and soya beans.
Rich in energy and protein, children and all consumers enjoy a delicious and nutritious treat from every pack consumed.
OUR RAW MATERIALS Locally sourced from small scale farmers and marketeers
THE PRICE
The wholesale price of each 500g pack costs approximately $1 and retail price is about $1.25
Our Profit margin is 16% on each item.
We have made our prices low as our vision is to ensure all family’s regardless of economic status can afford our products. Thus reducing rates of malnutrition in low-income homes.
THE TEAM
Manager: Lweendo Hachamba. Possesses a Bachelor of Science and Technology in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Food Safety. She is also the founder .
Head of Operations: Nzamose Phiri. A chemical process engineer with a creative mind.
Finance Manager: Twaambo Sichikolo. An accredited accountant (ACCA II)
Check us out on LinkedIn !
We also have a team of 3 general workers who process the raw materials.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
In order to increase our capacity , we need a small scale processing facility and some more equipment.
Our ask is $5 000
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
THE BREAK DOWN OF OUR REQUIREMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.BUIDPRODUCTIONSITE :$1500
2.ACQUIRELARGER EQUIPMENT:$3000
3.MARKETING :$500
MARKETING
We understand how critical it is to market our products in order to ensure continuous growth, sales and brand presence.
Part of the fund will carter a marketing budget that includes social media influencers , Strategic Partnerships, Street posters, TV and Radio.
LONG TERM PLAN GROWTH
We have other formulations that do not not currently exist on the market. We intend to launch these products on the market progressively to give our growing consumer base more options from our brand.
We shall be processing more home grown produce into delicious and nutritious weaning foods!
Thank you in advance !
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The Campaign FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Why us?
Helping us scale , makes a huge difference in our part of the world where our product will help fight undernutrition in children. Helping us also contributes to helping the livelihood of rural women famers.
2. How will you be accountable?
We have an obligation to this platform to come back and share our success story with you all.
Just Because I Care
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