Entrepreneur Partners
We collaborate with small-scale entrepreneurs to bring locally-produced, affordable, and nutritious food to those suffering from malnutrition. Our focus is on creating delicious and culturally relevant products like porridges, high protein biscuits, and peanut butter.
Our partnerships are built on a foundation of intensive anthropological research. We believe it's crucial to first understand local food system dynamics and the socio-economic factors influencing food choices.
Comprehensive Support
We offer extensive support to both start-ups and growing companies, addressing their specific needs and helping them scale. Our areas of expertise include:
- Business strategy and agricultural value chain development
- Food market research and product development
- Fundraising, distribution, and marketing assistance
Our impact is measured not only by the nutritious food produced but also by the economic growth and jobs created. We strive to improve both the health and stability of the communities where we operate.
Our Entrepreneur Partners
Active
Uganda
Yellow Star Produce & Food Processors Uganada Limited is an agro-based food processing company that predominantly specializes in transforming cereals, legumes, oilseeds, fruits and tubers into flours for both porridge and other food products. Beyond their diversified composite flour products, Yellow Star has diversified into peanut butter and honey, further enriching the nutritional profile of tehir products. They strive to enhance food and nutrition security to by delivering accessible, nutrient-rich products to children, expectant mothers, the elderly, individuals with special dietary needs.
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Rwanda
Rainbow Health Foods Ltd (RHF) is a fast-growing agri-processing company improving nutrition and strengthening food systems. RHF supports farmers with training, inputs, and fair market access, while adding value to local crops by producing Monti, their flagship line of fortified, nutritious porridges. Supplied to schools and early childhood centers, Monti helps combat malnutrition, anemia, and stunting in children.
Active
Ethiopia
In partnership with local social enterprise BeNu - reformulated BeNu's protein-rich, locally-produced full-meal biscuit products, improved the nutrition profile, the flavor, the product structure, expanded the business in both the food aid and private markets, targeted people suffering from malnutrition.
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Liberia
Together with the co-founders of Kawadah Farm, we built a local grassroots business, launched cassava-based fortified and flavored porridge line, operationalized licensing model consistently selling for 8 years, scaled nationally through a partnership with Save the Children and the US Department of Agriculture's McGovern-Dole School Feeding Program.
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Mozambique
In partnership with Mozambique School Lunch Initiative - Launched the first low-cost nutritious peanut butter to ever be available in Mozambique, a country where peanut butter is wildly popular but is currently a luxury item. Sourced and ordered manufacturing equipment, completed market research, and launched low-cost peanut butter sales to families struggling with malnutrition.
Past
Brazil
In partnership with mr.veggy - Launched a soy-based ground ‘beef’ product targeting consumers in poverty. Market trials completed, female direct sales agents hired, launched in the favelas of Sao Paulo.
Past
Cameroon
In partnership with local social enterprise Kayvey Nutri Foods, revamped Kayvey's nutritious porridge product line - improving cost, packaging, and distribution. Kayvey's goal is to have their line of nutritious, affordable porridge products available to families in all regions of Cameroon.