Foodstuff & Beverages

Radville Farms Limited was founded in 1985 as a private limited company with large agricultural plantations at Nema Kunku & Toubakuta. It has other offices and stations at Brikama, and Yundum Airport. The company is the largest exporter of crops in the Gambia, it accounts for 75% of exports & cultivates 300 hectares of vegetables & fruits. The company exports 1,500 tonnes of vegetables and around 700 tonnes of mangoes yearly. Other crops include okra, French beans, citrus fruits and butternut squash. Almost 50 percent of the 300 hectares cultivated are devoted to organic farming, which is increasingly more attractive to foreign buyers. The company exports 1,500 tonnes of vegetables and around 700 tonnes of mangoes yearly. Other crops include okra, French beans, citrus fruits and butternut squash. Almost 50 percent of the 300 hectares cultivated are devoted to organic farming, which is increasingly more attractive to foreign buyers.  The firm is a subsidiary of U.K. based Wilmoor, to which it exports its entire harvest. It grows most its own crops, though occasionally sub-contracts its requirements out locally. Radville has its own  agricultural processing plant and cold storage facilities at Yundum Airport, where produce is checked, wrapped and boxed  before freighting to the UK. The agribusiness is largely able to get around the challenges of freight space, in part by chartering its own cargo aircraft through Wilmoor's in-house freight airline, and through passenger flights.Farming Methods:Radville Farms allows its land to go fallow over the rainy season and they sow Macuna perens as a green manure. They use drip irrigation so weeds aren't too much of a nuisance, and the compost is top-dressed on a few occasions during cropping, which assists in keeping the number of weeds to a minimum. Concentrated liquid garlic is added to the water and sprayed to deter insect pests, especially nematodes.

The Red Star Group offers a variety of consumer products whose range includes, but is not limited to, dry groceries, household products, hardware, liquor, health and beauty products, cigarettes, beverages, stationery, building materials and electrical products.The Red Star brand is well known in Zimbabwe, particularly in the rural areas where it has its beginnings. The brand has recently become a household name in all major towns in the country and is increasingly becoming popular in the larger towns and cities.Red Star Holdings Limited has the country's largest wholesale network and is the only wholesaler capable of reaching consumers in the remotest parts of Zimbabwe, with products and services that would otherwise be the preserve of urban dwellers.Through its Advance brand, and the associated Spar franchise in Zimbabwe's Western Region, Red Star Holdings now caters for the middle to high income market segment realising the Company's strategy to reach customers across all socio-economic groups in Zimbabwe. Red Star Holdings Limited has fifty outlets comprising forty two Red Star Wholesalers branches, four Advance Wholesalers branches, one Spar Corporate Store , one Savemor Corporate Store and one Spar distribution Centre. The  Group acquired R Chitrin and Company Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd in April 2006 which comprises a wholesale unit, a Cash and Carry and a beverage centre. Red Star Holdings Limited was registered on the 14th July 2005, prior to it being listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Trading of shares commenced on January 3rd 2006.The Red Star Group wholesales, distributes and retails consumer goods.Our vision is to be the premier wholesaler, distributor and retailer in all the markets we serve.We are one of the top 2 wholesalers and among the 4 biggest food retailers in the country.

The group stands for the best service in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry in the country we try to achieve this through the best business practice in the industry and through policies with long term vision on human resources and best value for money for our customers.   VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY Introducing Choppies Group: A unique name in Botswana with Unity In Diversity. A name in FMCG industry with a turnover above 1000 million Pula per year spread over the whole Botswana having more than 41 outlets. Handling more than 45,000 products. Employing a family of 2000 service oriented staff. Offering best quality products and a service with a smile and value for your money.   Our Mission We are the best service provider in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry in the country. We maintain to achieve this through the best business practices in the industry. Our mission is always to be the leader in this industry.   Our Vision To satisfy our customers with value for their money. To have a committed workforce that effectively employs the infrastructure of the organisation for ensuring the best value for money for our customers. To develop a consumer market along with our mission.   Policy & Objectives Ensure the best quality in all products and services to our customers adhering to international quality standards. Establish quality standards and objectives conforming to our mission. Continual development of Human Resources for sustaining the best quality objectives. Continual improvement of Quality standards.   Our History Started with a filling station and a small retail shop in Lobatse, two decades ago: Has spread in to a retail network servicing more than 35% of the FMCG industry in Botswana. We have made our presence intensely felt in Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry within a very short time.   Infrastructure Two centralized warehouses to cover all the outlets. Fleet of over 140 light & heavy commercial vehicles for supply and distribution to all the outlets. Centrally located outlets in all the major townships in Botswana. Dedicated service oriented employees over 2000 in numbers.   Group Structure Manufacturing Packaging Retail Hardware Furniture OK Foods Super Stores Value Stores Organisational structure Board of Directors   Employees   Over 2000 employees. 140 Expatriates professionals. Professionals consist of: Engineers Chartered Accountants Computer Experts MBAs Retail Sector   Products & Services We handle 45000 products. Our supplies are imported from: South Africa Kenya India Thailand Middle East We do cater for more than 400 suppliers Our services are spread over 7 days in a week and more than 14 hours per day   Retail stores (Food)   O K Foods Four franchised stores sized between 2000 and 3000 square meters. One of our OK Foods store is the best retail outlet in Botswana in terms of turnover and the same is the best in the whole OK franchise in Africa.   Choppies Super Store. These stores are measured over 1000 square meters with all service departments like Bakery Butchery and Fruit & Vegetables   Choppies Value stores Value stores are sized between 250 and 500 square meters and offer more basic commodities to the customers. Choppies is the brand we would like to grow through out Botswana.   Hardware & Furniture Hardware There are four hardware and building materials stores that caters for the lower end of the market in different parts of Botswana.   Furniture These are new concept furniture stores which allow cash service to the customers and government sector at a very competitive level and attract medium and low segment of the market.   Manufacturing Cool Ice This is the only industrial ice making plant in Botswana with a capacity of over 15 tons ice per day. Another plant is in Francistown with a production capacity of 10 tons per day and we are shortly opening a new site in Maun with the same production capacity.   Packaging We have a rice packing unit located in lobatse. We are concentrating on brand building, and this plant packing over 270 tones of rice in one month under our brand name "CHOPPIES". Spices, beans and pulsus are also being packaged now.   Market Share Holds more than 35% of market share in Botswana. Over 15% of Botswana market.   Future Plans We are planning to start four more retail outlets before the end of the year. Strong brand building under choppies with house brand of Rice, Canned products, Toilet Rolls, Dish washing liquid, Samp and Maize and Rice. Plans are in place to secure exclusive rights for marketing in Botswana Long Life Milk Biscuits Canned Foods Sweets 

Farmer's Choice pork, beef, lamb and processed poultry products are unique as we are one of the very few food producers in the world who have total control of the origin and freshness of all meats used in our products. From animal production and feed control through to slaughter, butchery and processing utilizing the only licensed export slaughterhouses and manufacturing plant in the region, we produce an extensive range of fresh and processed meat products.  Farmer's Choice was established in 1980 with its main objective being the sale of fresh and processed pork products to the entire population and across all income groups in Kenya. Right up to this moment, the core business of Farmer's Choice has been the production of sausages, bacon, ham, delicatessen products and fresh pork. Beef, lamb and poultry have also become important supplementary products. EXPORTSWe export an average of 2,000 Metric tons of Farmer's Choice processed products annually to about 15 countries across Africa, the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Countries) and the Indian Subcontinent.COMESA:1. Tanzania2. Uganda3. Eritrea4. Ethiopia5. Djibouti6. Mauritius7. The Democratic Republic of Congo8. Rwanda9. ZanzibarNON COMESA:1. UAE2. Bahrain3. Ghana 4. Nigeria 5. Indian Subcontinent6. OmanFarmer's Choice products are sent by Air, Road and Sea from our factory to destinations worldwide.Manufacturing ProcessFarmer’s Choice currently produces around 8,000 tons of meat per year. While most of this consists of pork and beef produce, several hundred tons of other perishable products are also distributed, including turkey, chicken, lamb, dairy products and vegetables. There are three essential criteria in ensuring that Farmer’s Choice products are kept to the international standards expected of them: time, temperature and hygiene. To satisfy these standards the company’s managers have left nothing to chance. There are two on-site generators with a total of 1,000 Kva capacity, as well as a constant fresh water supply from two boreholes within the compound. The water is chlorinated to appropriate safety levels and checked for cleanliness three times a day. The health of the pigs is another crucial factor that needs constant monitoring, not just to ensure good quality meat, but also for humanitarian reasons. Government Veterinary Inspectors regularly check the off-site pig units, as well as those of producers who are sub-contracted to supply pigs for slaughter. As soon as the animals arrive at the slaughterhouse from the pig units, they are put into a lairage that has been built to Kenya Government Veterinary specifications. Here an inspector checks them for any sign of disease. Immediately prior to slaughter, the pigs are screened for any sign of stress that might adversely affect the quality of the meat. The animals are killed painlessly, having been rendered unconscious by an electric stunner immediately beforehand. The cleaning, dressing, inspection and subsequent butchering of the pigs are all strictly controlled, both in terms of the temperature at which each operation takes place, and the time allowed before the animal is moved to the next stage. All workers in the plant are made acutely aware of the need to remain clean at all times. The wearing of white coats, boots and hats is obligatory in all production areas. All the meat products are packed on site, either by vacuum or in food grade wrappers. The meat for sausages is encased in collagen that has been imported from the UK. This gives the sausages a tender bite whilst ensuring sterility. All the packages pass through a computerized dating machine that ink jets the date of manufacture and sell-by date onto each package, ensuring that the product reaches the consumer in a fresh state.Before final despatch from the plant, all products are stored at 0º Centigrade or less, having been metal detected to ensure quality and safety. Over sixty vans are involved in distributing Farmer’s Choice products in Kenya. All of them are either refrigerated or specially insulated, operating on a distribution schedule that ensures the most rapid delivery possible to retail stores, hotels, institutions and fast food outlets alike.

We're Ethiopian importers and distributors of quality products from Europe, Middle East and Asia. The products we import include: OBA Spaghetti and Macaroni, ULKER Confectionery and Biscuits, TAYAS Chocolate and Confectionery, MISS BABY Diapers, ALOKOZAY Tea & Sunflower Oil, ANI Biscuits and Chocolate, BRUGGEN Cornflake and Cereals, KITCHEN KING Jam and Mushroom. We're exporters of non-ferrous metals (Zinc Dross, Zinc Ash, Lead Ingots) from Ethiopia.