RENEW Strategies

To counter problems of malnutrition, the SME has developed a variety of pre-packaged fortified foods and fortified supplements. Products range from traditional snack foods such as trail-mix and cereal to a variety of nutritional snacks specifically designed for pregnant women, diabetics, the elderly, and those suffering from diseases.

Labeled under their own well-recognized brand, this SME produces and packages 18 meat and poultry products for the upper-half of the Ugandan market. The SME is able to sell at a lower cost into the Ugandan market than other competitors with a similar quality product. The SME currently purchases poultry and meat from 110 local suppliers.

The business processes cereal grains such as maize, soya beans, millet, groundnuts, simsim, rice, into a wide range of food products, including cereal, beverages, and ingredients for other high-nutrition foods.

Grains processed by the business are currently sold at comparatively low prices throughout Uganda, helping increase the nutrition and health of the population. Locally processed natural foods help alleviate nutritional shortages, cost less for the poor to purchase, and add value to raw crops, benefiting the local economy and improving Uganda’s trade balance.

This business seeks investment to finance a facility for processing bananans and other fruits into high quality, natural products for sale into local and international markets. The business will benefit 5,000 local farmers by purchasing from them and offering training and seeds from higher quality plants.