Honey Care Africa

Fast growing healthy consumer products brand in East Africa based on our traceable, sustainable honey and raw inputs supply chain directly from farmers.

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location Nairobi, Kenya
  • Currency KES
  • Founded 2000
  • Employees 54
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website honeycareafrica.com

Company Summary

We've built the largest traceable honey supply chain in Africa by working directly with smallholders in Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Our brand stands for trusted, authentic products for consumers in Africa who are tired of being exploited by poor quality. We distribute across modern and traditional trade channels in East Africa. We have extended our brand into healthy snacks, with the introduction of two new product lines and more to come.

Team

  • Ryan started with HCA three years ago as the founding Country Director for HCA South Sudan and managed to build up successful operations in the country. He moved over to Kenya to take up the new position in mid-2015. Ryan started his career in investment banking in Australia and since then worked on establishing two large scale agribusiness in West Africa, as well as consulting on a number of other public and private projects across East Africa.

  • Group Head of Finance

    Hesbon is an experienced accounting and finance professional pursuing a master’s degree in strategic management. Started his career in a multicountry market research firm before moving to Ipsos Ltd that has presence in 84 countries where he was heading the Uganda finance operations as CFO before joining Honey care Africa Ltd in March 2016.

  • Eric Gichinga
    Head of Sales - Modern Retail and Traditional Trade for East Africa

    Career in FMCG sales and sales management in East Africa, with emphasis on traditional trade. Direct experience managing large sales organizations including merchandisers and "foot soldiers" in BoP high-density population centers with BIDCO and Promasidor.

  • Head of Processing & Quality Control

    Food science and technology background, with experience managing production and quality control in tea, coffee, fruit juices, dairy and nuts with some of East Africa's largest companies. Significant experience introducing new products to market.

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Successful career in international supply chain management with a specialization in difficult operations areas including rural regions of Liberia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Kenya.

  • Executive Chairman

    Founded and successfully exited two consumer financial services businesses in US. Joined Honey Care to lead evolution to profitable consumer goods business based on sustainable honey supply chain across East Africa in 2012.

Previous Investors

  • AlphaMundi
    Unconfirmed
    Lundin Foundation
    Unconfirmed
    Grameen Foundation
    Unconfirmed

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