Meet SHOCHOCH– Coffee/Spice/Honey/Fruit exporter at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

2022-07-22T06:58:49+00:00July 22nd, 2022|Tags: , , , |

In this article, we want to introduce you to SHOCHOCH Trading, producers of Organic Coffee/Spice/Honey/Fruit who will be co-exhibiting at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About SHOCHOCH Shochoch Trading Plc is a Private owned coffee, Spice, Honey, Fruits & Grain Producer and exporting company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SHOCHOCH TRADING is inspired by nature; and reflects the balanced interconnectedness of nature’s biodiversity depicted on its logo & name. As their Products are mainly produced in South West Ethiopia Bench Sheko Zone, their name and [Read more]

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Meet Ethio Gabana– Specialty coffee exporter at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

2022-07-19T09:33:44+00:00July 18th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

In this article, we want to introduce you to Ethio Gabana, producers of specialty coffee. Ethio Gabana will be co-exhibiting at the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About Ethio Gabana Ethio Gabana is a specialty coffee exporter. The company was established in 2019 by people that has a long line of history in the coffee industry .Ethio Gabana has the goal of providing premium quality coffee beans to customers all over the world while also sharing the value with the [Read more]

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Baobab Products Mozambique – Exporter of Baobab products at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

2022-07-19T11:01:41+00:00July 16th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

In this article, we want to introduce you to Baobab products Mozambique, producer of baobab powder, who will be co-exhibiting at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About Baobab Products Mozambique Baobab Products Mozambique Ltd (BPM) is registered in Mozambique and based in Chimoio, Manica Province. It was set up by Eco-MICAIA Ltd (www.micaia.org), a social enterprise working to create market opportunities for smallholders and primary producers. BPM was established in 2015 to provide women baobab collectors with a better, fairer market for their fruit. [Read more]

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Meet Alliance Bio – Pineapple exporter at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

2022-07-19T10:59:57+00:00July 13th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

In this article, we want to introduce you to Alliance Bio, suppliers of organic dried pineapple and pineapple juice from Togo.  Alliance Bio will be co-exhibiting in the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About Alliance Bio Alliance Bio is a cooperative  supported by the PROCAT project. The PROCAT project (Projet d'appui à l'amélioration de la Compétitivité de la filière d'ananas au Togo), funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is [Read more]

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Meet DLG Naturals – Marula Oil exporter at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

2022-07-19T10:58:22+00:00July 11th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

In this article, we want to introduce you to DLG Naturals, producers of Marula Oil, who will be co-exhibiting at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About DLG Naturals DLG Naturals is an industry-leading natural cosmetic oil producer and wholesaler with facilities in southern African and America. They produce cosmetic oil at their Botswana production facility and source botanicals from a vast network of vetted southern and east African companies. They use sustainable business to uplift the rural poor in southern Africa. Their vertical integration [Read more]

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ProFound in South Africa – outcomes from the CBI project

2020-03-04T09:54:53+00:00July 5th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

CBI’s Export Programme Natural Ingredients in South Africa has been concluded. ProFound has supported CBIs activities in the natural ingredients sector in South Africa since early 2014. What have we achieved on behalf of CBI in those years? First Natural Ingredients and Cosmetics Export Strategy of South Africa Stakeholders in South Africa’s natural ingredients sector were facing the same bottlenecks and leaving good opportunities untapped. However, they didn’t work together to overcome these problems. We joined up with CBI Business Support Organisation Development expert Jim Tersteeg to change this situation. Starting with bringing these stakeholders together. Making an exporter [Read more]

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Launch of South Africa’s Natural Ingredients Export Strategy

2020-03-02T17:22:37+00:00October 25th, 2018|Tags: , , , , |

ProFound is proud to have been part of the launch of the South African natural ingredients export strategy 16-17 October 2018. The natural ingredients sector is a key segment of the government's re-industrialisation drive, with vital links to key economic policies such as the National Development Plan, Industrial Policy Action Plan and the New Growth Path. Economic growth needs to accelerate in a more inclusive manner and the natural ingredients sector is one sector that can achieve this. This sector holds great potential for South Africa because the global cosmetics, health and food markets are growing, in particular for [Read more]

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South African and Pakistani suppliers at Vitafoods: 46 potential orders

2019-07-05T08:59:19+00:00May 18th, 2018|Tags: , , , , |

The results of the CBI pavilion at Vitafoods 2018 made it clear: Vitafoods continues to lead when it comes to ingredients for healthy foods, food supplements and herbal medicine. The fair held 7-9 May in Geneva received 1,100 exhibitors across different ingredient categories and 21,000 corporate visitors. The show is on the frontline of emerging industry trends: the convergence between food and pharma, new ingredients, new delivery systems and the emergence of personalised nutrition. The 6 participants from South Africa and Pakistan made 350 high-quality business contacts resulting in 8 fixed orders and 46 potential orders. This was their last CBI-supported participation. [Read more]

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Upcoming activities in Q2

2020-03-04T13:35:21+00:00March 29th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Amsterdam 17-19 April: introducing 21 exporters to the cosmetic market From 17-19 April you can find us at "in-cosmetics" in Amsterdam, the global trade fair for cosmetic ingredients. Visit CBI stand A30 to find business opportunities with 18 exporters from South Africa, Peru and Colombia. They will present a wide range of cosmetic ingredients, including luxurious oils, exquisite fragrances and innovative botanical extracts.  We will introduce three companies from Nepal and Tunisia to potential buyers during a selling mission, together with the Import Promotion Desk. These producers of organic essential and vegetable oils will visit the in-cosmetics trade fair. After the [Read more]

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Addressing support needs of South African health ingredients companies

2017-09-14T13:53:47+00:00August 15th, 2017|Tags: , , , |

ProFound consultant Robbie Hogervorst visited five health ingredients companies during a two week mission to South Africa. With each company, he discussed their company needs for the coming year and developed an action plan to solve these issues. These five companies are all part of the CBI's program Natural Ingredients for Health products. In this program, ProFound works together with our partner Sandra Kruger & Associates. Company support needs Even though the companies are different in terms of their products, markets and capacities, they share several needs, including: Certification requirements according to market and buyer needs, both in terms of voluntary and [Read more]

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