GOLDEN FRESH PASTE AND SAUCE (GPS)

SAUCE AND PASTE PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING

For Independent Contractors

OVERVIEW

Golden Fresh Paste and Sauce seeks to introduce a small to medium sauce and paste industrial

processing and manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe. GPS aims to have its products which ranges

from tomato, garlic, chili, paprika, and almond paste and sauce in each and every household,

restaurant and food outlet in Zimbabwe and the sub—Saharan region of Africa. GPS fully

controls the whole value chain from the production of the raw materials, recipes, processing and

distribution.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

 Due to the deindustrialization of Zimbabwe which has been transpiring in the whole quarter

of this century Zimbabwe imports 90% of its sauces and does not process the much best of

their agricultural produce in particular horticulture produce.

 The imported sauce and paste from the agricultural produce are way above the minimum

disposal income of most Zimbabweans.

 Smallholder farmers produced excess supply for the fresh market, giving rise to high post-

harvest losses and depressed incomes

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  The few tomato paste manufacturer’s supply of processing tomatoes and chili is unreliable

and of low quality, with almost all processing plants operating at 50% capacity, and on some

days not at all due to lack of supply of tomatoes.

 The stagnant Zimbabwean industry has seen a lot of talent of young brilliant and educated

Zimbabweans failing to secure any employment for them to contribute their skills and

ingenuity.

The Opportunity
 GPS farms its own produce and has partnered with 5 other farmers in supplying of the

produce for processing.

 GPS has a strong and outstanding distribution model which is aggressive with some major

retail shops already interested in the product.

 The company has a strong human resources which is vibrant and that invested a lot of time in

analyzing the consumer buyer decision of the products and the necessary quality control and

distribution of the products.

 There is almost no competition the industry’s potential remain untapped.

 The company has its own recipes that can be tailor made for every customer sector making it

unique and outstanding.

 The company is able to make a lumpsome profit due to the fact that it controls the whole

value chain.

The Solution
To solve the myriad of problems which directly affect the economy of Zimbabwe and a lot of

African countries, industrialization has to be taken seriously and be undertaken promptly. Most

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 of the produce being exported off the shores of Africa are just being processed outside Africa for

them to just be imported back to be sold to the same Africans who produced them at a higher

price. Having an indigenous processing industry which monitors and controls the whole value

chain Africans in particular Zimbabwe can finally get value for their money, improve their

economy, decrease the galloping unemployment rate.

OUR PROPOSAL
To have a processing, manufacturing and packaging plant for the main horticulture agricultural

produce such as chili, sauce, ketchup etc. The process is fully controlled by GPS from the initial

stage that is farming, processing, packaging and distribution of the products.

Rationale

 Research

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  Market opportunities
 Alignment with mission
 Current resources/technology

Execution Strategy
Our execution strategy incorporates proven methodologies, extremely qualified personnel, and a

highly responsive approach to managing deliverables. Following is a description of our project

methods, including how the project will be developed, a proposed timeline of events, and reasons

for why we suggest developing the project as described.

Timeline for Execution

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 Description Duration
Procurement of the machinery 2-4 weeks
Harvestin/ buying of the produce 1 day
Setting up the machinery 1 day
Grading of the produce Half a day
Production 1 day
Distribution Continuous

EXPECTED RESULTS
Break even from the first month of operation to the third month.

Profit realization from the third month onwards

PRICING
The following table details the pricing for delivery of the services outlined in this proposal. This pricing is valid for <120 days>
from the date of this proposal:

Services Cost Price

(USD)
Processing machinery: Large
15 000-65
000
Medium
6 000-14
000
Small
2 800- 5
000
Facilities
2 000
License Fees
500
Training
400
Travel
200
Marketing
1 800

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 Total
10 000

Disclaimer: The prices listed in the preceding table are an estimate for the services discussed. This summary is not a warranty of
final price. Estimates are subject to change if project specifications are changed or costs for outsourced services change before a
contract is executed.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Project Leader: Kumbirayi Nzirawa, is a 26 year old entrepreneur, renewable energy

engineer, author, business strategist and manager. He has 6 years of proven leadership and

strategy formulation skills. He’s main strength is sales and marketing having met all targets

of sales which has been designated to him.

 Technical Supervisor: Oakley is a 27 year old food processing technologist currently pursuing

his masters in food science at the University of Zimbabwe. Oakley worked for Pro Brands a

local food manufacturing company were he made significant strides in increasing of

productivity for the company.

CONCLUSION

We look forward to working with you and supporting your efforts to improve your business and

industrialization in Zimbabwe. We are confident that we can meet the challenges ahead, and

stand ready to partner with you in delivering an effective processing and manufacturing company

that can benefit the country and give the youth hope again.