Rank: Member Joined: 5/26/2009 Posts: 326 Location: Nairobi
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hardwood wrote:ZZE123 wrote:wa P wrote:maka wrote:Fullykenyan wrote:hardwood wrote:sparkly wrote:Fullykenyan wrote:That is warped thinking. You have to ask yourself if you are getting value for your money in those called Malls You don't get mushrooms, rosemary, kiwi fruit and baby corn at marigiti. God bless the malls Vegetables and fruits are actually cheaper in the malls than at mama mboga. e.g. the bunch of sukuma/spinach sold at Nakumatt, zucchini, Carrefour, naivas etc at 25bob would cost 40 Bob at mama mboga. Also those supplying to malls are vetted and farms are visited to ensure the produce isn't grown kwa dandora sewerage. Now that is a valid argument@Hardwood. So true... NOT True. Vegetables in large supermarkets are mainly supplied by something akin to 'cartel'. They dont care where produce comes from. Trust me...the best way is to grow your fruits and vegetables. That is, if your lane is ample enough to afford what it takes. Let me stick to my lane…  @waP http://www.nation.co.ke/...40148-9sox7m/index.html
Quote:Mukono of Uchumi Supermarkets spends most of his time receiving samples from farmers wishing to supply the supermarket chain with fresh produce. When dealing with new suppliers, Mukono first requests for a sample. Once satisfied, the farmer’s land is accessed.
“We look at a number of things. The kind of technology used on the farm, the source of water and hygiene.”Once satisfied, the farmer is given approval to supply the produce. The frequency of the supply depends on the harvest time. However, to effectively manage supply and avoid disappointing customers, the supermarket contracts a number of suppliers for a particular product. For instance, three or four farmers will be contracted to supply onions or mangoes. Zucchini Greengrocers Ltd, a popular store in Nairobi for high-end consumers, also follows a similar pattern, but often insists on farmers being consistent with supply of fresh produce. Reliability is crucial in keeping customers coming back to the grocery. “We first request farmers to bring samples of the produce. We then conduct a farm visit to establish the source of water used. This is to ensure that they are not using sewer water. We then give them our price for the products,” says Edwin Okoth, the procurement manager. Talk is cheap. Esp Uchumi talk. Fresh and juice have near total monopoly. Most stuff destined for Eurep that fail in chemical residues is what you will queue at Two Rivers to buy. (Though Carrfour has different sourcing strategy than nakumatt and its sister companies.
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