Sells coffee; a brand built on core values, growing from its founder's entrepreneurial journey
Food & drink
Every conversation about the business this month, newest first, with its audio.
Asmara Coffee is a coffee brand whose founder, Buge, says it is building a brand with core values that people can connect with. Listeners have been calling in with praise for the coffee and for the founder's move from corporate life into entrepreneurship.
“It's really affirming.”
Food & drink · Franschhoek
Serves a full Asian tasting menu and a lighter à la carte menu, with house-made ingredients.
Founded by Ryan Schell
Food & drink
Bakes and sells baked goods, run by a former government worker
Founded by Zizi Matakiti
Food & drink
Winery run by young co-founders, making and selling wine
Founded by Ratabila Khatlani
Food & drink
Makes a low-calorie sparkling hard seltzer for South African drinkers
Founded by Michael Tone
Food & drink · Cape Town
Sells matcha tea and runs matcha stores in Cape Town
Founded by Michaela McClain
Food & drink · Soweto
Manufactures and sells fruit-based beverages supplied to retail stores
Founded by Lungiello Lawrence Mugaka, Patrick Torke and Lungie Lumbaga
Funding: Started with R800 from the founders' savings
Names and figures are as heard on air. What's said about the business is the speakers' view, not locl's.