Distrifoods Nigeria creates, sells, and delivers nourishing instant snack foods made from locally sourced produce in North Central Nigeria. Their goals are to increase access and availability of these foods while supporting smallholder farmers and reducing post-harvest loss. Their product portfolio includes peanut-based snacks fortified with vitamins and minerals. They are seeking funding to expand production capacity and packaging capabilities. The company aims to address nutrition needs among school-aged children, adolescents, working adults and elders across Nigeria.
8. Funding Requirement : N15Million
Production Line has 10% Manual labor input.
1. Machinery: N8.5Million
Mechanical Grain Separator || Peanuts Snack Production Line || Automatic Form Fill Seal
Continuous Band Sealer with Nitrogen Filling and Batch Coding.
2. Packaging Material: N4Million
3layer Laminate -Primary Packaging || Transit Packaging
3. Raw Material: N2Million
Groundnuts | Soya Oil | Flour | Sugar |Eggs | Etc
4. Operating Expenses: N500,000
9. 1. Olu Awolowo
Founder/CEO
LTTS: University of Ibadan
10+ in FMCGs Sector
5+ in Agro Processing
2014: YouWin3 Awardee
2014-15: YouWin3 Boot camp
2014 :StanbicIBTC SME
Management Training
2015-17: EU GIZ SEDIN
Program
2016-17: Oxfam EDC WIP SME
Development Program.
2017: Adansonia 2017 Online
Entrepreneurship Course
2017: CBN EDU North Central,
Makurdi MSME Training
2017: GIZ SEDIN AFC SME
GOPA Business & Coaching
LOOP.
2018: Select 10, Early Stage
Winner, Start Up Nigeria,
North Central - Agro
Processing.
2018: Select 10, Nourish
Nigeria Challlenge by GAIN|
SBN| FATE Foundation| Royal
DSM
4. Caleb Evbotokhai
HND Banking & Finance
15+ in Finance/Tax Industry
2008: Jos Business School
2016-17 Oxfam EDC WIP SME
Development Program.
6. Prof. J. A. Kolawole
MIPAN
External Consultant : Quality Control
Advisory Board:
1. Wale Ajiboye
Faculty Member, Enterprise
Development Center, Pan Atlantic
University, Ajah, Lagos.
2. Baba Ikhazoboh
Consultant: OxfamEDC WIP SME
Development Program.
CRO, Dragnet Solutions.
3. Olu Awolowo
MD/CEO
Our Team
2. Ndudi Priscilla Joseph
HND Public Admin/Diploma in Law
10+ in Marketing/Business
Administration.
2017: CBN EDU North Central,
Makurdi, MSME Training
2017: GIZ SEDIN AFC SME GOPA
Business & Coaching LOOP.
3. Olubunmi Akinsanya
Head of Production
M.Sc Dietetics & Nutrition.
Registered Dietitian
10+ In Nutrition, Dietetics & Food
Science. .
5. Sunday Apeji
Head: Quality Control
HND SLT
20+ in Food Analysis, and
Quality Control.
2015-17 EU GIZ SEDIN Program
2017: GIZ SEDIN AFC GOPA SME
Business & Coaching LOOP
11. Select 10, Early Stage
Winner, North Central
Jos Trade Fair,
2016, 2017, & 2018
Select 10, The Nourish
Nigeria Challenge
12. Additional Business Opportunities
Non-Maize Based Food Products
1. Xpressbite® Multigrain SuperFood For Toddlers
2. Xpressbite® Multigrain SuperFood for Growth
3. Xpressbite® Multigrain SuperFood for Pregnant Women
4. Xpressbite ® Multigrain SuperFood for Nursing Mothers
Products now available on Demand and will be commercialized (Q4 ,2019) as soon as we get
NAFDAC Certification.
Target Population: Children ( 6months -9years), Pregnant Women & Nursing Mothers
Channels includes, State Emergency Management Boards in affected States, IDP Camps, PHC,
Maternity Hospitals, Traditional Birth Attendant Outlets, Children Hospitals.
Poor Rural Communities in Insurgency affected area.
Our Multigrain SuperFood has High Inherent Nutrition ( Quinoa, Finger Millet, Cass, Tiger Nut,
Dates, Peanuts, Red Guinea Corn, Acha, Local Rice, Wheat, : Rich in Fiber, Protein, Vitamins,
Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorous, Chromium, Iron, Iodine, Selenium, Manganese, Zinc,
Molybdenum,& Copper.